Funding and Bursaries

The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award (£32,000 grant)

The purpose of the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust award is, in particular, to help the development of emerging practitioners in the field of experimental theatre, and, in general, to encourage the new generation of creative artists. The award is for a company or individual to create either a show to be performed for The …

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The MMBF Trust offering £250 fund for creative projects

This MMBF Trust -funded opportunity provides 10 groups or individuals with £250 to help kick-start their creative projects. In the past MMBF Trust has funded everything from dance and film projects to music videos and photography collectives. Whatever creative field you work in, they will consider your application. • An innovative and highly visual creative • A …

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BFI Bursaries available for The Screen Arts Institute

The Screen Arts Institute, in Assocation with the BFI, is recruiting filmmakers for their Professional Story Development & Marketing Scheme. The programme starts in February 2017 and runs through to April 2018.  They will help you develop/further develop a feature or major TV project, package it, and market it to financiers and industry. They work with the best …

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Arvon Grants available for writing courses

Arvon is a UK-based organisation which commercially runs creative writing courses and retreats. However, if you’re a writer who can’t afford the fees but feels their programmes could be useful, you can check out their grants initiative. Arvon told us, ‘Grants are for writers who are unable to afford our full course fees and are …

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Van Eyck Call for Applications for Residency (€65 registration fee)

The Van Eyck invites artists, designers, photographers, architects, landscape architects, curators, writers, and thinkers to apply for a residency at the Jan van Eyck Academie for 6 up to 12 months. The Van Eyck is an international multiform organization for fine art, design, and reflection. Successful applicants will have their own studio and a programme …

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Live Lab Bursary 2016 seeking innovative approaches to text-based performance (£2000)

Submissions are now open for Live Theatre’s £2,000 Live Lab Bursary to develop a new piece of theatre. Live Theatre, Newcastle is the home of new theatre in the North East and Live Lab is the creative space that allows it to flourish. It offers a platform and support to writers, theatre makers and artists …

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Adam Morley and Actor Awareness bursary for writers

Actor Awareness and Adam Morley are releasing a bursary where a writer can win £1000 for new writing. Here are the details as quoted on the Actor Awareness website. ● We are looking for a plethora of new writing part of The Adam Morley and Actor Awareness bursary. The shows can be about anything and …

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Shonibare Studio open to proposals from guest artists for 2017

Shonibare Studio is the studio of artist Yinka Shonibare MBE. The studio also hosts a project space that serves a laboratory of artistic experimentation. Guest Projects is an initiative concieved by Shonibare Studio (UK) to offer an opportunity for projects of any artistic discipline (dance, visual arts, music, film screenings, seminars and talks on any subject) to …

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Arts Council session on Grants for the Arts and funding priorities for theatre (London Writers’ Week)

Grants for the Arts and funding priorities for theatre Event with Arts Council England Friday July 8th 2016 from 11am-12pm Part of London Writers’ Week 2016 In this free event, a representative from the Arts Council will be in conversation with Jennifer Tuckett, Director of London Writers Week, discussing the Arts Council’s grants for the arts scheme, …

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Imagine Festival of the Arts in Sutton offering grants for projects inspired by HG Wells

Imagine Festival of the Arts will run from 15th – 30th October 2016 and offer a number of events based around the works of writer HG Wells, who lived in the borough during his most successful years. In their own words: “Did you know H G Wells lived in Sutton, and inspired the first liquid …

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