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62 open music grants in the United Kingdom, from Sound and Music, Arts Council Wales and 6 other organisations. The next closes 25 September 2026.
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Sound and Music
Prize · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 25 September 2026 · Up to £3,000
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 25 September 2026 · up to £3,000
Sound and Music
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 25 September 2026
Arts Council Wales
Prize · United Kingdom · Theatre, Music
Closes 28 September 2026 · £280,000 total (11 awards ranging from £15,000 to £40,000)
PRXLUDES
Prize · Liverpool, United Kingdom · Music
Closes 28 September 2026
Sound and Music
Prize · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 28 September 2026 · £1000
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 28 September 2026 · £5,000 to £10,000
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music, Theatre
Closes 30 September 2026 · up to £10,000 per applicant; £250,000 total budget
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 30 September 2026 · up to £3,000
Sound and Music
Prize · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 1 October 2026
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 2 October 2026 · £20,000
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 2 October 2026 · £20,000
Sound and Music
Commission · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 5 October 2026
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 9 October 2026 · £500 to £1,000
Arts Council Northern Ireland
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 15 October 2026
Arts Council Northern Ireland
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 15 October 2026
Sound and Music
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 29 October 2026 · up to £3,500
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 2 November 2026 · £1,800 artist bursary plus up to £4,000 production grant per artist
PRXLUDES
Prize · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 6 December 2026
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Closes 5 January 2027
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music, Theatre
Closes 30 April 2027 · £5,500
Royal Philharmonic Society
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRS Foundation Early Career
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Royal Philharmonic Society
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRS Foundation International
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRS Foundation Early Career
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £1,000 to £150,000
PRS Foundation Early Career
Prize · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £5,000 (winner); £2,500 each (two runners-up)
Royal Philharmonic Society
Fellowship · London, United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Royal Philharmonic Society
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £500
PRS Foundation International
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed · £5,000 to £10,000
PRS Foundation International
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £5,500
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · London, United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · London, United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · London, United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Royal Philharmonic Society
Fellowship · London, United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
Creative Scotland
Grant · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Music, Theatre
No deadline listed
PRXLUDES
Prize · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRXLUDES
Commission · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed · £1,000.00
PRXLUDES
Commission · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRS Foundation Early Career
Grant · United Kingdom · Music, Film
No deadline listed · up to £3,000
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed · up to £1,500
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £8,000 to £15,000
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · up to £5,000
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · £250 to £450
PRXLUDES
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRS Foundation Early Career
Fellowship · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
PRS Foundation International
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed · £8,000 to £15,000
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · Up to £500 from General Fund; £250 to £7,000 from Young Musicians' Fund; total budget 2024 to 2025: no less than £50,000 for Young Musicians and no less than £5,000 for General Fund
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed · £5,000
Royal Philharmonic Society
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline
PRS Foundation Early Career
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · up to £5000
PRS Foundation International
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline · up to £5000
Arts Council Northern Ireland
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline
PRS Foundation International
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
Rolling, no fixed deadline
Creative Scotland
Grant · United Kingdom · Music
No deadline listed
62 on Outside The Studio today. 16 close within the next 30 days. 16 accept applications on a rolling basis with no fixed deadline. The index is rechecked every night and closed calls are removed.
25 September 2026. Every listing below shows its own closing date, and the ones with no date are open all year.
44 name the countries they accept. The rest do not say either way, so we show each call in its own words rather than guessing. Check the listing before you spend a day on the application.
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