Targeted Funding
Targeted Funds are funds which exist to support specific activities – as opposed to funds which are more general, supporting any activity and open to anyone to apply to.
They are usually set up to help support a specific art form or type of work, or to help meet a strategic need or gap. Often the funding has only been made available because the money is ‘ring-fenced’ – meaning that it can only be used to fund that activity and nothing else.
Some examples of our Targeted Funds include:
- The Youth Music Initiative, which is an annual funding programme from the Scottish Government to support music-making activity for young people
- The Screen Funds, which support filmmakers and producers to develop and produce films, documentaries and other screen projects
- The Made in Scotland fund, which can support costs for Scottish theatre, dance and music projects which are planning to perform as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The Targeted Funds that are open for people to apply to can be found below.
How do I find out more information?
If you need more information please contact our Enquiries Service using one of the methods outlined on our Contact Us page.
Targeted Funds
Supporting high quality music making opportunities for young people aged 0 – 25 yrs.
The Cultural Bridge partnership which promotes cross-border collaboration and exchange between Germany and the UK announces a new 2023 - 2024 programme of funding for organisations.
This fund seeks to increase the diversity of people in the arts, screen and creative industries.
This fund is to help organisations, creative businesses or creative practitioners create new, or develop existing, local creative business networks in Scotland.
Interested in exploring a more digitally based practice? Want mentoring support to do it? Then this programme is for you!
The annual Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship supports an organisation to host a writing fellowship – with the successful writer based in Scotland to develop their craft, and to produce a work of quality.
The Four Nations International Fund supports individuals and organisations in developing international partnerships and co-creation projects.
Go See Share is a small fund for individuals, organisations and creative businesses to undertake trips to explore new ways to expand their business activity and make them more financially sustainable.
Made in Scotland is a curated showcase promoting high quality music, theatre and dance to international promoters and audiences at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It also supports onward international touring.
Our Voices aims to develop the writing of emerging prose writers from under-represented communities.
Creative Scotland’s Place Programme operates at a strategic level with local authorities and other partners.
Radical Care is an action research project for organisations in the arts, screen and creative industries who want to try out new approaches to support those with caring responsibilities.
