Creative Scotland - Expanded Festivals Fund

The Expanded Festivals Fund supports non-profit cultural festivals in Scotland with funding to enable innovation in programming and/or to showcase Scottish and Scotland-based artists and practitioners.

Next deadline: 15 Oct 2025

Creative Scotland - National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations

Supports organisations who seek funding to undertake creative activity such as a specific project or production, a programme of creative work, or a period of research and development.

Creative Scotland - Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance

Supports touring of high-quality theatre and dance (including outdoor, circus, interdisciplinary and site-specific work).

Next deadline: 24 Sep 2025

Creative Scotland Crowdmatch

Creative individuals, groups or businesses are encouraged to share their creative ideas in order to take part in a competition to win up to £10,000 from Creative Scotland towards their crowdfunding campaign.

Crossdykes Community Benefit Fund

Supports a wide range of charitable activities providing benefit to the five community council areas of Langholm Ewes & Westerkirk, Lockerbie and District, Middlebie & Waterbeck, Eskdalemuir, and North Milk.

Next deadline: 6 Oct 2025

Cruden Foundation

Support charitable projects and activities in Scotland or those which benefit people who live here. There is a strong focus on community welfare, medical support and research, the arts, education and conservation.

Culture & Business Fund Scotland

The fund supports innovative and mutually beneficial partnerships between Scottish businesses and arts and heritage organisations to deliver new arts and heritage projects.

Daiwa Foundation Awards

Awards of £9,000-£18,000 are available for collaborative projects that enable British and Japanese partners to work together in the context of an institutional relationship.

Next deadline: 30 Sep 2025

Daiwa Foundation Small Grants

Grants are available to individuals, societies, associations or other bodies in the UK or Japan to promote and support interaction between the two countries.

Next deadline: 30 Sep 2025

Darroch Charitable Trust

The trust has general charitable purposes, with a preference for the West of Scotland.