National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations - Creative Scotland
Creative ScotlandScotland£1k – £100k
Who can apply
Artistic, creative and cultural organisations based in Scotland.
What it funds
The National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations is a funding programme for artistic, creative and cultural organisations based in Scotland. You can apply for grants of between £1,000 and £100,000 to support creative activity that runs for up to 18 months. The types of activity eligible for funding are: a specific one-off project or production a period of creative research and development a longer-term programme of work The funding can also support business and organisational development that…
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