Bursaries for artists facing economic difficulties / barriers to career development:

• Creative access x McLaren Racing provide an artist bursary annually (deadline around Nov), for artists facing financial barriers to their career development. Up to £1,000.
• Writers and Artists offer annual bursaries for those on low income.
• National Youth Arts Trust provides bursaries for drama students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• The Comedy Support Act is a benevolent fund for comedians
• The Actors benevolent fund provides grants to individual actors in need of financial support.
• The White Tube Creatives Grant - £500 bursary for working class creative

Bursaries for artists of colour

• Grand Plan provides grants of £1,000 for creative people of colour
• Black Artists Grant from Creative Debuts £500
• Bursary for Black artists (£500 grant no strings attached)

Bursaries for neurodiverse, Deaf and/or Disabled artists

• Phakama announce an artist bursary programme each year (around Sept/Oct time), up to £1,500. 2022 bursary is for disabled and neurodiverse artists.

General Bursaries and Listings

• Arts Quest list opportunities for artists commissions/bursaries on their site
• The Churchill Fellowship A funded fellowship for UK nationals who would benefit from a period of travel and learning to support their practice. Sign up to get alerts for their annual application announcements. One of their themes is “Arts and Communities”
• DBACE Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Entrepreneurs - 18-30yrs Up to 20k grant and business support for 12 months.
• Help Musicians list support opportunities on their website for career development and studies
• Dancers Career Development Fund offer re-training bursaries for dancers, along with other support.
• a-n offer bursaries to their members (annual membership is £38/year for an individual artist).