Thank you to everyone who made a request to the Arts and Creative or the Screen Scotland funding programme. All requests have now been processed and responded to.
In the midst of the very serious personal and professional implications felt by all in the current environment, our first priority at Creative Scotland has been to do everything we can to help safeguard the future of the arts, screen and creative industries and provide funding and support which responds to the immediate impact of Covid-19.
As part of our Covid-19 response, on Friday 27 March we launched a Bridging Bursary Programme to provide financial support to individuals who are unable to sustain their creative work and practice in these extremely challenging times.
The Bridging Bursary Programme was in two strands:
Having launched the funds on Friday 27 March, both programmes were open for requests from Monday 30 March.
The Creative Scotland Bridging Bursary fund was paused on 2 April, and we gained additional funding from the Scottish Government and the Freelands Foundation (£1m each) and opened the fund for a second round of applications between Monday 20 April and Friday 25 April.
The Screen Scotland Bridging Bursary opened on Monday 30 March and closed on Wednesday 20 May.
The below information relates to the Creative Scotland Bridging Bursary and Screen Scotland Bridging Bursary awards.
There were a total of 2,293 awards made, with a total value of £4,302,561. 80% of the total number of requests were approved in phase 1 and 2.
Funds have been made to people in every local authority area in Scotland.
Arts and Creative Bridging Bursary Awards by Local Authority Area
Local Authority Area | Requests | Value Requested | Requests Approved | Value Approved |
Aberdeen City | 28 | £53,798 | 19 | £36,148 |
Aberdeenshire | 23 | £45,430 | 15 | £27,540 |
Angus | 22 | £46,868 | 20 | £39,450 |
Argyll and Bute | 21 | £42,650 | 16 | £31,400 |
Clackmannanshire | 5 | £8,400 | 3 | £5,400 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 39 | £70,970 | 31 | £57,720 |
Dundee City | 46 | £80,908 | 37 | £61,908 |
East Ayrshire | 13 | £23,107 | 12 | £21,107 |
East Dunbartonshire | 17 | £35,450 | 13 | £25,250 |
East Lothian | 36 | £70,616 | 30 | £56,566 |
East Renfrewshire | 13 | £23,750 | 12 | £21,250 |
City of Edinburgh | 445 | £801,935 | 358 | £640,069 |
Falkirk | 17 | £37,100 | 9 | £17,900 |
Fife | 73 | £133,844 | 53 | £95,844 |
Glasgow City | 774 | £1,350,932 | 689 | £1,203,155 |
Highland | 64 | £119,330 | 56 | £105,130 |
Inverclyde | 12 | £24,400 | 8 | £12,900 |
Midlothian | 25 | £47,875 | 20 | £37,375 |
Moray | 12 | £23,310 | 11 | £20,810 |
Na h-Eileanan Siar | 8 | £14,430 | 6 | £11,180 |
North Ayrshire | 23 | £41,700 | 17 | £29,950 |
North Lanarkshire | 30 | £58,858 | 15 | £26,258 |
Orkney Islands | 8 | £15,795 | 7 | £13,295 |
Perth and Kinross | 40 | £74,915 | 26 | £48,965 |
Renfrewshire | 40 | £70,600 | 25 | £43,700 |
Scottish Borders | 30 | £55,660 | 25 | £48,755 |
Shetland Islands | 4 | £7,900 | 4 | £7,900 |
South Ayrshire | 23 | £36,640 | 17 | £27,040 |
South Lanarkshire | 54 | £108,413 | 35 | £71,490 |
Stirling | 31 | £58,137 | 26 | £49,548 |
West Dunbartonshire | 11 | £16,300 | 7 | £10,300 |
West Lothian | 20 | £35,550 | 14 | £26,450 |
Outside Scotland | 11 | £21,701 | 1 | £750 |
Total | 2018 | £3,657,272 | 1637 | £2,932,503 |
Screen Bridging Bursary Awards by Local Authority Area
Local Authority Area | Requests | Value Requested | Requests Approved | Value Approved |
Aberdeen City | 1 | £2,500 | 0 | £0 |
Aberdeenshire | 2 | £1,800 | 2 | £1,800 |
Angus | 2 | £4,500 | 2 | £4,500 |
Argyll and Bute | 10 | £21,500 | 8 | £17,550 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 3 | £7,500 | 3 | £7,500 |
Dundee City | 4 | £6,600 | 3 | £5,600 |
East Ayrshire | 6 | £12,800 | 4 | £7,800 |
East Dunbartonshire | 25 | £56,000 | 20 | £44,500 |
East Lothian | 13 | £28,850 | 7 | £14,350 |
East Renfrewshire | 20 | £43,900 | 17 | £39,000 |
City of Edinburgh | 128 | £259,418 | 101 | £202,868 |
Falkirk | 6 | £12,200 | 3 | £6,000 |
Fife | 17 | £36,771 | 14 | £28,771 |
Glasgow City | 380 | £807,244 | 320 | £673,969 |
Highland | 10 | £24,050 | 9 | £21,050 |
Inverclyde | 8 | £16,400 | 8 | £16,400 |
Midlothian | 5 | £11,140 | 2 | £5,000 |
Moray | 2 | £5,000 | 2 | £5,000 |
Na h-Eileanan Siar | 6 | £15,000 | 5 | £12,500 |
North Ayrshire | 2 | £3,450 | 1 | £1,250 |
North Lanarkshire | 28 | £57,150 | 26 | £52,150 |
Perth and Kinross | 12 | £24,750 | 8 | £16,250 |
Renfrewshire | 30 | £62,800 | 26 | £55,000 |
Scottish Borders | 6 | £12,800 | 6 | £12,800 |
South Ayrshire | 9 | £16,840 | 6 | £12,000 |
South Lanarkshire | 43 | £92,400 | 31 | £64,700 |
Stirling | 13 | £27,700 | 8 | £15,700 |
West Dunbartonshire | 7 | £14,500 | 6 | £12,000 |
West Lothian | 8 | £14,650 | 6 | £11,550 |
Outside Scotland | 7 | £12,250 | 1 | £2,500 |
Total | 813 | £1,712,463 | 655 | £1,370,058 |
All awards from phase one have now been received by those requesting support.