Results for Arts & Cultural

Funding amount and term: up to £10,000. 
Funding for: providing paid opportunities for full-time university students to gain meaningful and developmental work experience.  
Who can apply: museums, galleries and visual arts organisations. 
Funding priorities: as above. 
Any other information: see web link above. 
Next deadline: 19 September 2025.

Funding amount and term: up to £100,000 is available. 
Funding for: arts, library and museum projects.  
Who can apply: individual artists, community and cultural organisations. 
Funding priorities: the grassroots live music sector, enabling museums to develop their collections-based work and increase public engagement with, and use of, their collections and work that supports, enhances and enriches libraries.  
Any other information: see web link above. 
Deadline: ongoing.

Artspace Cinderford are an arts and education based charity based in the Forest of Dean.

Canopy is a constituted community group operating in the Forest of Dean as a creative network.

Charlie's provides free holistic therapies and support to anyone affected by Cancer. Charlie's services are countywide and are therefroe avaliable to anyone affected by cancer in Gloucestershire.

Cheltenham Festivals is a charity which feeds the human spirit.

The museum now houses over 20,000 precious objects and documents relating to the heritage of the Forest of Dean.

Glosfolk promotes the appreciation and participation in folk song, music, dance, and drama.

Hawkwood is an educational charity providing courses, facilitating training and offering venue hire,

Funding amount and term: up to £3,000. 
Funding for: musicians to develop their skills or artistic practice. 
Who can apply: experienced musicians. 
Funding priorities: as above. 
Any other information: There are three funding windows a year. The current funding window opened on 14 April 2025. There is also a funding window from 15 September to 10 October 2025. 
Next deadline window: 15 September 2025 to 10 October 2025.

The Holst Birthplace Museum is where composer Gustav Holst was born in 1874.

Funding amount and term: up to £5,000. 
Funding for: the arts, education, medical research, sport and social welfare. 
Who can apply: charities working in the areas above. 
Funding priorities: the Trust is particularly interested in allocating awards under the social welfare theme.   
Any other information: applications need to be in writing to: The John Beckwith Charitable Trust, 124 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9BW or via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  
Deadline: ongoing.

Funding amount and term: between £30,000 and £150,000.
Funding for: three strands – arts, environment and social action.
Who can apply: UK-registered charities with an income between £100,000 and £10 million.
Funding priorities: to make a difference, with as wide an impact as possible.
Any other information: please check the web link above for detailed application guidelines.
Deadline: ongoing.

Library Clubs provide a social activity for elderly customers who would otherwise struggle to access library services themselves. 

Make It Studios is a shared workspace and enterprise hub in Stroud for start-ups,

New Brewery Arts is the place to come and explore the best of British craft and creativity. 

Funding amount and term: between £500 and £5,000. 
Funding for: projects that aim to increase knowledge and appreciation of any matters of historic, artistic, architectural, aesthetic, literary, musical or theatrical interest.  
Who can apply: registered charities, individuals and groups. 
Funding priorities: projects that involve children or young people, disabled or disadvantaged people and communities and those projects which fall within historic, artistic, architectural, aesthetic, literary, musical or theatrical criteria and which enhance the lives of others. 
Any other information: see web link above. 
Deadline: ongoing. 

The Rococo Garden is a fascinating step back to a flamboyant and sensual period of English Garden Design.

 Funding amount and term: from £30,000 up to £100,000 a year. 
Funding for: projects that enhance the lives, development and achievements of children and young people through high-quality arts-based learning activities.  
Who can apply: arts and cultural organisations working in partnership with educational settings. 
Funding priorities: applications are welcomed from organisations led by people most impacted by oppression, including racism, ableism, classism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, and/​or transphobia. 
Any other information: arts and cultural organisations are warmly welcomed to book an enquiry call to find out more about the Arts-Based Learning Fund. 
Deadline: ongoing. 

Funding amount and term: interest free loans of up to £5,000. 
Funding for: the purchase of musical instruments and equipment. 
Who can apply: the scheme is open to all though applicants must have an annual income of £5,000 or more.  
Funding priorities: as above. 
Any other information: please check their criteria via the link above. The Take It Away scheme is available through over 130 music instrument shops in England and Northern Ireland.  
Deadline: ongoing.