| Organisation/applicant | Genre | Headline description | Area | Grant 25-26 | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples & Snakes | P&L | Word’s A Stage: skills development workshops delivered online & via 5 day residential for 14 emerging spoken word poets from across England. | London | 5,000 | https:/www.applesandsnakes.org |
| British Textile Biennial | Art | BritishTextileBiennial Emerging Artist Award: A significant commission awarded to an exceptional early career artist from the NorthWest. | Blackburn | 7,500 | https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk |
| Burn the Curtain | Theatre | Young Producer and Performers roles and training for "Sea Salt Song" an outdoor promenade theatre show on the North Devon Coast then touring. | Exeter | 3,500 | https://burnthecurtain.co.uk |
| CAMP Membership | Art | Support programme for six emerging rural visual artists in Devon and Cornwall with seed funding to kick-start creative projects. | Plymouth | 3,900 | https://www.camp-membership.org/ |
| Castlefield Gallery | Art | Castlefield Gallery Associates x The Fenton Arts Trust: Early Career Development and Exhibition for Visual Artists in the North West. | Manchester | 5,850 | https://www.fact.co.uk |
| Charles Causley Trust | P&L | To provide 4 residencies for young/emerging poets to stay at Cyprus Well, developing their own practice and performing at events. | Launceston | 5,000 | https://causleytrust.org/ |
| CoMA | Music | 5 emerging composers from CoMA’s Connect the Dots Scheme will create new musical works for inclusive ensembles of disabled musicians. | London | 6,000 | https://www.coma.org |
| Curious Directive | Theatre | The Biome Prize 2026 is a new, ground-breaking offer to an early career theatre company. A four-week residential, creating under one roof. | Norwich | 4,000 | https://www.curiousdirective.com |
| English Stage Company | Theatre | Trainee Directorships: A year-long salaried opportunity for two early career directors to work and embed themselves within the Royal Court. | London | 5,000 | www.royalcourttheatre.com |
| Ex Cathedra | Music | Our Choral Scholarships programme offers early career artists mentoring and performance opportunities throughout our artistic season. | Birmingham | 5,000 | https://excathedra.co.uk |
| George Richardson | Art | I'm an early career sculptor and painter applying for funding in order to produce new artworks for my debut solo exhibition in London 2025. | London | 2,500 | https://www.georgerichardson.uk |
| Gothic Opera | Opera | Orchestra fees for the UK staged premiere of The Rhine Nixies (Die Rheinnixen) by Jacques Offenbach, at Battersea Arts Centre this Halloween. | London | 6,500 | https://www.gothicopera.co.uk |
| James Weavers | Art | Explore reduction firing and natural glazes, advancing tableware and sculptural work through experimental processes. | Dalry | 1,000 | N/A |
| Jazz Re:freshed | Music | Full, annual support for 1 emerging UK jazz artist release including studio recording on Jazz re:freshed’s not-for-profit record label. Zola Marcelle | London | 5,500 | http://www.jazzrefreshed.com |
| Julia Levai | Theatre | Artist’s fees for the devising process for ‘Petty Men’, a two-hander reimagining of Julius Caesar, playing at the Arcola Theatre (Nov 2025). | London | 3,450 | https://www.julialevai.com |
| Literature Wales - Llenyddiaeth Cymru | P&L | Literature Wales’ Writer Development programme to support the career development of emerging writers from under-represented backgrounds. | Cricieth, Wales | 5,000 | https://www.literaturewales.org/u> |
| Manchester Baroque | Music | A professional development scheme of training, mentorship and performance for early-career musicians specialising in historical performance. | Manchester | 5,000 | www.manchesterbaroque.co.uk |
| Modern Poetry in Translation | P&L | A new commissioning fund for early-career literary translators, aged 30 and under, to produce new translations of international poetry. | Oxford | 2,500 | https://www.modernpoetryintranslation.com |
| Music at Malling | Music | To support mentoring and performances for 6 early-career composers, creating works inspired by West Malling - its heritage and environment. | Kent | 4,000 | https://musicatmalling.com/ |
| National Centre for Writing | P&L | SEASON OF DEBUTS; a new prize suite for talented early-career novelists awarding 3 residencies, 13 showcase events, workshops & PR. | Norwich | 3,000 | https://www.nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk |
| New Contemporaries (1988) Ltd | Performance Art | A Vision with Artists - a specialist development programme for early-career UK-based visual artists working in performance. | London | 5,000 | https://www.newcontemporaries.org.uk/ |
