Scops Arts Trust
The aim of the Trust is to give people of all ages the opportunities to access, participate in and enjoy the arts (particularly the performing arts), and support projects that widen access and have a lasting cultural impact on local communities. The Trust only awards a small number of grants each year. The Trust mostly supports registered charities.
Funding is for projects in a particular area of the performing arts in each grant round:
- Round 1 - Music festivals (children's performances are excluded)
- Round 2 - Early career artists' performance programmes focusing on performance opportunities
- Round 3 - Children and young people's music education (choirs are excluded)
Music education and engagement projects for children will be considered at every grants round
Most grants will be awarded for specific projects, but the Trust will also make contributions towards the core costs of smaller organisations where a grant could make an impact.
In 2026, the Trust will once again focus each of its three grant rounds on a different category of music projects.
The application periods for 2026 are as follows:
- Round 1 - Music festivals (children's performances are excluded) - 13 January 202 to 27 January.
- Round 2 - Early-career artists' performance programmes focusing on performance opportunities - 12 May to 26 May.
- Round 3 - Children and young people's music education (choirs are excluded) - 1 September to 15 September.
