Creative Scotland Covid-19 Impact Funds

 

Creative Scotland has launched three funding programmes designed to provide further support to sustain the country’s creative community during the COVID-19 outbreak.

  1. Creative Scotland Bridging Bursary Fund will help sustain creative practice by freelance creative professionals who have lost earnings due to the cancelation of work as a result of COVID-19. The £2 million fund will offer one-off bursary payments of between £500 and £2,500. Applications open on Monday 30 March.

  2. Screen Scotland Bridging Bursary Fund will provide one-off bursaries of £500 to £2,500 to freelance PAYE and self-employed screen sector workers who are experiencing immediate financial difficulty due to loss of income as a result of the Covid-19. Applications open on Monday 30 March 2020.

  3. Open Fund: Sustaining Creative Development will provide support for individuals and organisations to sustain their creative development in the coming months. It is a revised approach to the Open Project Fund. The £7.5m fund will support up to 12 months of activity with a maximum award of £50,000. Applications to the fund will open on Friday 3 April.

For more information on the funds and how to apply, visit - Creative Scotland - Covid19 Impact Funds Page


 
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