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Recently opened funds
PRS for Music Foundation - Beyond Borders
Beyond Borders stimulates and strengthens cross-border collaborations between music creators, performers and presenters. Funding is available for projects that include new commissions, recordings and performances of music written in the past five years.
Due to open: 15 May 2025
The Wolfson Foundation - Funding for Places
The Foundation's main grants programme provides support for places. They fund capital initiatives across a broad range of organisations working across the fields of education, science and medicine, health and disability and arts and humanities.
Due to open: 14 May 2025
The Big Give - Christmas Challenge
The Christmas Challenge is an online match funding campaign that can help your charity to raise more money this Christmas. It offers supporters of participating charities the opportunity to have their donations doubled when the campaign goes live.
Due to open: 12 May 2025
The Joseph Rank Trust
The Trustees have two main areas of interest: projects that demonstrate a Christian approach to the practical, educational and spiritual needs of people of all ages and the adaptation of Church properties.
Due to open: 1 May 2025
Scottish Building Society Foundation
The Scottish Building Society Foundation will aim to invest in the long-term future of communities in Scotland. They are looking to provide financial support to charities and community groups.
Due to open: 1 May 2025
Dunard Fund
The Dunard Fund seeks to promote and advance the arts in Scotland, and makes donations principally under the following headings: Classical Music, Visual Arts, Architectural, Humanitarian and Environmental.
Opened: 1 May 2025
Next deadline: 31 May 2025
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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. Our mission is to support, promote and develop a confident, sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland.
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