| NMC Recordings | Music | Extended Play is a new series of music by emerging composers. Each release will feature about 20 minutes of music with an accompanying video | London | 5,000 | https://www.nmcrec.co.uk |
| Nottingham Playhouse Trust | Theatre | Showcase and mentoring opportunities for emerging theatre makers from the Midlands to connect with new audiences and develop their work. | Nottingham | 5,000 | https://nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/ |
| Orpheus Sinfonia Foundation | Music | Foundation Programme places to mentor four early stage career wind players to creatively forge professional avenues in UK music industry. | London | 5,000 | https://www.orpheusfoundation.com |
| Papatango Theatre Company | Theatre | A commission and R&D to launch the career of a debut playwright chosen from 1,589 scripts in the UK’s leading playwriting award. | London | 5,000 | https://www.phoebebrown.org |
| Paul Bradshaw | Theatre | Research, development, and the first draft of 'Not Working,' a new play set at a back-to-work scheme for benefit-class Londoners. | London | 3,000 | N/A |
| Phoebe Brown | Dance | Artist fees to support the production of feature length dance performance Swing 2.0, using complex maths as a score for choreography. | Belfast | 3,000 | https://www.phoebebrown.org |
| Photographers' Gallery, The | Art | Folio Fridays are free, monthly portfolio review sessions for emerging photographers, held in a safe, supportive and inclusive environment. | London | 5,000 | https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/ |
| Rambert | Dance | Year-round training/support for Rambert’s extraordinary early-career dancers, ensuring they’re developing to their creative & physical best. | London | 3,498 | https://www.rambert.org.uk |
| Richard Chappell Dance | Dance | Supporting Acts is a bespoke commissioning and mentoring initiative for three early career choreographers inspired by the music industry. | Exeter | 4,925 | https://www.richardchappelldance.co.uk |
| Roundhouse Trust | Performance | Resident Artists 2025/26 will be a year-long talent development programme supporting c. 15 outstanding emerging artists aged 18-25. | London | 5,000 | https://www.roundhouse.org.uk |
| Royal National Theatre | Theatre | The Artists’ Attachment programme gives emerging playwrights time and resources to develop new work in a supportive artistic environment. | London | 6,365 | https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk |
| Standpoint Studios | Art | A proactive artist development programme to support & mentor 6 graduates across 2 years, providing studios and culminating in 6 exhibitions. | London | 6,000 | https://www.standpointlondon.co.uk/ |
| CURRENT TOTAL | 150,788 |
Beneficiaries 2024 – 2025
| Organisation/applicant | Genre | Headline description | Area | Grant 24-25 | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Rowarth | Music | The creation of new work for choir, cello and electronics. Provides young composer first opportunity to join electronic and acoustic sound. | London | 5,000 | www.benrowarth.com |
| Chandenie Gobardhan | Dance | Support for emerging choreographer Chandenie Gobardhan to kick-start the creation of their first-ever full evening dance theatre piece. | London | 3,750 | |
| Edinburgh Art Festival | Art | PLATFORM exhibition 2024, showcasing ambitious new work from four early-career UK-based artists as part of Edinburgh Art Festival. | Edinburgh | 5,000 | www.edinburghartfestival.com |
| Exeter Phoenix | Cross Arts | Creative Hub Incubator: a pair of supported Visual Art and Performance commissions and a Professional Development Programme for artists. | Exeter | 4,658 | https://exeterphoenix.org.uk |
| FACT Liverpool | Art | FACT Together 2023 is a digital residency, exhibition and commissioning programme supporting early-career artists in the North of England. | Liverpool | 5,000 | www.fact.co.uk |
| Farnham Sinfonia | Music | Six aspiring professional musicians will each perform a major concert work in public as a featured soloist with our professional orchestra. | Farnham | 5,000 | www.farnhamsinfonia.org.uk |
| Film London | Art | Programme supporting six early career moving image artists to develop their careers, artistic practice and extend networking opportunities. | London | 5,500 | https://filmlondon.org.uk |
| Halle Concerts Society | Music | Assistant Conductor Scheme: mentoring early career conductor for 2-3 years to: assist Principal Conductor; and direct Hallé Youth Orchestra. | Manchester | 5,000 | https://halle.co.uk |
| Hampstead Theatre | Theatre | INSPIRE, Hampstead’s year-long mentorship and play development programme, led by Roy Williams, for diverse emerging writers of talent. | London | 5,000 | www.hampsteadtheatre.com |
| Hull Urban Opera | Opera | To allow 3 early-career young opera singers to perform the roles they generated in R&D of new immersive opera The Party by Lente Verelst. | Hull | https://hullurbanopera.com | |
