Cornwall Arts Funding Directory

Cornwall Arts Funding Directory Welcome to the Culture Team s Funding Directory that provides an overview of the funding available for the Creative Industries in Cornwall. There are a wide range of grants listed below covering small grants for individuals and large grants for complex international projects. This pack is not an exhaustive list of all the funding available, but aims to be a starting point for your research. At the end of the pack you will find a section of tips for making a funding application. Index 1. Academi - International Poetry Competition 2. Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary 3. Architectural Heritage Fund 4. Art Fund Prize 5. Artsadmin Artists Bursaries 6. Arts Council England South West ACE 7. Arts Awards 8. Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust 9. Awards For All 10. Awards For Young Musicians 11. The Baring Foundation 12. BBC Performing Arts Fund 13. Big Arts Give Challenge Fund 14. The Big Lottery Fund 15. The Big Pitch 16. Brit Trust 17. Britain Sasakawa Foundation Grants Programme (UK) 18. British Council 19. Britten-Pears 20. Business Link In The South West 21. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 22. Children And The Arts Start 23. Clore Duffield Foundation - Main Grants 24. Collaborative Cultural Projects 25. The Colwinston Charitable Trust 26. Commonwealth Culture Funding 27. Community Foundation Network 28. Concertina Charitable Trust 29. Co-operative Membership Community Fund 30. Cornwall Community Fund 31. Countess of Munster Musical Trust 32. Crafts Council 33. Cultural Heritage Workforce Development (England) 34. Culture 2007 Programme (2007-2013) 35. Daiwa Foundation - Daiwa Scholarships 36. David and Elaine Potter Foundation 37. David Canter Memorial fund 38. DCMS (Department For Culture Media And Sport) 39. D'oyly Carte Charitable Trust 40. Elephant Trust 41. Epic Awards 1

42. Equitable Charitable Trust (UK) 43. Eranda Foundation 44. Ernest Cook Trust 45. Esmee Fairbairn Foundation Strands 46. European Cultural Foundation 47. Europe Direct Cornwall 48. European Union 49. Euclid 50. FEAST 51. Fidelio Trust 52. Film Nation 53. First Light 54. Foyle Foundation 55. Funding For Community Facilities (England, Scotland & Wales) 56. Futurebuilders England 57. Garfield Weston Foundation 58. Golsoncott 59. The J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust 60. Grocers' Charity 61. Paul Hamlyn Foundation Education And Learning Programme (UK) 62. Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation 63. Hedley Foundation 64. Henry Moore Foundation 65. Henry Smith Charity 66. Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) 67. Ideas Tap 68. Idlewild Trust 69. Japan Society Small Grants 70. Jerwood Charitable Foundation 71. Jodi Awards 72. John Ellerman Foundation 73. Lankelly Chase Foundation 74. Laura Ashley Foundation 75. Learning Launchpad 76. Legacy Trust UK 77. Leonard Laity Stoate Charitable Trust 78. Lisa Ullmann Travel Scholarships 79. London 2012 Inspire Programme 80. Mackintosh Foundation 81. Manifold Charitable Trust 82. Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation 83. MEDIA 84. Media Mundus 85. Media Trust Community Voices 86. Mini Mediabox 87. Musicians Benevolent Fund Education Fund 88. NAN Bursaries 89. National Association of Decorative & Fines Arts Societies 90. Old Possums Charitable Trust 91. The Prince s Foundation for Children and the Arts 92. The PRS Foundation For New Music (PRSF) 93. Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust 94. Rayne Foundation 95. Sainsbury - Gatsby Charitable Foundation 96. Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts 97. Santander Foundation 2

98. Skinners Company - Lady Neville Charity 99. The South West Regional Development Agency 100. South West Screen 101. Steel Charitable Trust 102. Sylvia Woodilove Foundation 103. Terry Pratchett Prize 104. Triangle Trust 105. Trusthouse Charitable Foundation 106. Tudor Trust 107. UK Film Council 108. UnLtd Live 109. Unlimited Commissions 110. VCashpoint 111. Virgin Media Shorts Competition 112. The Wakeham Trust 113. Wellcome Trust 114. Wingate Foundation 115. Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 116. Woodward Charitable Trust 117. Youth Music 118. Young People's Musical Theatre (UK) 119. Young Roots 120. 4 Innovation For The Public (4ip) Fund 3

