| 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 |
Beneficiaries 2020 – 2021
| Organisation | Genre | Description | Area | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art in Perpetuity Trust | Art | Mentoring & studio award for two painting graduates to be mentored by APT artists, with exhibiting opportunities to realise their potential. | London | 5900 |
| Asia House | Music | Funds to support UK-based and young up-coming artists in the production of twelve events on the history of human voice. | London | 5000 |
| Castlefield Gallery | Art | Support for Bluecoat Castlefield Gallery Fellows – an intensive & bespoke development programme for North-based early career visual artists | Manchester | 4460 |
| Edward Nesbit | Music | A CD of my choral music recorded by the Choir of King's College London and released by Delphian Records - supporting me early in my career. | London | 3000 |
| Film London | Film | Supporting 12 earlier career moving image artists with comprehensive development programmes to strengthen careers and facilitate production of new works. | London | 5200 |
| Fuel Productions Ltd | Theatre | 3 seed commissions and a 3-year programme of support for diverse, early stage theatre makers Tom Stuart, Racheal Ofori and Rosemary Kingsley. (Now supporting Peaceophobia by Evie Manning) | London | 2000 |
| Glasgow Sculpture Studios | Art | Glasgow Sculpture Studios (GSS) is looking for funding to support its annual MFA Graduate Fellowship over two years (2019 and 2020). | Glasgow | 2000 |
| HighTide | Theatre | Support the development of Sonia Jalaly a female playwright of colour, to write a full draft of her play for production from 2020 onwards. | East Anglia | 4000 |
| International Guitar Foundation | Music | Young Artists Platform 2021 for 7 young professional guitarists (24 live and online concert showcases) and training/mentoring for 50+ guitarists. | London | 4500 |
| James Rogers | Art | To provide assistance into material innovation and the capacity for their use on a self-built and hacked 1.5m3 3D printing machine. | London | 2600 |
| Khidr Collective | P&L | Creating an e-journal for British Muslim artists to contribute toward featuring poetry, short stories, illustration & photography. | London | 2000 |
| London Sinfonietta | Music | A Digital Commissioning Scheme engaging early-career composers with expert technicians to create new works for digital platforms and devices. | London | 6000 |
| Peaceful Defeat, The | Theatre | Four Hundred Vlogs is a theatre production; interrogating modern culture through the figure of legendary Youtuber Logan Paul. | Woodford Green, Essex | 2400 |
| Performances Birmingham Ltd (THSH) | Music | "Jazzlines Commission" will partner 2 young Birmingham musicians with composers from elsewhere in UK to compose and perform new repertoire. | Birmingham | 3000 |
| Photographers' Gallery | Art | Folio Fridays: The Photographers’ Gallery’s monthly portfolio reviews that support emerging photographers to develop their practice. | London | 5000 |
| Psappha | Music | Psappha’s 2020-21 composer development programme: providing expert support for some of the UK’s best emerging professional composers. | Manchester | 4000 |
| Rifco Arts | Theatre | To support 3 British Asian playwrights, early in their careers, to research and develop a new play and bring it to an online audience. | Watford | 3000 |
| Samuel Little | Art/ Architecture | The visual documentation and dissemination of an overlooked reuse culture disappearing from agricultural building practice. | London | 2500 |
| TOTAL | 66560 |
Beneficiaries 2011 – 2012
Beneficiary |
Type |
Amount |
| Actors Centre | graduate bursary | £1,600 |
| Aimee Fisher | ceramicist 1/2 | 1,000 |
| Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra | young conductor | 5,000 |
| City & Guilds Art School | student bursaries | 5,000 |
| Core Blimey Arts | artist talks | 3,800 |
| Dance Umbrella | professional development program | 2,500 |
| English National Ballet | choreography | 5,000 |
| fanSHEN Theatre Company | playwright | 2,000 |
| Federation of Scottish Theatre | bursaries | 3,000 |
| Gloria Anna Lagou | dramatist | 1,000 |
| Hannah Khalil | dramatist | 500 |
| International Organ Festival | festival | 3,000 |
| Ledbury Poetry Festival | festival | 2,118 |
| Liverpool Everyman Playhouse | writing commission | 2,500 |