| Jermyn Street Theatre | Theatre | To fund the Mentoring pillar of our 2024 Creative Associates Programme, for 10 emerging theatremakers from underrepresented backgrounds. | London | https://www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk | |
| Lake District Music | Music | Lake District Music’s Young Artists Scheme provides a performance platform, training, masterclasses & help securing further engagements. | Kendal | 4,000 | www.ldsm.org.uk |
| Little Angel Theatre | Theatre | Support a yearlong internship for an emerging puppeteer, where they receive specialist technical training for a career in the industry. | London | 5,000 | /www.littleangeltheatre.com |
| Michael McEvoy | Dance | This grant, if successful will support emerging choreographer, Michael McEvoy, to premiere his first full length Dance Theatre production. | Holywood, N.I. | 5,000 | http://michaelmcevoy.uk |
| Multi-Story Orchestra | Music | A new scheme for early career musicians from Portsmouth & Gloucester to create & perform new music in The Multi-Story Orchestra 2024 season. | London | 5,000 | https://multi-story.org.uk |
| National Youth Choirs of GB | Music | Supporting emerging professional choral artists, composers, and conductors from a diverse range of backgrounds to launch successful careers. | Durham | 5,000 | www.nationalyouthchoir.org.uk |
| National Youth Theatre of GB | Theatre | Mentoring and paid opportunities for an early-career Designer (set & costume). | London | 3,000 | www.nationalyouthchoir.org.uk |
| New Sussex Opera | Opera | Support for young singers, orchestral players and creatives in the development of a new touring production of Lampe's The Dragon of Wantley. | Lewes | 5,000 | www.newsussexopera.org |
| Northern Ballet | Dance | Sketches: a mentorship programme supporting 8 early-career choreographers to develop and stage new work with a world-class company. | Leeds | 4,740 | www.northernballet.com |
| Poetry London | P&L | Poetry London Apprenticeship Scheme, which pairs emerging poets with some of the leading lights of UK poetry for a year’s mentoring. | London | 5,000 | https://poetrylondon.co.uk |
| Propel | P&L | Propel champions and platforms early-career poets. Support would enable publication of 2 online magazines & a 2-year retrospective anthology. | London | 4,360 | www.propelmagazine.co.uk |
| Quandary Collective | Cross Arts | This grant will support the proof of concept for our first feature ‘Richard II’, bringing Shakespeare to the screen in ways not seen before. | Guildford | 4,750 | |
| Rachel E. Thorn | Theatre | Fees for another actor and a director for my play Me For You, which is about the impact of climate activism on a loving relationship. | Sheffield | 6,180 | |
| Rebecca Allen | Music | For the purchase of a second-hand contrabassoon | London/ Oxford | 5,000 | |
| Roundhouse Trust | Performance | The Resident Artists programme supports exceptionally talented young creatives, aged 18-25, through an early year of their artistic careers. | London | 3,000 | https://www.roundhouse.org.uk |
| Royal Exchange Theatre | Theatre | A training course to support early career directors and dramaturges to gain in-depth knowledge of the process of dramaturgy on new scripts. | Manchester | 5,000 | www.royalexchange.co.uk |
| San Mei Gallery (Van Gogh House London) | Art | Support four early career artists to research and develop new sculpture, film and sound art to be showcased at San Mei Gallery. | London | 6,000 | |
| Scherzo Ensemble | Opera | Funds to support fees for early-career orchestral players in three fully-staged performances of Donizetti's opera ‘Don Pasquale'. | Alton, Hants | 6,500 | www.longhopesummeropera.com |
| Shape Arts | Cross Arts | Emergent is a new hybrid programme tackling the marginalisation and isolation of talented early stage disabled artists to kickstart careers. | London | 5,500 | |
| South East Dance | Dance | Support two emerging screendance artists by commissioning new work for inclusion in the 2024 Brighton Screendance Festival, via an open call. | Brighton | 5,000 | https://southeastdance.org.uk |
| Theatre503 | Theatre | A catalyst for new writing. 5 debut writers receive a seed commission, professional development workshops & mentorship across 18 months. | London | 5,000 | https://theatre503.com |
| Total | 150,938 |
Beneficiaries 2023 – 2024
| Organisation/applicant | Genre | Headline description | Years | Area | Grant 23-24 | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annelise Bucher | Dance | Relay is a danced chain reaction. Playful and spontaneous, 5 dancers and 5 musicians collide to create unexpected relationships. | London | 1,500 | ||
| Apples & Snakes | P&L | Future Voices: a development programme for 40 emerging spoken word poets from across England to celebrate our 40th anniversary in 2023 | London | 5,000 | www.applesandsnakes.org | |
