New funds from Creative Scotland
Creative Scotland has announced three new funds to help individuals and organisations who have lost work and income due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
They are:
- for freelance professionals and artists, such as writers or makers of poetry, prose or fiction, playwrights etc who have lost income due to Covid-19 and consider themselves to be in immediate need
- simple and quick application with a CV and named referee via an online form
- CV must demonstrate a freelance professional creative practice
- A one-off bursary of between £500 to £2,500 to support your immediate needs
- Non-competitive
- Fund is now closed.
- A bridging bursary programme from Screen Scotland
- For freelance or self-employed screen practitioners working in all parts of Scotland’s screen sector who have lost work and income due to Covid-19
- The fund is between £500 to £2,500 and is non-competitive
- Simple process for applicants with quick turnaround
- Applications opened on Mon 30 Mar
- Revised Open Project Fund to support creative practitioners to continue to develop work
- Open Fund for individuals and Open Fund for organisations
- The Open Fund for Organisations will not be in competition for funding applications for individuals
- Open Fund for Individuals is for between £1,000 to £50,000
- Open Fund for Organisations is for grants between £1,000-£15,000 or £15,000-£50,000
- Supports up to 12 months’ activity
- Open all year round, no deadlines
- Applications open Fri 3 Apr