• Youth Music Grants for young musicians and organisations supporting young musicians. Particularly their NexGen fund (£3k) for 18-25 year olds (or 18-30 yrs for disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent artists).
• The Youth Music Guide to other music funders and funding opportunities.
• Help Musicians have grants for developing your career. Including their Fast Track £500 grant, their MOBO award (£3k) and others. Sign up to get news on when their funds open.
• Help Musicians Funding Wizard - directory for music funders.
• British council music funding and support.
• Musicians Union finance and funding support.
• PRS Foundation: funding support for music creators. Eligibility: Applicants must have a track record of over 18 months and must either be a member of PRS or in a position to join. You need to have a track record of making 40%+ of your income from your music over the past two years. You cannot have £10,000+ in savings.
• National Youth Arts Trust provides bursaries for music students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Independent Society of Musicians list funding on their website for performers, musicians, composers.
• Featured Artists Coalition has some funding currently available, including their touring fund
• Check out the Arts Council England funding and Artist Bursaries tabs too.