| Ardent Theatre Company | Theatre | Performance fees for ARDENT8 to support 8 actors from outside London early in their professional careers who face socio-economic barriers | London | 5,000 | www.ardenttheatre.co.uk | |
| Art in Perpetuity Trust | Art | Mentoring Award for 4 art graduates, across 2 years, mentored by APT Artists providing free studios and exhibiting opportunties. | 2 of 2 | London | 6,000 | www.aptstudios.org |
| Arthur Keegan | Music | Album of new music celebrating Thomas Hardy released by award-winning record label. Will help establish composer's career. | Bristol | 2,460 | www.arthurkeegan.co.uk | |
| Buxton International Festival | Music | A programme offering young musicians, in the early stages of their career, a professional environment in which to get work experience. | Buxton, Derbyshire | 4,400 | www.buxtonfestival.co.uk | |
| Chisenhale Dance Space | Dance | A programme providing 8 early career marginalised dance artists with seed funding & bespoke mentorship to kick-start creative projects. | London | 5,000 | www.chisenhaledancespace.co.uk | |
| Contemporary Music for All (CoMA) | Music | Connect the Dots: workshops for 8 emerging composers, teaching techniques in inclusive collaborative music making with disabled musicians. | London | 3,000 | www.coma.org | |
| Cove Park | Art | Future Materials Fellowships 2023 : research and production residencies for visual artists working with sustainable materials and processes. | Isle of Bute | 6,000 | https://covepark.org | |
| Curious Directive Theatre Company | Theatre | HYPOTHESIS retreats are a paid residential opportunity for early career theatre companies - a unique week to think, dream & strategise. | Norwich | 3,000 | www.curiousdirective.com | |
| English National Opera | Opera | ENO offers professional playing and singing fellowships to musicians from diverse backgrounds to break down barriers to career progression. | London | 4,500 | www.eno.org | |
| Far From The Norm | Dance | Far From The Norm performer associates will equip 3 performers with action-based learning to develop as leading HipHop dance artists. | Kingston-upon-Thames | 4,000 | www.farfromthenorm.com/ | |
| Fieldnotes | P&L | Supporting 4 early career writers with a 6-month mentorship and development programme to facilitate the production of new poetic works. | London | 4,300 | www.fieldnotesjournal.org.uk | |
| Fifth Word | Theatre | Acclaimed theatre company Fifth Word will create the first ever East Midlands-wide training programme for promising early-career playwrights. | Derby | 5,000 | https://fifthword.co.uk | |
| Gothic Opera | Opera | Singers’ fees for the London revival of Robert Planquette and H.B. Farnie’s Rip van Winkle, or the Legend of Sleepy Hollow in October 2023 | Bath | 6,800 | www.gothicopera.co.uk | |
| High Barnet Chamber Music Festival | Music | Artist fees for our third season of concerts platforming the best early-career musicians in the heart of High Barnet. | London | 2,000 | www.hbcmf.co.uk | |
| HOME | Art | HOME Projects is an artist development programme to support and mentor emerging North-West artists/curators, culminating in an exhibition. | Manchester | 2,850 | www.homemcr.org | |
| International Guitar Foundation (IGF) | Music | Young Artist Platform 2023/4:year-long mentoring +commissioning &performances for 3 composers & 6 musicians +training for 50 more guitarists. | London | 5,000 | www.igf.org.uk | |
| Kate Lowe | Opera | Immersive Opera Concerts: exciting and immersive opera concerts featuring young upcoming professional singers and instrumentalists | Guildford | 2,000 | www.katelowemezzo.wordpress.com/ | |
| Leanne Moden | Theatre | I am seeking funding for time to write a piece of theatre about rural poverty and the pluses & minuses of tourism in small communities. | Nottingham | 1,000 | www.leannemoden.com/ | |
| Lewis Coenen-Rowe | Music | A concert of new chamber music created during the covid-19 pandemic by four emerging composers based in Glasgow. | Glasgow | 3,540 | www.lewiscoenen-rowe.com | |
| Lewisham Arthouse | Performance Art | When dance meets visual art: showcasing of a new live art performance project for the public to support emerging dancers and artists. | London | 1,600 | www.lewishamarthouse.org.uk | |
| Lucy Mellors | Opera | A tour of It is I, Seagull, Lucy Mellors' innovative new ACE-supported play, using opera, comedy & storytelling to explore mental health. | Gosport | 2,500 | https://lucymellors.com | |
| Magma Poetry | P&L | Support emerging writers to co-edit issues 86 (theme: Food) & 87 (Islands) of Magma Poetry, giving them new skills and Magma new audiences. | London | 5,280 | https://magmapoetry.com | |
