| 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 |