1. Academi - International Poetry Competition This competition is designed to reward writers of poetry from around the world for their own unique writing style. There is no limit to the number of poems that can be entered as long as the poem is written in English. Large cash prizes will be made to the winners and runners up. Cash prizes are made as a reward for the winners' unique writing styles. The prize money can be used to further the winners' future projects. First prize is 5,000; second prize is 500; third is 250; and five runners up will receive 50 The deadline for the 2011 competition is 25 March. http://www.academi.org/cipc/ 2. Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary The bursary, now in its fourth year, is available to mid-career disabled or deaf artists working in the field of visual arts. This year s winner will be given 5,000 and a residency at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead. The bursary has firmly established itself as one of the most significant commissioning opportunities for disabled artists in the UK. Applications are welcomed both from artists who work in a disability or deaf arts context, and from those whose work is not focused on their disability. Check website for details of the 2011 deadline. www.shapearts.org.uk 3. Architectural Heritage Fund The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), which is a registered charity that promotes the conservation and regeneration of historic buildings in the UK. Funding is available to voluntary organisations building preservation trusts to regenerate historic buildings to create community and education facilities, workspace and homes. To be eligible to apply for funding through the AHF, organisations need to be a registered charity and the building(s) must be listed, scheduled as an ancient monument or in a Conservation Area (if in a Conservation Area, it must be of acknowledged historic or architectural importance). The project must also involve a change of ownership and/or a change of use. Previously funded projects include turning run down historic buildings into community theatres, resource centres, community learning centres, workspaces, places to live and community meeting places, etc. http://www.ahfund.org.uk/index.html 4. Art Fund Prize The purpose of the art fund prize (formerly the Gulbenkian prize) for museums and galleries is to recognise and stimulate originality and excellence in museums and galleries in the UK, and increase public appreciation and enjoyment of all they have to offer. A single award of 100,000 is presented to a museum or gallery whose entry, in the opinion of the judges, best meets the prize criteria through a project completed or mainly undertaken in the previous calendar year. The deadline for the 2011 prize has now passed. http://www.artfundprize.org.uk The Art Fund has announced that they have allocated up to 75,000 towards their Art Fund Collect, and is inviting proposals from museums and art gallery curators who collect contemporary craft. The aim of the fund is to recognise curatorial excellence and foster the ambition and scope of contemporary craft collection in the UK, and will offer 100% grant funding to enable selected curators to acquire works by important makers currently underrepresented in UK public collections. The fund will select between 10 and 15 curators. The deadline for 2011 grants has passed, but the award is usually made annually. http://www.artfund.org/grants/applications-for-funding/art-fund-collect 4

5. Artsadmin Artists Bursary Scheme The Bursary scheme has been running since 1998 and was set up to support artists experiment, speculation and play through time, space and money - without emphasis on realising a finished product or work. During this time the scheme has supported over 150 artists. http://www.artsadmin.co.uk/opportunities 6. Arts Council England South West ACESW develop and promote the arts across England, acting as an independent body at arm s length from government. Grants for the arts is ACE s main open application grants scheme. Grants for the arts are for individuals, arts organisations and other people who use the arts in their work. They are for activities that benefit people in England or that help artists and arts organisations from England to carry out their work. http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Tel: 0845 300 6200 7. Arts Awards (UK) The Wellcome Trust is inviting organisations and individuals to apply for funding through its arts awards. The arts awards support projects that engage the public with biomedical science through the arts including dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media. Applications are invited for projects up to 30,000. The aim of the awards is to support arts projects that reach new audiences which may not traditionally be interested in science and provide new ways of thinking about the social, cultural and ethical issues around contemporary science. The scheme is open to a wide range of people including, among others artists, scientists, curators, filmmakers, writers, producers, directors, academics, science communicators, teachers, arts workers and education officers. For small to medium-sized projects (up to and including 30 000) next deadlines 28 January 2011 and 29 April 2011. http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/funding/public-engagement/grants/arts-awards/index.htm 8. Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Grants Programme The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust awards grants to charitable organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas. The trustees welcome applications for projects within the following areas for the next three years. These categories are then repeated in a three-year rotation: 2010 Children, Youth, the Elderly and Medical. For this year only Medical Research projects dealing with the ageing population will be considered. The other priorities - Children, Youth and the Elderly - as well as other non-research based medical work are still welcome; 2011 Music and the Arts, Overseas (Deadline for applications 1st June & 1st Nov 2011); 2012 Community (Deadline for applications 1st June & 1st Nov 2012). Due to the overwhelming number of applications received, the trustees have decided to consider within the Community category applications ONLY from charities working with: Homeless; Addiction; Asylum and Refugees; Sexual and Domestic Abuse; Prisoners and ex-offenders). If your charity s work falls within one of these categories and would like to be considered for a grant, please submit an application by 1st June or 1st November only in the appropriate year. Grants are usually between 1,000 and 10,000, with the majority being 5,000 or less. Exceptionally, grants of up to 20,000 are made, but these are usually for medical research projects. Previous grants awarded include a grant of 5,000 towards a resource centre providing advice and training for workers dealing with mental health in 5

