Deadline: Ongoing
The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland.
What the fund Supports?
- The Open Fund will support a period of research, development and/or delivery of creative activity for up to 24 months. They will ask you to tell them the start and end date for this activity and to describe the outcomes, benefits and impacts that you wish to achieve.
- This fund is designed to support creative activity such as a specific project, production or a period of research and development. It can support an individual’s time where this is related to specific creative outcomes.
Funding Information
- You can apply for between £500 and £100,000.
- Applications requesting between £500 – £20,000
- Applications will hear an outcome within 8 weeks.
- Applications requesting between £20,001 – £100,000
- Applications will hear an outcome within 12 weeks.
Eligibility Criteria
- Freelance and self-employed artists and creative practitioners living in Scotland who are at least 18 years old.
- You must have a UK bank account in your name.
- If you are not a self-employed individual or a sole-trader then you are not eligible to make an application to the Open Fund for Individuals.
For more information, visit Creative Scotland.
