The Foundation offers funding towards:
The performance, commissioning or recording of music by professional composers active in the last 100 years who have not yet achieved a broad national or international reputation, or by composers entering the profession.
- – Grants will generally only be awarded for notated music, scored for live performers. (Repertoire which combines electronics with live performers will be considered.)
- – Supported repertoire must be by named composers of British or Irish nationality, or who have been resident in the UK for a minimum of five* years.
- – Ensembles, organisations, individual performers or composers may apply.
- – We do not generally support the performances of composers currently in higher education, or performances by student ensembles.
and/or
Projects or organisations in the UK which create developmental opportunities for composers or which promote public knowledge and appreciation of British or Irish music of the last 100 years.
*three years if applying for the Vaughan Williams Scholarship
HOW TO APPLY
| Applications are now closed and will reopen on 13 October 2025. |
Download
1. Download the guidelines for applicants which detail how to register, and what you will need to include in support of your application.
Read
2. Read the funding conditions which you will need to agree.
Register
3. Start your application by completing a brief online registration form available from 8 October. On registering you will receive an email confirmation containing a personal link so that you can:
Upload
4. Upload your supporting information via the link you have received.
To be considered all information must be uploaded by the given deadline. We do not accept applications via post or email. Applicants will be emailed with the Trustees’ decision 12 weeks after the deadline.