rural areas and 5,000 towards a project aimed at behavioural programme for persistent young offenders. http://www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk/ 9. Awards for All Is a grants scheme for local communities. There are different schemes for each of the four countries of the UK. From 1st April 2009 each of the lottery distributors will be responsible for their individual small grants schemes. Arts Council England will integrate this into the existing grants for the arts scheme. The changes follow a review of awards for all and aim to afford each of the distributors to better address the needs of the applicants and the themes that they support. For more information on the implementation of these chances and how they may affect your applications please visit: http://www.awardsforall.org.uk 10. Awards for Young Musicians The charity supports the UK's most talented young instrumentalists aged five to 17 years of age who, because of financial need, may be prevented from fulfilling their creative potential. The charity assists musically-gifted children in families, where income is limited, to help develop potential. Grants of between 200 to 2,000 are available. Awards are made to institutions, music organisations, music teachers and other suppliers, not directly to students or their families. http://www.a-y-m.org.uk 11. The Baring Foundation: Funding For Arts Organisations Producing and Presenting Arts Made By Older People The Baring Foundation has announced that its arts programme is now open for applications. This year, the theme of the baring foundation s arts programme is to support arts organisations in the UK already producing and presenting arts made by older people. In particular, the Baring Foundation wants to support arts organisations which specialise in or have a very strong record of practice in enabling older people to: participate in a creative capacity, not simply as observers or audience members participate in arts activities which seek to foster intergenerational understanding and co-operation have a genuine voice in relation to the choices offered by arts organisations and other agencies. To be eligible for funding applicants need to be a constituted not for profit organisation with an annual income of at least 50,000 and have already undertaken high quality work led by or involving older people. The level of funding available will depend on the annual income of the applicant. Please see the Baring Foundation for details. http://www.baringfoundation.org.uk/program.htm 12. BBC Performing Arts Fund The BBC performing arts fund helps aspiring musicians and performers looking for a way to get ahead. The fund has schemes including choral ambition (for choirs and other singing groups made up of eight or more people) and urban music talent (to help individuals or groups of people aged 18-30 to meet the expenses incurred in pursuing musical ambition). For more information, visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/performingartsfund/index.shtml 13. Big Arts Give Challenge Fund The Big Arts Give is a new challenge fund scheme funded by Arts & Business, the Reed Foundation and The Big Give, to help arts organisations build and develop the income they receive via individual giving. Challenge funds like The Big Arts Give, are an innovative way to motivate donors and leverage donations by creating a matched funding pot to double 6

online donations. This is the first time that such a dedicated online giving challenge for the arts sector has been established. http://www.artsandbusiness.org.uk/ 14. The Big Lottery Fund The BLF was created by the merger of the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund. It is a new organisation that will administer half the money for good causes from the National Lottery. The fund intends to run a range of different types of funding programmes. Some of these will be 'open' grant programmes whilst others are likely to concentrate on strategic partnerships working across different sectors. These include several grants schemes such as the Myplace funding scheme which aims to deliver world class youth facilities that are driven by the active participation of young people. Http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk Tel: 0845 410 2030 15. The Big Pitch Ideas Fund Innovators: Ten awards of 1,000 are available to young people between the ages of 16 and 25 that have a creative project they want to get off the ground. Ideas should be inspiring, original, realistic and innovative. The Fund is open to all artistic disciplines (and combinations thereof) and in the past dance and film projects, music videos and photography collectives have received support. The Fund will support applications from groups or individuals. There are four deadlines each year. Ideas Fund Shorts: Eight prizes of 5,000 are available for young filmmakers between the ages of 16 and 25 who have original and engaging ideas. Entries should be no longer than five minutes and submissions can include documentaries, conceptual pieces, trailers for features, music videos, fashion films and animated shorts, for example. The Fund will support applications from groups or individuals for arts and creative projects, providing one person takes the lead and has the main responsibility for managing the application and any money awarded. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that there is real financial need for funding and that the project has not been done before. Open to applications for six weeks from February every year. http://www.ideastap.com/ 16. BRIT Trust funding The BRIT Trust considers all applications, which meet the criteria within its mission statement, which is: 'To encourage young people in the exploration and pursuit of educational, cultural or therapeutic benefits emanating from music'. The Trust does not consider individual grants, scholarships or capital grants or grant donations outside the UK. If you have a relevant project that you wish to put forward, complete the form on their website at: www.brittrust.co.uk/funding 17. Britain Sasakawa Foundation Grants Programme (UK) The foundation s aim is to develop good relations between the United Kingdom and Japan by advancing the education of the people of both nations in each other's culture, society and achievements. The Foundation seeks to promote mutual understanding and cooperation through financial support for activities in the fields of: Arts & Culture; Science, Technology and Environment; Humanities and Social Issues; Japanese Language; Medicine & Health; Schools, Education and Youth Exchanges; Sport The next application deadlines are the 31 st March and 31 st August 2011. http://www.gbsf.org.uk/ 7

