Music Export Growth Scheme
Funding
£5,000 – £50,000
Location
England
Applications
Open until 1 April 2027
The Music Export Growth Scheme helps UK music acts grow their international business. It provides match-funding grants of £5,000 to £50,000 for marketing and promotion campaigns linked to international tours. You must be a UK-based music management company or record label that meets small business criteria. The scheme targets artists who have achieved commercial success in the UK and want to break internationally. You can claim up to 50% of eligible project costs. No UK activity can be funded. The deadline is 1 April 2027.
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must provide 50% match funding
- Must be SME
- No UK activity can be funded
- Must be linked to international tours
This grant is for UK-based music management companies or record labels that meet small business criteria. You need to represent artists who have achieved reasonable commercial success in the UK and are looking to expand internationally. It is not for individual artists or companies wanting to fund UK-based activities.
Regions
Awards published
236
Typical award
£132,252
Most awards
£39,971 to £298,250
Most funded region
London
Recent awards include West Sussex County Council (£194,000, 2024), Citizens Advice (£50,000, 2024) and Cheshire East Council (£261,000, 2024).
This funder has made 236 awards with a typical award of £132,252. Would you qualify?
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Full details from Department for Business and Trade and Department for Culture, Media and Sport
MEGS provides match-funding grant support to representatives of UK-based music acts (normally music management companies or record labels who meet SME criteria) to help deliver high-quality marketing and promotion campaigns normally linked to international tours to enable these acts to grow their international business. The scheme is targeted at artists that have achieved reasonable levels of commercial success in the UK and are now looking to break internationally. Successful recipients can claim no more than 50 per cent of eligible expenditure for their projects. No UK activity can be funded.
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