Apply for Continuo Foundation Grant Program (Round 9) 2025 – United Kingdom

Objective

• The objective of the grants is to provide the funds and confidence needed for ensembles to plan and carry out a range of projects that will bring inspiring live music to communities across the UK, particularly in areas which lack access to high calibre classical music.

Funding Information

• Applicants are invited to request amounts ranging from £2,000 to £8,000 to support UK projects scheduled to take place from 1 May to 31 October 2025.

Eligibility Criteria 

• Eligible ensembles are UK-based professional groups of at least three musicians playing period instruments, or faithful replicas, with a consistent membership of instrumentalists, year-round activity and an identity as a period-instrument ensemble.
• Proposed projects may include vocalists, or be collaborations with vocal ensembles, as long as the grant applicant is an instrumental ensemble meeting the description above. Projects may also include new works commissioned for period instruments or combine early and contemporary repertoires in their programmes.
• NB Previous Continuo Foundation grantees are eligible to apply provided they complied with the terms of their grant(s), including acknowledging Continuo Foundation’s support on all publicity related to the project, helping to spread the word about Continuo Connect to their audiences, and submitting their post-project report(s) on time.

Evaluation Criteria

• The key criteria for assessing applications are:
  • the artistic quality, creativity and originality of the proposed project;
  • the number of instrumentalists engaged and the proportion of the grant funds dedicated to artists’ fees;
  • the extent to which new live or virtual audiences will be engaged; and
  • for recently formed ensembles, the extent to which the project proposed is realistic and will contribute to establishing the group’s credentials and visibility, and support their future success.

For more information, visit Continuo Foundation.