18. British Council The British Council offers support to artists invited to show their work internationally. Due to the Government Spending Review their grant schemes are currently under review. http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-support-and-funding-overview.htm 19. Britten-Pears Foundation Grant This grant is for third sector organisations working in the field of music in the UK. Grants will be awarded for the commissioning of substantial works up to a maximum of 5,000 per award. Grants are made up to a total value of 25,000 per annum. For further information, visit: http://www.brittenpears.org/?page=index.html 20. Business Link in the South West Provides advice and information on the grants available to businesses. Tel: 0845 600 9006. http://www.businesslink.gov.uk 21. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation It is principally for professional arts organisations or individual professional artists working in partnerships or groups. Its purpose is to support the development of new art-making in any art form. It excludes activities which are linked to mainstream education. The foundation welcomes applications from British-based organisations involving collaborations with international artists. http://www.gulbenkian.org.uk/ Tel: 020 7636 5313 22. Children and the Arts Start Programme The Start Programme provides funding and support for cultural organisations to develop and deliver arts enrichment programmes for primary and secondary school students in the UK. It aims to encourage students to develop the confidence and enthusiasm to continue their engagement with their local cultural venue. 17 per child participating in the project, for up to a maximum of 700 children http://www.childrenandarts.org.uk/arts-community/start-how-you-can-get-involved/ 23. Clore Duffield Foundation - Main Grants Grants are available in support of performing arts; education; museums, galleries and heritage sites; and health, social welfare and disability and Jewish charities in the UK Grants range from less than 5,000 to over 1 million. The foundation should be the sole or major funder. Grants may be used to match lottery funding. http://www.cloreduffield.org.uk 24. Collaborative Cultural Projects Support for projects which aim to develop collaborative practice and boost the cultural dimension of a diverse, enlarged Europe. Funding is provided via two funding lines: making collaboration work (grants for cultural organisations for projects of a collaborative nature) and artistic project grants (funding for organisations and individual artists for projects that show vision in illuminating the issues of diversity in Europe). Up to a maximum of euro 30,000 for making collaboration work grants. Average grant approximately euro 15,000 to euro 25,000 for artistic project grants. http://www.eurocult.org 25. The Colwinston Charitable Trust The Colwinston Charitable Trust was established in 1995 and distributes grants to UK registered charitable organisations working predominantly in the areas of Opera, Classical 8

Music and the Visual Arts. They offer grants of between 5,000 and 25,000 to enable organisations achieve higher standards of performance and/or presentation. The trust will give priority to high quality projects, and projects that help people to better appreciate the possibilities the arts can offer, especially in Wales. There are two application deadlines every year; the 30th September and the 28th February. http://www.colwinston.org.uk/index.htm 26. Commonwealth Culture FundingCommonwealth writer s prize and short story competitions. Commonealth Connections artists residency fund. Civil Society responsive grants are designed to promote international or intercultural exchange, co-operation and sharing of skills, knowledge and ideas between people from developing Commonwealth countries. http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com 27. Community Foundation Network Grants for projects in all sectors of the local community. Each foundation has its own character appropriate to the location and grants may be made to a wide range of activities including: health; children and young people; arts and culture; the environment; services http://www.communityfoundations.org.uk 28. Concertina Charitable TrustGrants are available to charitable organisations in England and Wales to improve the quality of life of elderly members of society, through musical entertainment and related activities, in order to improve their quality of life. No specific upper or lower limit on grants is specified by the trust. However, grants are usually for 500 http://www.concertinamusic.org.uk 29. Co-operative Group Community Fund (UK) The Community Fund is the Co-operative Group's main grant making programme. Charitable organisations and community groups can apply for grants of between 100 and 2,000 ( 500 if the applicant is a newly formed group) to help them find co-operative solutions to community challenges. The Co-operative Group is particularly interested in supporting locally led and run groups that can demonstrate co-operative values and principles, such as self-help, equality, democracy and concern for the community. Last year the total funding available was over 1 million. Applications can be submitted at any time. http://www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund/ 30. Cornwall Community Fund Cornwall Community Fund is a local charity committed to supporting local projects in Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly that engage local people in making their communities better places to live. They distribute a range of grants. http://www.cornwallfoundation.com/ 31. The Countess of Munster Musical Trust The Countess of Munster Musical Trust has announced that it will be open to applications from the 1st January 2010. The trust provides financial assistance towards the musical education of individual students and the Trustees are prepared to consider applications from young student singers, instrumentalists and composers, of British or British Commonwealth nationality. The fund offers offer a small number of interest-free loans, to former beneficiaries who are on the threshold of their careers, to help with the purchase of musical instruments. They are also accepting applications through the Stephen Oliver award scheme, a work, which has been or is in the process of being written for music theatre, to assist with the cost of bringing it to performance. Applicants should be able to demonstrate that performance is in prospect. The deadline for 2010/11 academic year applications has passed, but future opportunities may be available. http://www.munstertrust.org.uk/index.htm 9

