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Supporting freelancers to understand their rights and navigate their careers. Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the creative and cultural sector across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here.
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- What Is Creative Scotland's Open Fund For Individuals?
- What The Fund Supports
- Eligibility
- Deadlines
- How to Apply
The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. The overall annual budget for this fund is £5 million.
The Open Fund will support a period of research, development and/or delivery of creative activity for up to 24 months. We will ask you to tell us the start and end date for this activity and to describe the outcomes, benefits and impacts that you wish to achieve. This fund is designed to support creative activity such as a specific project, product...
You can apply to the fund if you are a freelance or self-employed artist or creative practitioner living in Scotland. You must be at least 18 years old, and you must have a UK bank account in your name. If you are not a self-employed individual or a sole trader, you should apply to the National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations.
There are no deadlines for this fund – you can apply year-round. The start date of your activity must be after the date you will hear the outcome of your application - you can learn more about this in the Guidance for Applicants.
Download the guidance for applicants, read the FAQs, and watch our application walkthrough. Please ensure you download the guidance each time you consider making an application, to ensure you have the latest version of the file. Once you're ready, you can apply online using our online application portal.
Creative Scotland distributes funding for the arts, screen and creative industries from two primary sources. Find out about available funding, how to apply, and what help is available for applicants without logging in.
Legacy Online Funding Applications Portal. This Portal is no longer in use. You will be automatically re-directed to our new Funding Managment System.
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