| Manchester Baroque | Music | A professional development scheme of training, mentorship and performance for early-career musicians specialising in historical performance. | Manchester | 5,000 | www.manchesterbaroque.co.uk |
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| New Diorama Theatre | Theatre | RECHARGE: a joined-up skills & creative development programme to upskill & elevate talented, diverse early-career ‘Covid-era’ theatre-makers. | London | 4,800 | https://newdiorama.com | |
| Photographers' Gallery | Art | Folio Fridays support emerging photographers through networking opportunities & portfolio feedback from industry professionals & the public | London | 5,000 | www.thephotographersgallery.org.uk | |
| RABBLE Theatre | Theatre | RABBLE Lift, providing seven inspiring paid internships for early-career actors and theatre makers on a professional production in 2023. | Reading | 4,000 | www.rabbletheatre.com | |
| Rhona Stevens | Music | To support the creation of Mirr - a new body of multi-genre music, rooted in the writings of Scots poet Violet Jacob. | Glasgow | 1,960 | www.rhonastevens.com | |
| Royal National Theatre | Theatre | Support an additional, new design residency at the National Theatre – an annual, year-long paid position for early-career theatre designers. | London | 5,000 | www.nationaltheatre.org.uk | |
| Scherzo Ensemble | Opera | Funds to support fees for early-career orchestral players in three fully-staged performances of Rossini’s opera ‘La Cenerentola’. | London | 6,000 | https://scherzoensemble.com | |
| Sound Festival | Music | Supporting 11 early career composers to be mentored & work with 2 ensembles & a choir to develop pieces for performance at soundfestival 23. | Aberdeen | 4,500 | www.sound-scotland.co.uk | |
| Tara Theatre | Theatre | NOVA, our commissioning scheme for emerging writers of South Asian heritage, and Spoken Space, a mixed genre evening with open mic. | London | 5,000 | https://taratheatre.com | |
| The Night With… | Music | Support toward the 2023 emerging composer development covering their expenses to attend 2 workshops with Xenia Pestova Bennett. | Dunlop | 3,000 | www.thenightwith.com | |
| Theatre Royal Stratford East | Theatre | Assistant Director Scheme: 4 early-career theatre directors assist and learn from the Director of 4 plays, from rehearsal to performance. | London | 5,000 | www.stratfordeast.com | |
| Theatre-Rites | Theatre | Underrepresented emerging directors receive mentorship/training to develop career in visual theatre/puppetry productions for young audiences. | London | 5,000 | www.theatre-rites.co.uk | |
| UPROAR/ Wales New Music Ensemble | Music | Composer Studio 2023 – Mentored, structured programme for 6 early-career Welsh composers to write for UPROAR ensemble of 12 musicians. | Cowbridge, Wales | 5,000 | www.uproar.org.uk | |
| Wild Arts | Opera | An artist development programme giving coaching, mentoring and performance opportunities to 4 early career singers. | London | 3,650 | www.wildarts.org.uk | |
| Total | £154,640 |
Beneficiaries 2022 – 2023
| Organisation/applicant | Genre | DESCRIPTION | Area | Amount awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Albany | Performance | Supporting 12 Associate Artists to create work, boost their career & influence the Albany’s programme, through funding, space & mentoring. | London | 5129 |
| Alex Marlow | P&L | Funds to support time in writing & editing first full collection of poetry, for publication in 2022/23. | London | 4500 |
| Art in Perpetuity Trust | Art | Mentoring Award for 4 art graduates, across 2 years, mentored by APT Artists providing free studios and exhibiting opportunties. | London | 6000 |
| Behn Quartet | Music | Recording and Release - a digital album championing the works of lesser-known female composers, Germaine Tailleferre and Grażyna Bacewicz. | London | 2990 |
| Ben Weir | Art | A new series of semi-permanent works: architectural interventions within a contemporary art gallery forced to change location and downsize. | Belfast | 2000 |
| Brighton Early Music Festival (BREMF) | Music | BREMF Live will support emerging musicians & provide vital training & performance opportunities to strengthen career paths within the sector | Brighton | 3000 |
| Buxton International Festival | Music | A programme offering young musicians, in the early stages of their career, a professional environment in which to get work experience. | Buxton | 4000 |
| Catalyst Arts | Art | Catalyst selected Dreambean for this year's Graduate Award to provide a public solo exhibition and professional development opportunity. | Belfast | 1500 |
| Citymoves Dance Agency | Dance | Fast and Dirty: A facilitated residency for early career artists leading to commissioned performances at DanceLive and Sound Festival. | Aberdeen | 3190 |