| London Sinfonietta | academy 1/2 | 5,000 |
| Meltdowns | artist in residence | 2,375 |
| Mid Wales Opera | singers | 3,000 |
| NMC Recordings | music recording | 2,500 |
| Northumberland Theatre Company | apprenticeship | 2,000 |
| Paines Plough | playwrights | 5,000 |
| Royal Northern College of Music | bursary | 5,000 |
| Royal Philharmonic Society | mentoring | 2,500 |
| Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory | drama graduate | 5,000 |
| Soho Theatre | drama | 2,500 |
| Southbank Sinfonia | orchestra | 3,500 |
| Tamasha Theatre Company | assistant director | 2,500 |
| Ulster Orchestra | masterclasses | 4,150 |
| University of Wales Institute | ceramics bursary | 2,000 |
| Welsh National Opera | masterclases | 5,000 |
Total for 2011 – 12 |
£90,043 |
Beneficiaries 2012 – 2013
Beneficiary |
Type |
Amount |
| Actors Centre | graduate bursary | £2,013 |
| Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra | young conductor | 5,000 |
| Box of Tricks Theatre Company | new writing project | 3,000 |
| Central School of Speech and Drama | bursaries | 5,000 |
| City & Guilds Art School | student bursaries | 5,000 |
| Continuum Ensemble | recording | 1,000 |
| Core Blimey Arts | artist talks | 4,930 |
| Dorset Corset Theatre Company | early career programme | 2,800 |
| Dundee Repertory Theatre | apprenticeship | 3,000 |
| English National Opera | singers | 3,500 |
| Erin Arts Centre Manahan Festival | young singers funding | 3,000 |
| Exaudi Vocal Ensemble | young composer concert series | 3,000 |
| Film & Video Workshop | workshop animation | 2,100 |
| Katherine Staples | artist studio fit out | 955 |
| London Sinfonietta | academy 2/2 | 5,000 |
| Longborough Festival Opera | opera | 1,500 |
| National Youth Jazz Collective | graduate tutor scheme | 4,000 |
| Old Vic Theatre Trust | mentoring | 5,000 |
| Orange Tree Theatre | trainee directors | 3,000 |
| The Orchestra Project | Mahler concert in disused multi-story car park | 500 |
| Parasol Unit for Contemporary Art | young artists | 3,000 |
| Poetry Trust | first collection poetry prize | 5,000 |
| Soho Theatre Company | new writers programme | 3,000 |
| Theatre Hullaballoo | festival | 5,000 |
| Yorkshire Artspace Society | starter studio space | 3,000 |
Total for 2012 – 13 : |
£85,298 | |
Beneficiaries 2013 – 2014
Beneficiary |
Type |
Amount |
| Academy of St. Martin in the Fields | Young musician residency and concert | £2,500 |
| Actors Centre, The | Alan Bates bursary | 2,065 |
| Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) | Trailblazers CPD bursary | 2,500 |
| Birmingham Royal Ballet | Dancer work placements | 5,000 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | 2 MA scholarships | 3,000 |
| Central School of Ballet | Student bursary | 2,500 |
| Central School of Speech & Drama | Final year bursaries | 5,000 |
| City & Guilds of London Art School | MA student bursaries | 5,000 |
| English Pocket Opera | Post-graduate designer fee | 2,500 |
| Fuel | Graduate bursaries | 2,424 |
| London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) | Post-graduate scholarship | 3,000 |
| London Contemporary Dance School | Bursaries | 3,000 |
| London Symphony Orchestra | Funding for LSO Discovery String Experience Scheme | 5,000 |
| National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) | 2 year sponsorship of two orchestral ‘chairs’ | 4,000 |
| New Dots | New music concert funding | 5,000 |
| Northern Film School | Graduate bursary fees | 5,000 |
| Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment | Year-long OAE Experience mentoring scheme for gifted period instrumentalists | 3,000 |
| Oxford Lieder | 2013 Festival Masterclass | 2,500 |
| Phoenix Dance Theatre | Emerging choreographer training programme | 4,800 |
| Poetry Trust, The | First Collection Prize sponsorship | 5,000 |
| Orange Tree Theatre Richmond | Trainee Directors’ scheme | 3,000 |
| RADA | Scholarships | 5,000 |
| Sing for Pleasure | Young conductors’ scholarship scheme | 4,674 |
| Soho Theatre | Funding for ‘Soho 6’ Writers Programme | 5,000 |
| Spitalfields Music | Emerging artists | 3,000 |
| Standpoint Gallery | Early career artist residency | 5,000 |
| Wolsingham Primary School | Early career artist mural project | 3,300 |
| Yorkshire Dance | Associate programme support | 2,000 |
| Zeitgeist Arts Projects | Workshop funding | 5,000 |
Total for 2013- 14 |
£108,763 | |