Our funding

What we fund

Since we paused new applications to our Funds in the UK in April, we have been working hard focusing our effort and resource to ensure our grantees and the communities they work with can survive the impact of the pandemic.

We are reopening our UK Funds on Friday 30 October, with some changes to our criteria and processes which reflect what has worked well over the last few months, with more flexibility and better responsiveness to applicants.

Find out more about our funding priorities below:

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  • Access and Participation Fund

    The Fund addresses inequalities of opportunity to access and participate in the arts. We want to support change in the way the arts are created, presented, accessed and experienced.

    • Grants from £30,000 – £400,000 and lasting between 12 months and 4 years
    • Rolling application cycle – no deadlines. Decision making panels meet approximately 5 times a year.

    Find out more and apply

  • Arts-based Learning Fund

    This Fund supports work which enables pupils in formal education settings, particularly those experiencing systemic inequality or disadvantage, to thrive through engagement with high quality, arts-based learning.

    • Grants from £30,000 – £400,000 up to two or three years
    • Rolling application cycle – no deadlines

    Find out more and apply

    Teacher Development Fund

    The purpose of the Teacher Development Fund is to support delivery of effective arts-based and learning opportunities in the primary classroom, and to embed learning through the arts in the curriculum. It aims to do this through supporting teachers and school leaders to develop the necessary skills, knowledge, confidence and experience.

    • Grants up to £150,000 over two academic years
    • One deadline per year in the autumn

    Find out more and apply

  • Shared Ground Fund

    The Shared Ground Fund supports organisations to influence migration system reform, improve access to support services, strengthen civic participation and inform public understanding of migration and integration narratives.

    • Grants from £30,000 – £400,000 for work lasting up to 4 years
    • Rolling application cycle – no deadlines

    Find out more and apply

  • Youth Fund

    The Youth Fund supports organisations whose main purpose is working with and for young people (aged 14-25) who face complex transitions to adulthood.

    • Core funding grants up to £90,000 over three years
    • Rolling application cycle – no deadlines

    Find out more and apply

  • Ideas and Pioneers Fund

    The Ideas and Pioneers Fund supports people with a vision of a better society, helping them to explore the potential of their ideas for change.

    • Grants of up to £15,000
    • Rolling application cycle – no deadlines

    Find out more and apply

  • India Open Grants Fund

    The India Open Grants Fund seeks to enable vulnerable communities living in priority geographical areas to improve their lives. The Fund assists NGOs to design and develop programmes which assist vulnerable communities to build on their strengths.

    We support work in the following states: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam.

    • Applications can be made at any time, but are assessed biannually in March and October.

    Find out more and apply