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Between roundsSector-specificVerified 9 Nov 2026

Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS)

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, delivered with the BPI

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Worth

£5,000 to £50,000

Deadline

Between rounds

Type of funding

Grant

Where

UK-wide

What it is

Match-funded grants of £5,000–£50,000 for UK music SMEs (usually labels or management companies) to market and promote an established UK act overseas, covering up to half the campaign cost. Round 26 has closed; the BPI says Round 27 opens in February 2027.

Checked 9 Nov 2026 on the BPI website: Round 26 is closed and Round 27 will open in February 2027. Grants of £5,000–£50,000 cover no more than 50% of an overseas campaign; UK activity and trade-fair attendance are not funded.

Official source

Who can apply

A summary of the main rules, not the full list. Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, delivered with the BPI decides who is eligible, so read their guidance before you apply. The free scan checks these against your own business.

  • A creative business
  • Fewer than 250 employees and turnover under €50m (or balance sheet under €43m)
  • You can fund at least half the campaign yourself
  • Selling outside the UK, or planning to
  • You're a UK music business (label, management company or similar) promoting an act overseas

You cannot apply if

  • Costs already incurred before the grant
Read the full rules at the official source

Common questions

Is Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) open for applications?
Not right now. It runs in rounds and is between them.
How much is Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) worth?
£5,000 to £50,000. It is a grant, and the funder decides what each applicant receives.
Who runs Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS), and where is it available?
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, delivered with the BPI runs it. It is available across the UK.

Does your business qualify?

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