Funding

If you are looking for a start-up grant or loan, capital grants, funds from trusts and foundations, then this section is a good place to start. Postings in this section also include new grants, events and fundraising seminars that target East London creative businesses and organisations that help businesses to raise finance.

Arts Council England: Unlimited Commissions
Unlimited is London 2012's flagship £3 million programme for deaf and disabled arts culture and sport. Unlimited aims to celebrate disability, arts culture and sport on an unprecedented scale, as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad

Bonnie Bird Choreography Fund
Applications are invited for 2 funding awards from the Bonnie Bird Choreography Fund to encourage the development of choreographers in the early stages of their career

Bow Cross Artist Residency
Acme Studios, in partnership with the Swan Foundation, is offering a 12-month residency to an artist to develop a project or projects centred on Bow Cross, E3. The selected artist will receive a bursary of £10,000 and £10,000 towards project costs

Colwinston Charitable Trust
The Trust aims to support charitable organisations in the UK (especially Wales) involved in the areas Opera Classical music, Visual arts and Libraries & archives

Ideas Fund Innovators
Ideas Fund Innovators is IdeasTap's funding scheme open to all creative disciplines. If you're aged between 16-25 and have got a creative project that could do with an injection of cash then apply today

London Funding Mini Conference 2010
Are you actively looking to raise funds for your business? Would you like to know more about the different principal methods of raising finance to fund growth? Would you like to meet a number of the key players and other high growth businesses?

PRS for Music Foundation: New Music 20x12
New Music 20x12 aims to inspire increased public interest in new music, both during and after the 2012 Games and to raise the profile of British composers alongside other artists participating in the Cultural Olympiad

Support for Westminster Companies and Freelancers
Are you a Westminster-based Company or Freelancer? If so there is some pretty amazing support available just for you!

The Youth Music Open Programme
The Youth Music Open Programme is available for organisations wishing to apply for grants of £5,000 to £30,000

UK Film Council launches new £15m Film Fund
The UK Film Council have £15 million a year to invest across the development, production and completion of feature films

William Wates Memorial Trust
The Trust's aim is to enhance the lives of disadvantaged young people (aged 7-18) resident in London and the South East