32. Crafts Council The national development agency for contemporary crafts in the UK. Grants include development awards and next move schemes. Promotes crafts and provides support and information to makers. Tel: 020 7806 2501 http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk 33. Cultural Heritage Workforce Development (England) The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has committed 500,000 to fund new creative apprenticeships, a scheme spearheaded by Creative and Cultural Skills in partnership with MLA and the Museums Association (MA). The funding commitment was announced at the launch of an action plan for the UK cultural heritage sector that will see up to 50 creative apprenticeships across England, predominantly in the museum sector, from next year. The funding backs up a key finding of the action plan - the need to increase entry-routes into the sector and to ensure that the workforce reflects the diversity of the UK - and is aimed specifically at young people who do not have a higher qualification who would like an opportunity to work in the cultural heritage sector. The funding is additional to the 100,000 that MLA has already provided to support ten creative apprenticeships at museums in England. The MLA is also offering to pay tuition fees to assist up to 20 people already working in the sector to undertake foundation degrees. http://www.museumsassociation.org 34. Culture 2007 Programme (2007-2013) This programme will build upon the achievements of the culture 2000 programme. Funding will be provided to sectoral or cross- sectoral projects which meet at least two of the objectives of: promoting the transnational mobility of cultural players; encouraging the transnational circulation of works and cultural and artistic products; encouraging intercultural dialogue. http://ec.europa.eu/culture/index_en.htm 35. Daiwa Foundation - Daiwa Scholarships A unique programme that offers young and talented UK citizens the opportunity to acquire Japanese language skills, and to access expertise and knowledge relevant to their career goals. Tuition and examination fees, travel expenses to and from Japan; maintenance grant to cover accommodation and living costs; and medical insurance. Applicants must be full British citizens. Candidates should be graduates with a strong degree in any subject, or individuals with a strong record of achievement in their field. http://www.dajf.org.uk 36. The David and Elaine Potter Foundation The David and Elaine Potter Foundation is a charitable family foundation established in 1999 to encourage a stronger, fairer civil society. It has granted more than 10 million to registered charities in the UK and abroad. The Foundation's funding is divided into five categories: Education, Civil society, Research, Human rights, Arts. The trustees are interested in lasting social change, and in forming long-term partnerships with the organisations the Foundation supports. Grants in the past have ranged from several hundred pounds to grants of up to 2 million. The grant application process is divided into two stages; a letter of enquiry and an application. An applicant is invited to submit a full proposal only if their letter of enquiry has been accepted. Applications can be submitted at any time. http://www.potterfoundation.com/ 10

37. The David Canter Memorial Fund Craft Awards The David Canter Memorial Fund offers awards to give financial assistance to those working in the crafts. The fund is open to those who have finished their formal training and are working full-time or part-time in the UK but need money for specific projects, e.g. setting up a workshop, buying equipment, educational work or for research and travel. Awards, which usually range between 500 and 1,000, are made every other year, each time focusing on specific craft disciplines. To request further information and an application form, please email Rachel Mackie at rachel.mackie@crafts.org.uk 38. DCMS (Department for Culture Media and Sport) The DCMS Produces and Annual Guide to Arts Funding In England. http://www.culture.gov.uk 39. D'oyly Carte Charitable Trust Grants to charities in the United Kingdom in support of causes connected with the arts, medical welfare and the environment. In particular, bursaries for arts education establishments, promotion of access, education and excellence in the arts, hospice care, autism, the deaf blind, respite care and care for carers, preservation of the countryside and heritage conservation. Tel. (020) 7420 2600, 1 Savoy Hill London WC2R 0BP 40. Elephant Trust The Trust awards grants to artists, small organisations and galleries within the United Kingdom to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when frustrated by lack of funds. The trust is committed to helping artists and institutions that depart from the routine and signal new, distinct and imaginative sets of possibilities. Grants are usually limited to 2,000, but larger grants may be considered. Next deadlines: 4 April 2011 and 28 June 2011. http://www.elephanttrust.org.uk 41. Epic Awards The Epic Awards have been designed to draw attention to work taking place within the voluntary and amateur arts sector. Selected projects will be expected to have something to say, have moved practice forward or approached ways of working differently. Voluntary or amateur art and craft groups/organisations in England are eligible to apply by entering one or more of the following categories: Engagement; Partnerships; Innovation; Creativity. Check website for details of the 2011 awards. http://epicawards.co.uk/ 42. Equitable Charitable Trust (UK) Equitable Charitable Trust is an education charity that makes grants for the benefit of disadvantaged and/or disabled children and young people. Funding of up to 30,000 is available. Most grants are for sums between 3,000 and 20,000. It is rare for a multiyear grant to exceed 7,500 p.a. The Trustees distribute up to 1 million a year. Grants are made by the Trust under three priorities: 11

Education projects or services that support the learning and development of disabled children and young people in the UK; Formal education projects for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK that support delivery of the National Curriculum (i.e. curriculum enrichment projects in schools) or that deliver accredited vocational learning that will increase employability; Education projects that will help increase participation in, or improve the quality of, education for disadvantaged or disabled children and young people in developing countries. The length of funding can range from one to three years towards project costs, capital expenditure, equipment and/or salary costs of a post. Previously supported projects include a science project for disadvantaged school children, an accredited trade training project for NEET young people, the salary of an education adviser working with disabled young people and a horticulture training programme for young people with disabilities. Applications can be submitted at any time and are considered on a rolling basis by the Trustees. It is important to read the Trust s guidelines, including the list of what it cannot fund, before making an application. For more details visit: http://www.equitablecharitabletrust.org.uk/ 43. The Eranda Foundation The Eranda Foundation seeks to support research into medicine and education, encourage the arts and support social welfare. The Foundation's policy is to provide support that will make a significant contribution to the work being undertaken in the fields of interest. Applicants should submit a written description of what their charity does, details of the proposed project, and a breakdown of the anticipated costs of the project. Applications are not accepted from organisations that are not registered charities or from individuals. Write to Gail Devlin-Jones, Secretary, The Eranda Foundation, PO Box 6226, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0XF or phone 01296 689157 or email eranda@btconnect.com 44. The Ernest Cook Trust (UK) Registered charities, schools and not-for-profit wishing to encourage young people's interest either in the countryside and the environment, the arts or aiming to raise levels of literacy and numeracy can apply for funding to the Ernest Cook Trust (ECT). The Trust operates two grant making programmes: The small grants programme (under 4,000) supports state schools and small registered charities which would like to undertake projects which meet the Trust's objectives and require a small amount of pump-priming in order for such projects to take place. The large grants programme (Grants over 4,000) is aimed at more comprehensive education programmes. In 2008/09, the ECT Trustees gave 1.7m to support over 450 educational projects. Grants awarded range from supporting children s literacy and numeracy, to teaching young people how to manage money in London schools, to helping to keep the ancient craft of coppicing alive by supporting apprenticeships in the North West. Grants are normally awarded for one year only. Trustees meet several times a year to consider applications. For more information visit: http://www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk/grants/index.html 45. Esmee Fairbairn Foundation Strands The Foundation aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities that face disadvantage by making grants in the four following strands: biodiversity; food; museums and heritage collections; and new approaches to learning. Grants awarded up to 250,000, dependent on which strand applied to. Applications may be submitted at any time. 12

