Creative Scotland - Culture Collective Fund
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The Culture Collective Fund is a Scottish Government initiative which supports a network of creative practitioners, organisations and communities, working together to create a positive difference locally and nationally.
The Fund will support activity developed collaboratively between artists, organisations, and communities. It aims to make a positive impact locally and nationally by funding community-engaged creative work, providing paid opportunities for creative practitioners, and actively engaging people in shaping the future cultural life of their community.
The programme began as a COVID-19 response and now continues to address wider challenges such as the cost-of-living crisis, climate change, and social inequality. It encourages sustainable, creative community development, evolving in response to emerging community ideas and needs, and supports learning across a national network.
The Culture Collective Fund supports the following goals:
- Empower communities to shape their cultural life through creative collaboration.
- Create paid roles for creative practitioners to work with communities.
- Support skills development and build community capacity.
- Establish a national network to share learning and explore models of community-engaged creative practice.
- Evaluate impact to inform future cultural policy and funding.
Projects can start in April 2026 and run for up to 18 months.
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Geographical areas funded: Scotland
Fund type
- Type of funding:
- Grant
- Type of cost:
- Revenue
Fund award sizes
- Minimum:
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- Maximum:
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- Annually awarded:
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- Notes on award amounts:
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Who can apply
Non-profit organisations based in Scotland whose work involves the arts, screen and creative industries.
When to apply
Currently closed. Fund opening 2pm, Tuesday 7 October 2025. Closes: 2pm, Wednesday 22 October 2025
Next deadline: 22 Oct 2025
How to apply
Submit an expression of interest via their website portal. Eligible applicants will be invited to submit a full application.
Exclusions
Activites funded: Arts and culture
Beneficiaries funded: Voluntary sector organisations
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Creative Scotland
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Registered charity (rUK) Government body
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249 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 4QE
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