Access to Music Making

The purpose of the Access to Music Making fund is to create access to high-quality music making opportunities for children and young people.

Applications are closed

The purpose of the Access to Music Making fund is to create access to high-quality music making opportunities children and young people.

Watch as Creative Learning Officer Sarah Lockhart explains more about the fund.

Eligibility

Applications to the Access to Music Making fund can come from organisations and individuals based in Scotland or who are delivering programmes within Scotland for the benefit of children and young people of Scotland.

Please note: YMI will distribute £7.2m in 2023/24 for school-based music making programmes across Scotland’s 32 Local Authorities. For more information on your Local Authority’s YMI programme please check the YMI Formula Fund contact document.

Full details on eligibility can be found in the guidance.

If you have any questions or concerns, our Enquiries Team are here to help - visit our Contact Us page.

Timeline

There will be one deadline for the Access to Music Making Fund in 2023/24.

  • Guidance published and online application portal opens - Tuesday 18 July 2023
  • Application deadline – 12pm, Tuesday 29 August 2023
  • Decisions – Tuesday 21 November 2023

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Access support

Creative Scotland is committed to offering clear and accessible application processes and programmes that are open to everyone. We have a number of ways we can support you to make your application. Find out more in the guidance.