Scotland · creative businesses
Grants and funding for creative businesses in Scotland.
Funds, tax credits and awards for creative, cultural and games businesses and practitioners.
A business in Scotland can use 16 schemes for creative businesses, and 12 are taking applications today. 5 are specific to Scotland, from Creative Scotland, North Lanarkshire Council and Highlands and Islands Enterprise; the other 11 are UK-wide.
Specific to Scotland (5)
National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations
Creative Scotland · Open now
Creative Scotland Open Fund for Individuals
Creative Scotland (National Lottery) · Open now
Business Growth Fund (North Lanarkshire)
North Lanarkshire Council (UKSPF), via Business Gateway Lanarkshire · Open now · Closes 12 Feb 2027
Early Enterprise Support Scheme (Outer Hebrides)
Highlands and Islands Enterprise, administered by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar's Business Gateway · Open now
Creative Scotland Crowdmatch Fund
Creative Scotland · Paused
UK-wide, open to businesses in Scotland (11)
BFI UK Global Screen Fund — International Co-production
BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Closing soon · Closes 24 Nov 2026
UK Games Fund — Content Fund
UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Open now · Closes 31 Mar 2029
BFI UK Global Screen Fund — Video Game Release
BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Open now
BFI UK Global Screen Fund — Festival Launch
BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Open now
Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) · Open now · Tax relief
Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC), including the Independent Film Tax Credit
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Theatre Tax Relief
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Orchestra Tax Relief
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
UK Games Fund — Prototype Fund
UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC) · Paused
Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS)
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, delivered with the BPI · Between rounds
UK Games Fund — Starter Fund
UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Closed
Which of these is your business owed?
Check your business in about two minutes: your top three matches are shown free, by name. The £19.95 report names every match, explains every rule and drafts the applications.
Find my fundingContains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 · schemes change, so every scheme page shows the date it was last checked.