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Jan 20 2022 
Music funding opportunities for January
January Funding Opportunities
At Take it away, we believe that music needs backing. For any music creator, knowing where and how to look for financial support for your projects is invaluable.
We update this page regularly with the latest opportunities and deadlines for creative grants that will help you on your musical journey.
Here’s what caught our eye recently (last updated January 2022)
Help Musicians announce £1m hardship fund
Unfortunately, we enter this new year with many musicians struggling to make ends meet due to Covid disruption.
Help Musicians will be making further payments to musicians facing financial hardship, with applications for support opening on 31 January 2022.
This new round will see a one-off payment of at least £250 made to those eligible, with higher amounts available to those in the most challenging financial conditions if we have sufficient funds.
Time to Power Up
Power UP is a new programme which will power up Black music creators & industry professionals, and will tackle anti-Black racism & racial disparities in the UK music industry. If you’re an exceptional UK-based Black music creator or industry professional ready to power up to the next phase of your career, apply today!
Deadline 17th Feb at 6pm
Grand Plan
Grand Plan is a fund run by creatives, for creatives. The founders have either observed or experienced the sustained and structural barriers which contribute to an under-representation of artists and creative people of colour in British arts & culture. They offer three £1000 grants per month to creative people of colour based in the UK who want to make a new cultural project happen.
Deadline 31st January.
🔗 Find out more and apply here…
Mobo Help Musicians’ Fund
The MOBO Help Musicians Fund can provide financial support to musicians making Hip Hop, Grime, R&B, Soul, music of African origin, Reggae, Jazz and Gospel, helping them create music, develop business skills and take their career to the next level.
Music creators can apply for financial support of up to £3,000 towards recording and releasing music.
As well as the above, supported artists will also receive a health consultation from a BAPAM specialist to talk through and address any issues.
Get instruments for your project from Music for All
Music for All invites groups in need of electric guitars (no amplifiers included) and/or ukuleles to apply for some very special instruments.
The charity also has up to 20 special Behringer MS-1 analogue synthesisers to award to deserving projects.
In addition, up to three awards of £2000 are available for projects to benefit those with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
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Nov 10 2021 
Music funding opportunities for November
November Funding Opportunities
For any music creator, knowing where and how to look for financial support for your projects is invaluable.
For any music creator, knowing where and how to look for financial support for your projects is invaluable. We update this page monthly with the latest opportunities and deadlines for creative grants that will help you on your musical journey.
Here’s what caught our eye in November.
Get funding application guidance from Help Musicians
Support is always available from Help Musicians and you don’t need to worry about deadlines, or funding rounds. They run ‘Get Set’ online sessions will guide you through the types of activities for which you can receive support, the application process, common mistakes and top tips, equipping you to write the best possible application.
The next one is on December 9th.
Mobo Help Musicians’ Fund
The MOBO Help Musicians Fund can provide financial support to musicians making Hip Hop, Grime, R&B, Soul, music of African origin, Reggae, Jazz and Gospel, helping them create music, develop business skills and take their career to the next level.
Music creators can apply for financial support of up to £3,000 towards recording and releasing music.
As well as the above, supported artists will also receive a health consultation from a BAPAM specialist to talk through and address any issues.
Grand Plan – a new charity
Grand Plan is a fund run by creatives, for creatives. The founders have either observed or experienced the sustained and structural barriers which contribute to an under-representation of artists and creative people of colour in British arts & culture. They offer three £1000 grants per month to creative people of colour based in the UK who want to make a new cultural project happen.
🔗 Find out more and apply here…
The Arts Council England
The Arts Council England has announced that its Developing your Creative Practice programme is open for applications. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to support the development of independent creative practioners working in dance, theatre, music, visual arts, literature, combined arts or museums practice.
The application deadline is midnight on 7 December 2021.
PPL Momentum Music Fund
The PPL Momentum Music Fund offers grants of £5k-£15k for UK based artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers. Activities eligible for support include recording, touring and marketing.
Awards for Young Musicians
The biggest obstacle for many talented young musicians is a simple lack of money. They have the talent, they have the drive, but developing their musical potential can be an expensive endeavour. AYM offers up to £100,000 in grants each year to exceptional young musicians whose families are on a lower income. Their key criteria are musical talent and financial need, meaning whatever genre the musician plays, they can prove their eligibility without having to have taken formal exams.
Musicians can apply anytime after their 5th birthday and before their 18th birthday.
Win a Scholarship from Yamaha Music Europe Foundation
As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of musical instruments, Yamaha believes passionately in musical education. Since 1990, the Yamaha Foundation has granted scholarships to over 1000 young musicians across 33 European countries. The scholarships are granted annually and are aimed at students who are preparing for a professional musical career at a recognized educational institution within Europe. You must be 25 years of age or younger at the time the annual grant is awarded (usually February/March).
The scholarship takes the form of a one-time payment of between €1000.00 and €2000.00. Applications must have been received by the deadline of November 30, 2021.
The British Council
The British Council’s Music team works with over 100 countries to connect British musicians, educators and industry people with their counterparts and audiences around the world, providing opportunities to share knowledge and experience different cultures.
Here you’ll find the latest UK music opportunities and UK music funding resources from the British Council and beyond.
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