Request for Applications: Fidelio Charitable Trust Grant Program (UK)

The Trustees aim to help individuals and groups who would not be able to carry out a project or activity without financial support, particularly those who are at an early stage in their careers.

Such individuals and groups must be recommended by an appropriate institution, college, Arts Festival or similar organisation. Applications by those seeking support for themselves or their school age children (e.g. for course or competition fees) will not be considered.

Aims

• 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

Funding Information

• Fidelio’s funds are limited and no single grant will normally be greater than £5,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications need to be supported by Institutions, Colleges, Arts Festivals or other similar arts organisations in the United Kingdom with recognised relevant expertise.
• Applications from individuals or groups seeking funding for themselves or their children without such support will not be considered.
• Applications are not generally considered for activities for people under the age of 21, or for course fees, capital items or retrospective expenditure.

Application Requirements

• Applications should be submitted by completing the Fidelio Application Form and 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 (this should not exceed £5,000) 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.