Funding

The funding stream most suited to makers is likely to be Open Project Funding. This fund supports the creative industries, with projects that help you explore, realise and develop your creative potential, widen access to your work, and enrich Scotland’s reputation as a distinctive creative nation connected to the world. Open Project Funding will support:

• Projects that develop skills or artistic practice
• Projects that create something new and of high quality
• Projects which either present work to audiences, or which try to develop and reach new audiences (including those hard to reach)
• Projects which encourage more people to get involved in artistic and creative activity

You can apply for funding from £1,000 to £150,000. Open Project Funding is a continuous programme, meaning that you can make an application at any time throughout the year and there are no deadlines. You will however need to allow enough time between when you apply and when you plan to start your project to allow Creative Scotland to undertake the assessment of your proposal. Depending on the amount you are applying for, decisions may take up to 12 working weeks from the date Creative Scotland receive your application form. If you would like to apply for Open Project Funding, you can find full details on the Creative Scotland website.