The Radcliffe Trust | Fund for Arts Projects

11 Jun 2026

The Radcliffe Trust is offering grants across the UK to support projects in the areas of music, heritage, and crafts.

For music projects, the Trust will consider projects in the following categories:

• Composition and contemporary music - in the case of commission applications, the lead composer must be named.
• Bursaries for courses and summer schools (limited to UK-based students).
• Music therapy and special needs.
• Academic research.
• Youth orchestras.
• Performance projects.
• Educational projects - excluding applications from individual mainstream primary and secondary schools.

For heritage and crafts projects, the Trust will support the development of the skills, knowledge, and experience that underpin the UK's traditional cultural heritage and crafts sectors. This includes support for:

• Emerging craftspeople.
• Craft and conservation projects and training.
• Projects demonstrating creative outcomes by designer-makers.
• Projects with potential for capacity building within the sector.
• Special needs projects focusing on the therapeutic benefits of skills development.

Heritage and Crafts Grants are generally in the region of £2,500 to £7,500.
Music Grants are generally in the region of £2,500 to £5,000.

Deadline to apply is 31 July.

Find out more here.