| Clean Break Theatre Company | Theatre | Catch, a new short play, will support the development of individual Member artists and their entry into professional creative careers. | London | 5000 |
| Ella Jones | Art | Funding to employ 3 x Engagement Curators to consult on an arts project using Cubism to forge solidarities amongst precarious workers. | London | 750 |
| English National Opera | Opera | ENO Director-Observers is a diversity scheme to give 4 ethnically diverse theatre practitioners the chance to experience working in opera. | London | 4000 |
| FACT (Foundation for Art & Creative Technology) | Art | FACT Together 2022 is an online, digital residency and commissioning programme, supporting early-career artists in the North of England. | Liverpool | 5000 |
| Farnham Sinfonia | Music | Six aspiring professional musicians will each perform a major concert work in public as a soloist with our professional orchestra. | Farnham | 5000 |
| Gothic Opera | Opera | Singers’ fees for Gothic Opera’s Halloween 2022 project: a double bill of forgotten works by two French nineteenth-century female composers. | London | 6600 |
| J. Eva Collins Alonso | Theatre | To pay fee for J. Eva Collins Alonso to write a theatre show based on alternative histories of radio retold from a female perspective. | Stevenage | 2000 |
| Jermyn Street Theatre | Theatre | Funding the Mentoring pillar of our Creative Associates scheme, intended to transform and develop the careers of 10 emerging theatremakers. | London | 5000 |
| Jonny Mansfield | Music | A CD of contemporary jazz compositions recorded by award winning musicians and released by prominent jazz label - supporting my early career. | Huddersfield | 3200 |
| Little Angel Theatre | Theatre | Support two Puppetry Interns on a year long placement, to diversify this niche art form and upskill two emerging Puppetry makers. | London | 5000 |
| Liverpool Philharmonic | Music | Launching 4 talented early career musicians from diverse backgrounds into Orchestral life, removing barriers with 12 months crucial support. | Liverpool | 5000 |
| Merry Opera Company | Opera | To the fees of young up-coming professional opera singers in 15 performances of 2 touring productions that give them an edge in auditions | Edenbridge | 5240 |
| Mid Wales Opera | Opera | Support for young artists in both cast and cover roles on Mid Wales Opera’s Spring 2022 tour of Puccini’s La bohème. | Caersws, Powys | 4000 |
| National Dance Company Wales | Dance | Laboratori 2022 encourages the development of new creative partnerships and choreographic ideas under the mentorship of creative innovators. | Cardiff | 5000 |
| Niamh Downes | Music | To record my debut folk album. | London | 1500 |
| Old Vic Theatre | Theatre | OV Theatre Makers is a programme that supports emerging theatre artists to gain the skills and confidence needed to progress their careers. | London | 5000 |
| Opera Makers, The | Opera | Staging a new English, puppet version of Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona, working with early career performers & theatre makers. | London | 4000 |
| Orange Tree Theatre | Theatre | A comprehensive, developmental programme allowing talented, early-career playwrights to work collaboratively with industry professionals. | Richmond | 4000 |
| Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) | Music | The Rising Stars of the Enlightenment scheme supports young singers by offering mentoring and performance opportunities with the OAE. | London | 3000 |
| Oxford Bach Soloists | Music | OBS Artist Scholarships: a year-long professional development opportunity for 14 early career artists with coaching & performance experience. | Oxford | 5000 |
| Papatango Theatre Company | Theatre | Commissions to support five emerging playwrights selected through the Papatango Prize, the UK's biggest annual playwriting opportunity. | Cirencester | 4000 |
| Phoebe Mallinson | Music | Recording and releasing 'Lucid Dreams' album (9 songs) Money would go toward... - Recording costs - Mixing costs - Mastering costs | London | 4714 |
| Re:Verse Theatre | Theatre | Artistic spending for the creation and staging of the original play ‘The Hamlet Voyage’ in Bristol and Edinburgh, exploring new approaches. | Bristol | 4000 |
| Royal Scottish National Orchestra | Music | FILM COMPOSERS' LAB: One-of-a-kind career development opportunity for emerging composers wanting to expand their skills in film composition. | Glasgow | 2500 |
| Sherman Theatre | Theatre | Supporting development opportunities for new & emerging artists to work on Sherman’s programme of main house and youth theatre productions. | Cardiff | 3000 |
| Smorgaschord | Music | A festival with new music at its heart, aiming to explore unexpected connections between musical and literary cultures both local and global. | London/ Oxford | 2000 |
| Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) | Architecture | The SPAB Scholarship gives early career building professionals the skills to make a positive contribution to the historic environment. | London | 7000 |
| Tara Arts Group (Tara Theatre) | Theatre | 4 regional producers support 16 emerging South Asian artists from across the UK to develop work for a festival at Tara and a national tour. | London | 5000 |
| Waterperry Opera Festival | Opera | Our Young Artist Programme is a fully-funded unique training and development programme focused on diversity and opportunity. | Oxford | 3850 |
| Wise Children | Theatre | Wise Children’s Trainee scheme: supporting early career theatre-makers to hone their practice in a professional setting. | Bristol | 2460 |
| ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company | Dance | To support 3 young Hip Hop artists to develop their professional performance skills through training, mentoring and production experience. | London | 4800 |
| Total | 158,923 |
Beneficiaries 2021-2022
| Organisation | Genre | DESCRIPTION | Area | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hitchcock | Music | Funding recording of new original music for a contemporary jazz album on prestigious label Fresh Sound New Talent. | London | 2950 |
| Alice Bucknell | Film | Support to complete an emerging artist's major new film and presentation in her first solo exhibition in a significant art space in London. | London | 1800 |
| Animikii Theatre | Theatre | The Kaspar Hauser Experiment will collaborate with access/sensory theatre creatives to make a new touring play for Autumn 2021/Spring 2022. | Horsforth W Yorkshire | 6000 |
| Birmingham Opera Company | Opera | To support emerging artist Ross Ramgobin with an extensive programme of training to perform in our landmark production of Wagner's 'Rheingold'. | Birmingham | 3500 |
| BOOK Music & Lyrics | Music | Funding for the facilitation of 30 Advanced level Composer and Lyricist professional development workshops for Musical Theatre. | London | 6000 |
| Box of Tricks Theatre Company | Theatre | Funding to support three early-career North West playwrights to write a new play with support from Box of Tricks. | Manchester | 3000 |
| Brighton Early Music Festival | Music | BREMF will support emerging musicians and provide vital training and performance opportunities to strenghten career paths within the sector. | Brighton | 3000 |
| British Youth Opera | Opera | Supporting two weekend masterclasses with BYO; aiming to make opera for everyone, not just those who can afford it. | London | 2500 |
| Cample Line | Art | Commission to support emerging artist Saoirse Anis to develop new film and performance work exploring her Scottish-Moroccan heritage. | Dumfriesshire | 2380 |
| Edinburgh Film Festival | Film | Talent Lab, a professional and creative development programme for 24 UK emerging filmmakers working towards their first feature films. | Edinburgh | 5000 |
| City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) | Music | An early career development programme for conductors, tailored to their individual skills and experiences. | Birmingham | 4000 |
| Claire Roberts | Music | Funding for a new EP for early-career composer and vocalist Claire Victoria Roberts. | Manchester | 2000 |
| Corinne Mynatt | Film | Collaboration to create the soundscape for a documentary film, telling untold stories of an underrepresented architect's live and work. | London | 4000 |
| Cowbridge Music Festival | Music | CMF Young Artists' Recital 2021: promoting two Welsh artists at the start of their chareers, pianist Luke Jones and composer Sarah L. Lewis. | Cowbridge, Wales | 2000 |
| Drake Music | Music | An accessible, tailored programme of commissioning, mentoring and training for three early career Disabled musicians from across England. | London | 3600 |
| East Neuk Festival | Music | BAND IN A VAN (BIAV) - sending world-class classical, jazz and folk out of the halls into the community, raising morale as we face Covid. | East Neuk | 3000 |
| Fuel Productions Ltd | Theatre | 3 seed commissions and a 3-year programme of support for diverse, early stage theatre makers. | London | 2000 |
| Gate Theatre | Theatre | A new online professional development programme for 12 early-career designers from backgrounds under-represented in the theatre profession. | London | 3000 |
| Gothic Opera | Opera | Orchestral ensemble fees for Gothic Opera's UK premiere production of La Nonne Sanglante by Gounod, performed in London this Halloween. | Bath | 6860 |
| Hampstead Theatre | Theatre | An opportunity for young playwrights to develop their craft under the mentorship of an award-winning playwright. | London | 5000 |
| HighTide Theatre | Theatre | Support two writers on HighTide Playwrights Cohort programme; providing financial support, mentorship, professional & artistic development. | London/East of England | 5000 |