http://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk 46. European Cultural Foundation The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) is an independent non-governmental organisation that promotes cultural participation and cooperation in Europe and beyond. Collaboration grants fund transnational, cross-sectoral activities by artistic and cultural organisations working together or with organisations from other sectors. Up to 80% of project costs will be supported. The average grant awarded is EUR 15,000 and the maximum is EUR 30,000. The main applicant must be a cultural or artistic independent organisation from Europe which can collaborate with partners from the same field and/or with transnational partners from other sectors, i.e. the leading cultural organisation can decide to develop a partnership with, for example, an environmental organisation, an activist group or an academic body. http://www.eurocult.org/ Step Beyond travel grants are available for artists or cultural workers of any contemporary artistic or cultural discipline (individual or representing a cultural or artistic independent organisation). The following types of travel objectives are more likely to be supported: attending a networking meeting, festival or conference for the first time to expand professional networks; setting up new cross-border partnerships for upcoming projects (especially in preparation/development phase). Experimental cross-sectoral partnerships are particularly welcome; exploring arts & culture scene, followed by knowledge sharing with peers at local and/or international level; attending crucial training for professional development. http://www.eurocult.org/grants/step-beyond-travel-grants 47. Europe Direct Cornwall Has produced a full guidance brochure for 2007-13 funding. This Funding guide is a tool to help you to identify and apply for european funding and provides an overview of the main european funding streams, their main objectives, and how and where to apply. http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4643 48. European Union There are a variety of programmes available within the EU. The EU culture programme is open to the participation of non-audiovisual cultural industries, in particular small cultural enterprises, where such industries are acting in a non-profit-making cultural capacity. The specific objectives of the programme are: to promote the transnational mobility of people working in the cultural sector; to encourage the transnational circulation of works and cultural and artistic products and to encourage intercultural dialogue. http://ec.europa.eu/culture 49. Euclid Is the official UK contact point for the EU s culture funding programme (2007-2013). http://www.euclid.info/ 50. FEAST 13

FEAST aims to make great art happen across Cornwall. It enables creative and cultural activity to be seen and invested in, as part of the very fabric of healthy and dynamic communities in Cornwall. We work with the most diverse range of artists, communities and strategic partners to achieve our ambition. FEAST is funded by Arts Council England.Tel: 01209 218826. http://www.feastcornwall.org/ 51. The Fidelio Trust (UK) The Fidelio Trust is inviting applications from Colleges, Arts Festivals and other arts organisations seeking financial support for individuals or groups of exceptional ability to enable them to: receive special tuition or coaching; participate in external competitions be supported for a specially arranged performance receive support for a special publication, musical composition or work of art. The Trust offers grants of up to 5,000 in support of the Arts, in particular the dramatic and operatic arts, music, speech and dance. There are three application deadlines in the year. http://www.fideliocharitabletrust.org.uk/index.php 52. Film Nation Film Nation: Shorts provides young film-makers with the chance to get their work showcased at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Young film-makers aged 11-25 are invited to create short films (of no longer than three minutes) that celebrate the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Games i.e. respect, courage, excellence, friendship, equality, determination and inspiration. http://www.filmnation.org.uk/ 53. First Light First Light is the UK s leading initiative enabling young people to realise their potential via creative digital film and media projects. It operates a number of youth funding schemes: The Young Film Fund, distributing 1.1 million pounds of UK Film Council National Lottery cash each year, Second Light and Mediabox. http://www.firstlightmovies.com 54. Foyle Foundation Grants to registered charities in the UK which have a core remit of arts or learning. State funded schools are also eligible to apply. Average grant ranges from 10,000 to 50,000. http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk 55. Funding For Community Facilities (England, Scotland & Wales) The SITA Trust is a funding organisation that supports community and environmental improvement projects around waste treatment and landfill sites owned by the waste management company SITA UK. Under its large grant programme, grants of between 10,001 and 50,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations including community groups, parish councils, charities, local authorities and voluntary organisations to fund physical improvements to community, sport or historic buildings/structures within 3 miles of a SITA site. The small grants scheme provides fast-track access to funding for community improvement applications of up to 10,000 within 10 miles of a SITA site. For more details visit: http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/ 14

