Unfortunately, we are unable fund students in full-time education. This includes both funding for creative and academic activity. Rather, our remit as a funder is squarely focused on those who are living, working and practicing artists in Scotland, who have completed their formal education and are progressing with their artistic/creative careers. However, we can fund part-time students through our Open Fund for Individuals provided they can prove their part-time status, their track record and experience as an artist meets the eligibility criteria and the proposed activity is unrelated to their academic studies. Read more
Creative Scotland is unable to support funding relating to formal or accredited programmes of education in the UK or aboard, such as HNCs/HNDs, UG degrees, PG programmes, Masters Programmes or PhD Research. This includes both tuition and living costs. For those seeking information regarding funding for education in Scotland, the Scottish Government produces a Student Funding Guide which outlines funding options for those looking for costs to support their studies in Scotland. You can access this on the Scottish Government website. Read more
Creative Scotland provides funding to a large number of venues, organisations and festivals who deliver comedy through their programmes, for example Tron Theatre (Glasgow), Eden Court Theatre (Inverness), The Beacon (Greenock), Aberdeen Performing Arts and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Individuals and organisations involved in comedy are welcome to apply to our Open Fund. Applications are assessed against published criteria, assessing artistic and creative quality, public engagement, effective management and the financial viability of the project from the information provided. Applicants are required to make the case for public funding by demonstrating their vital contribution in increasing quality and access to (...)Read more
We recognise comedy as a creative art and it is supported in a variety of ways, including support for writing, practice development, performance and production. Our support for comedy is delivered across a range of artforms including theatre, physical performance, music, film and spoken word. Read more