| Hull Urban Opera | Opera | To allow 3 early-career opera singers to learn new techniques interacting with film in Louis Mander's 'Whistle & I'll Come to You' (2015). | Hull | 3000 |
| James Wilson | Film | Funds to produce a short silent film on gratitude inspired by and starring five creatives, with a soundtrack by an early career flautist. | Leeds | 3433 |
| Little Angel Theatre | Theatre | Supporting two Puppetry Internships for a 6 month extension, to diversify this niche art form and upskill two emerging Puppetry Makers. | London | 5000 |
| Magma Poetry | P&L | Publication of the 82nd issue of Magma Poetry, which will highlight and showcase Black poets in partnership with the Obsidian Foundation. | London | 5450 |
| Marie Bashiru | Music | Assistance with purchase of audio interface for recording of studio album. | London | 625 |
| Marienella Phillips | Music | Recording sessions at the Fishergate Point Centre for the Arts, Nottingham for experimental electronic opera 'Lucrezia: History Rewritten'. | Bristol | 2190 |
| Modern Art Oxford | Art | Platform Graduate Award - Professional development for emerging artists, with exhibition and accompanying public events at Modern Art Oxford. | Oxford | 2000 |
| Mozartists, The | Opera | Support for the development of early career singers in Classical Opera’s performance of Mozart’s 'La Betulia liberata'. | London | 3500 |
| Multi-Story Music | Music | Funding to train 21 musicians at the beginning of their careers to devise their own Living Programme Note performance of Eastman 'Stay On It'. | London | 5000 |
| National Dance Company Wales | Dance | Laboratori supports choreographers to develop new choreographic ideas under the mentorship of innovators in the field of contemporary dance. | Cardiff | 5000 |
| National Youth Jazz Collective | Music | NYJC’s Ambassadors Scheme for emerging jazz graduates keen to expand their portfolio & join NYJC’s national faculty of stellar music leaders. | London | 5740 |
| New English Ballet Theatre | Dance | Full-time fixed-term professional development opportunity for an emerging dancer in the early stages of their career. | London | 5000 |
| Opera Makers, The | Opera | Hopes & Fears | London | 5293 |
| Oxford Lieder | Music | Oxford Lieder Mastercourse - a week-long residential for 9 talented singer/pianist duos with professional coaching & performance experience. | Oxford | 3000 |
| Project One | Theatre/Film | Our company's first venture into filmmaking, the 15-minute short film 'Reasons', continuing our creative output despite the Covid-19 crisis. | London | 500 |
| Psappha | Music | Psappha seeks to support the creative development of 24 emerging composers over a 10-month period as part of its 30th Anniversary year. | Manchester | 5000 |
| Red Note Ensemble | Music | The Engaged Composer programme will train 10 early career composers to run inspiring projects with community groups. | Edinburgh | 4000 |
| Roundhouse Trust, The | Performance | The Resident Artist Programme facilitates the development of outstanding emerging artists as they progress into the creative industries. | London | 3000 |
| Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) | Music | COMPOSERS' HUB: A rare but vital opportunity for 5 emerging UK-based composers to develop their careers by composing music for an orchestra. | Glasgow | 2500 |
| Scherzo Ensemble | Opera | Scherzo Ensemble are seeking funding for the principal role fees in our new production of 'Il turco in Italia' at Longhope Opera July 2021. | London | 6000 |
| Sheffield Creative Guild Ltd | Art | A mentoring programme for 10 emerging creatives in a post Covid-19 world. | Sheffield | 3000 |
| Southbank Sinfonia | Music | Spitalfields Music's ‘Trainee Music Leader Programme’ trains and mentors a musician from Southbank Sinfonia to lead creative music workshops. | London | 2000 |
| SPAB | Architecture | The SPAB Scholarship gives early career building professionals the skills to make a positive contribution to the historic environment. | London | 7000 |
| Trac Cymru | Music | Avanc - a unique and transformational early career development programme for Wales's most talented young professional folk musicians. | Barry | 2000 |
| Transform | Performance | Next Wave' - commissioning fees and professional development for early career Northern artists, adapting to new models of performance. | Leeds | 3400 |
| Wysing Arts Centre | Art | Funding is requested to support two residencies specifically targeting talented early career artists at Wysing Arts Centre. | Cambridge | 5000 |
| ZooNation (The Kate Prince Company) | Dance | ZooNation Creative Dance Assistant scheme to support 4 young artists (18-24 yrs) by providing paid experience, employment and mentoring. | London | 4520 |
| Total grants to date | 178741 |