National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations
Funding
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Location
Scotland
Applications
Rolling (always open)
This fund supports organisations in Scotland who want to undertake creative activity. You can apply for funding for specific projects, productions, programmes of creative work, or research and development. This is one of Creative Scotland's main funding routes for organisations across Scotland.
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be based in Scotland
This fund is for organisations based in Scotland who want to undertake creative activity. You could be planning a specific project, production, programme of creative work, or research and development.
Regions
No published award history for Creative Scotland. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Creative Scotland
This fund aims to support organisations who seek funding to undertake creative activity such as a specific project or production, a programme of creative work, or a period of research and development. It is one of Creative Scotland's key funding routes for organisations based in Scotland. Applications are considered separately from the individuals strand with a separate budget.
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