PRS Foundation have many initiatives that provide financial support for the creation, performance, and/or promotion of outstanding music. Find out below which opportunities could be suitable for you.
The Open Fund for Organisations
The Open Fund for Organisations offers grants up to £10,000 in support of new music projects led by promoters, talent development organisations, venues, festivals, curators and large performance groups.
Projects must involve the creation, performance and promotion of new music and enable songwriters, composers, or solo artists, bands, producers and performers of all backgrounds to develop creatively and professionally.
Through The Open Fund, we support high quality new music projects which have tangible musical outcomes and a clearly defined start and end date.
It is available to any UK-based not-for-profit organisation (plus some exceptions) with an eligible project – which includes festivals, venues, promoters, orchestras and large ensembles, talent development or composer development organisations and curators.
Applications are open now and closes on 15 March at 6pm.
More information can be found here.
The Open Fund for Music Creators
The Open Fund for Music Creators offers grants up to £5,000 to support the development of outstanding songwriters and composers of all genres and backgrounds at different stages of their career.
The fund can support projects by songwriters, composers, or artists, bands, producers and performers who are writing their own music or commissioning others.
The funding includes support of: creation of new music, Music Creator fees, touring and live performances, recording and release, creative residency costs, fees to creative collaborators as well as promotion and marketing.
Applications are open now and closes on 15 March at 6pm.
More information can be found here.
The Women Make Music Fund
The Women Make Music Fund supports the development of outstanding women, trans and non-binary songwriters and composers of all genres and backgrounds at different stages of their career. The fund can support projects by women, trans and non-binary songwriters, composers, artists, bands and performers who are writing their own music.
The aim of Women Make Music is:
• To break down assumptions and stereotypes within the music industry by encouraging role models for future generations
• To raise awareness of the gender gap and to ensure that women are aware that support for new music is available to them
• To increase the profile of women, trans and non binary artists who are creating new music in the UK
• To encourage women, trans and non binary artists who may otherwise not have applied for PRS Foundation funding to do so
Applications are open now and closes on 15 March at 6pm.
More information can be found here.
PRS Foundation’s Composers’ Fund
PRS Foundation’s Composers’ Fund aims to give an opportunity for composers with a strong track record, giving direct access to funding at pivotal stages in their career.
A contribution of up to £10,000 is available to composers who are already making a significant cultural contribution in the UK and have the potential for greater impact in the UK and overseas.
Managed by PRS Foundation in partnership with Jerwood Arts, The Composers’ Fund supports up to 15 composers per year who can make the case for the kind of support that would enable them to make a significant step change in their career.
Previous projects have included recordings, the promotion and performance of existing works, international co-commissions and development, performer collaboration, residencies, sabbaticals or childcare costs and project or promotional support.
Previous recipients include the recent Award winners Charlotte Bray, James Weeks, Hilda Paredes, Gavin Higgins and Erika Fox.
Applications are open soon and closes on 17 May at 6pm.
More information can be found here.
