Are you looking for funding to support your creative and professional development? VACMA is designed to help you grow and develop your creative practice with fixed bursaries of £500 or £1000
Closing date: 3 Feb 2026
The Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA) are a programme of small grants schemes delivered in partnership with local authorities and art organisations across Scotland. The schemes are managed locally by these partners.
The purpose of these bursaries is to support visual artists and craft makers in their creative and professional development.
VACMA is supported by Creative Scotland through funding from the National Lottery.
In 2025/26 VACMA is offering fixed bursaries of £500 and £1000. You should apply for the level of bursary that best suits your circumstances.
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£500 Early-Career Bursary: for artists and makers who have graduated within the past 3 years or those who can demonstrate experience of the public presentation of their work within the same timeframe.
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£1000 Bursary: for artists and makers who can demonstrate more than 3 years’ experience of the public presentation of their work.
Creative Scotland are working with partners across Scotland to deliver the scheme across 24 local authorities.
VACMA has two deadlines in 2025/26:
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Autumn deadline: 5pm, 21 October 2025
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Winter deadline: 5pm, 3 February 2026
Please note, not all partners offer a scheme with both deadlines – please check the list here for detail on which partners are participating, and which deadlines they offer.
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