56. Futurebuilders England Is a Government-backed fund offering investment and support to third sector organisations to develop their capacity to deliver public services. Futurebuilders provide sustained, flexible and individual support to organisations delivering public services, ensuring that they have the right financial, managerial and governance structures to take on investment loans and compete for public service contracts. A range of products are offered by futurebuilders: full investment fund loans which are often offered with additional grant funding and professional support; tender fund loans which are smaller, over a shorter period of time and interest free; small organisation tender fund in the form of grants; consortia fund investments which are a combination of loan finance and professional support. The website includes a searchable database of investments to allow potential applicants to discover which of the products is right for their situation, in addition to application information. Please visit: http://www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk 57. Garfield Weston Foundation Funding for projects in the UK in the general fields of: education; arts; health; environment; community; youth; religion; welfare; and social. There are no specific priorities for funding and a wide range of charitable activity is supported. There is no strict limit on the size of the grant given as every application is considered on its own merits. http://www.garfieldweston.org 58. Golsoncott Foundation Grant The Golsoncott Foundation Grant is intended to support projects that promote fine arts and music. The scheme aims to improve public education through the arts. In particular, the programme wishes to fund projects for young people and initiatives that attract new audiences. Contact the Golsoncott Foundation for further information: Enquiries, Golsoncott Foundation, 53 St Leonards Road, Exeter EX2 4LS. T: 01392 252 855 59. J Paul Getty Junior Charitable Trust Re-opens for Applications Following a review and revision of its funding guidelines, the J Paul Getty Junior Charitable Trust has re-opened for grant applications. Under the new guidelines the Trust will make grants of up to 250,000 in the areas of social welfare as well as the arts and heritage. In particular, the trust is seeking to support projects in the areas of: reducing re-offending improving the prospects of young people, refugees and asylum seekers integrating different social and ethnic groups tackling substance misuse and homelessness preserving heritage sustaining the arts. The Trust will usually only support registered charities in England, although applications may sometimes be considered from other parts of the United Kingdom if the project is likely to be of nationwide significance. Occasionally, the Trust will fund organisations of comparable charitable status, such as Industrial Provident Societies or Community Interest Companies, but only where there is a very strong connection with one or more of the Trust s current funding priorities. Applications can be made at any time. http://www.jpgettytrust.org.uk/index.html 60. Grocers' Charity Aid is available to organisations concerned with education, relief of poverty, disability, the arts, heritage, the church, and the elderly. Majority of grants are between 1,500 and 10,000. http://www.grocershall.co.uk 15

61. Paul Hamlyn Foundation Education and Learning Programme (UK) Is currently accepting applications under its education and learning programme. In particular, the foundation is looking to fund projects that promote innovation and change in the areas of supplementary education; tackling school exclusion and truancy; and developing speaking and listening skills for 11-19 year olds. Eligible organisations that can apply for funding include charities, local authorities individual pre-schools, schools, out-ofschool clubs, supplementary schools, colleges and youth clubs if they demonstrate benefits to the wider community and include partnership working that will result in increasing access to education and learning to all communities and age groups. The costs that can be covered by the foundation s grants include running costs such as staff salaries and overheads such as stationery, rent, rates and utilities. There is no minimum or maximum size of grant that organisation s can apply for. In 2007-08 the foundation made 51 grants under our education and learning open grants scheme. The average grant was 60,000 and grants ranged in size from 5,000 to 300,000. Applications can be made at any time. For more information please visit: http://www.phf.org.uk/landing.asp?id=81 62. Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation For grant applications from charitable organisations working in the performing arts and music, with emphasis on financial support for not-for-profit companies with a record of artistic excellence that require additional funding, not available from public sources or commercial sponsorship and assistance for training and professional development for creative talent or the technical professions. Next deadlines: 20 May and 9 September 2011. www.wingatefoundation.org.uk 63. The Hedley Foundation (UK) The Hedley Foundation invites registered charities in the UK to apply for up to 5,000 support mainly young people with their education, creation, support, training, health and welfare. The Foundation also supports disabled people and the terminally ill with provision of specialist equipment and support for carers. Last year the Foundation received 1,467 applications, of which less than two-thirds were within their funding criteria. The made 348 grants (averaging 3,000). The Trustees meet six times a year. The closing date for a meeting is three weeks beforehand. http://www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk/ 64. Henry Moore Foundation The Foundation supports a wide range of projects and activities involving visual arts in the United Kingdom. It concentrates its support on sculpture. Among areas covered are student bursaries, fellowships for artists and grants to art institutions, galleries and museums. Typical projects include exhibitions, publications, commissions, conferences, workshops and lecture series. Grants from 500 upward depending on type of project. A very small number of grants of up to 50,000 are awarded each year. Next deadlines: 18 February 2011 and 13 May 2011. http://www.henry-moore-fdn.co.uk 65. The Henry Smith Charity The Henry Smith Charity makes grants for work throughout the UK. One of the eligible categories under which grants are made is young people who experience educational, social and economic disadvantage. The small grants programme offers funding of 500-20,000 to small charities with an annual income of less than 150,000. There is also a main grants programme for capital or revenue projects in excess of 10,000. Arts projects will only be funded if they can demonstrate a therapeutic or rehabilitative benefit to the 16

