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International Showcase Fund

Department for Business and Trade
Closed

Funding

£100 – £5,500

Location

England

Applications

Open until 1 April 2026

Overview

The International Showcase Fund gives grants up to £5,500 to UK music creators for international export opportunities. You can get funding if you have been formally invited to perform at international industry festivals, songwriting camps, or conferences. The money helps cover costs for these international events. You must be a UK-based artist, band, songwriter, or producer. The events must be aimed at music industry professionals, not the general public. Grants range from £100 to £5,500. The deadline is 1 April 2026.

Eligibility

Who can apply:

individual

Key requirements:

  • Must have formal invitation to international music industry event
  • Event must be aimed at music industry professionals
  • Must be UK-based music creator
Who is this for?

This grant is for UK-based artists, bands, songwriters, and producers who have been formally invited to international music industry events. You need a confirmed invitation to perform at industry festivals, songwriting camps, or conferences aimed at music professionals. It is not for events aimed at the general public.

Regions

Full details from Department for Business and Trade

The International Showcase Fund (ISF) offers grants of up to £5,500 for international export opportunities for UK-based artists, bands, songwriters and producers who have been invited to perform or create new music at international industry facing showcasing festivals, song writing camps or conferences. In order to be eligible for support music creators must have been formally invited to perform or participate in an international event, with a conference element, that is geared towards music industry professionals, rather than the general public or an international song writing camp which is geared towards international collaboration and creative and career progression.

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Last updated: 1 April 2026