Creative Scotland Open Fund for Individuals
Creative Scotland (National Lottery)
Worth
up to £50,000
Deadline
Rolling — no fixed deadline
What it is
Rolling National Lottery grants of £500–£50,000 for individual freelance and self-employed artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners living in Scotland — an individuals-only fund, not for companies (organisations use the companion Open Fund for Organisations, up to £100k). Supports research, development and/or delivery of creative activity for up to 24 months; decisions in 10 weeks for requests up to £20,000 and 14 weeks for £20,001–£50,000.
Verified 2026-08-21 on creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/open-funding/open-fund-for-individuals (live fetch; page last modified 2026-05-27): fund open, rolling with no deadline, £500–£50,000, annual budget £5m, apply via my.creativescotland.com portal. Not expressible in engine fields: applicant must be 18+, an individual (freelance/self-employed) with a UK bank account in their own name; sole traders eligible, companies are not. The 2024 closure of this fund was temporary — the live page states 'Fund open'.
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