young people involved. For more information, visit: http://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/index.html 66. Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Enables communities to celebrate, look after and learn more about our diverse heritage. We fund the entire spread of heritage including buildings, museums, natural heritage and the heritage of cultural traditions and language. http://www.hlf.org.uk 67. IdeasTap IdeasTap, a non-for-profit initiative that supports young artists is currently running 4 funding strands: Ideas Fund Innovators: Open all year, with four deadlines for submissions, this Fund offers 1,000 awards for projects from any creative discipline. As the name suggests, the focus is on innovation. Got an original idea that needs a cash injection? Apply today. In the past we ve funded everything from performances to photography collectives, visual artists to filmmakers. Ideas Fund Green: Open every spring for six weeks, Ideas Fund Green celebrates and supports creative projects that either deal with environmental issues or are produced in an environmentally-sustainable fashion. We're passionate about green issues at IdeasTap and we believe that the arts can bring these issues to life and communicate them in an interesting, inspiring way. This fund offers awards of 5,000 and applications can come from any creative discipline. Ideas Fund Edinburgh: Open for six weeks from October every year, the Edinburgh award provides one winning company with 20,000 and the runner up with 10,000, along with expert mentoring, to take a show to the world s largest arts festival. This August will see the premieres of last year s winning productions. Ideas Fund Shorts: Open for six weeks from February every year, Shorts offers young filmmakers 5,000 to create a five-minute short film. Entries this year included documentaries, conceptual pieces, trailers for features, music videos, fashion films and animated shorts. For more information visit: http://www.ideastap.com/ 68. Idlewild Trust The Trust provides financial assistance for projects concerned with the encouragement of the performing/fine arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of buildings/objects of beauty and items of historic interest or national importance. Grants of up to 5,000 are available. Applications may be made at any time; however, the trustees meet twice yearly to consider applications, usually May and November. http://www.idlewildtrust.org.uk 69. Japan Society Small Grants Financial support for organisations and individuals who are based in the UK for small-scale projects and events related to Japan and Japanese culture. Priority for funding is given to projects: with an education or youth focus; which include an element of participation; and which are community or regionally-based. Awards up to 1,000. http://www.japansociety.org.uk/grants/ 70. Jerwood Charitable Foundation Funding of visual and performing arts and the support of talented artists in the early stages of their careers. Grants up to 50,000. 17

http://www.jerwoodcharitablefoundation.org 71. Jodi Awards The Jodi Awards are for museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage venues which use digital technology to widen access to information, collections, learning and creativity for disabled people. Nominations for projects and services by disability organisations, which focus around museum, library and archive collections are also welcomed. Check the website for details of the 2011 awards. http://www.jodiawards.org.uk/ 72. John Ellerman Foundation The foundation distributes around 4 million a year to projects falling in one of the priority areas of: health and disability, social welfare, the arts, conservation and overseas. The minimum grant given is 10,000. http://www.ellerman.org.uk 73. Lankelly Chase Foundation The foundation funds community projects in the following broad priority areas: arts, breaking cycles of abuse, custody and community, and free and quiet minds. Grants range from 10,000 to 45,000. Small grants of up to 500 are available to children's summer playschemes. http://www.lankellychase.org.uk 74. Laura Ashley Foundation The Foundation awards funding to charities and community groups for worthwhile projects that fit with the family ethos of protecting rural communities and encouraging participation in the arts, particularly that of textiles, and it is keen to fund good small scale arts projects in England and Wales. There is no set limit on the amount that can be awarded; however, preference is given to requests that are below 10,000. Funding is generally awarded to one-off projects although funding over a number of years (up to three) will be considered if the project requires it. The Foundation operates a two-stage application process. Prospective applicants should submit a one-page summary of their request, by email or post, which should contain: An outline of the group who are applying for the funds. An outline of the specific project for which funding is required. A breakdown of the financial element of the total project costs. Successful applicants will be sent a full application form to complete for consideration at the next available Trustee's meeting. Trustee's meetings are usually held in October, February/March and May/June. http://www.lauraashleyfoundation.org.uk/ 75. The Learning Launchpad Fund provides investment to organisations in their early stages of development. Investment is offered at two stages: stage one investments these investments of up to 30,000 are suitable for people who are starting out with a new idea and: stage two investments these investments of up to 100,000 are typically suitable for organisations or initiatives that are already up and running and want to grow. If your idea delivers its social goals via a social enterprise or for-profit commercial organisational business, it will usually look for either a recoverable loan or an equity stake in your business, or a convertible grant that we can make back once your cash flow can sustain it. www.learninglaunchpad.org/what-we-offer.php 18