CFAs: Fidelio Charitable Trust Grant Programme (UK)

Such individuals and groups must be recommended by an appropriate institution, college, Arts Festival or similar organisation.

Focus Areas

• The trust supports art disciplines such as: Music, including Opera, Lieder, Composition and Dance.

Funding Information

• The grant amount should not exceed £5,000.

Eligible Activities

• Fidelio aims to provide support for individuals (over the age of 21) or groups of exceptional ability, to enable them for example:
  • To receive special tuition or coaching (e.g. in the case of musicians to attend Master Classes)
  • To participate in external competitions
  • To be supported for a specially arranged performance
  • To receive support for a musical composition

Ineligible Activities

• Applications by those seeking support for themselves or their school age children (e.g. for course or competition fees) will not be considered.

Eligibility Criteria

• There is no Nationality restriction and the work for which money is sought may take place overseas but the proposed beneficiaries must be based in the UK.

Application Requirements

• Applications should include the following:
  • The name of the contact person and institution making the application
  • The names of the individual/s or group/s for whom the application is made i.e. those benefitting from the grant. Please include links to websites giving more information about the beneficiaries, where applicable
  • How the proposed beneficiaries were or will be selected
  • The objectives of the proposed grant
  • The total amount being applied for and full details of how it is intended to be spent (it is important to give as much detail as possible)
  • What other sources of funding have been sought, details of other funding obtained or reasons for not seeking alternative support
  • The period of time for which the grant is sought (grants will not normally be considered for longer than one year).

For more information, visit Fidelio Charitable Trust.