GrantRadarMaria Björnson Memorial Fund
Maria Björnson Memorial Fund grants
Grants from a fund set up in memory of the theatre, ballet and opera designer Maria Björnson (best known for The Phantom of the Opera), whose current priority is organisations with a proven record of advancing excellence in the performing, visual or creative arts. Beneficiaries are chosen for their potential to inspire and educate the public through high-quality artistic work, or for contributing significantly to the UK's cultural fabric. Individuals are considered only exceptionally, through a sponsoring organisation. Applications are made by email and accepted on a rolling basis; no grant size is published.
- You could get
- Amount not specified
- no fixed round
- Deadline
- Rolling
- apply any time
- Effort
- Moderate
- full application with documents
Who can apply
- Organisations with a proven record of advancing excellence in the performing, visual or creative arts; applicants give a registered charity or company number where applicable
- Applications from individuals are considered only on an exceptional basis, and an individual must have a sponsoring organisation that can receive the grant on their behalf
- No geographic limit is stated beyond the reference to the UK's cultural fabric
What it funds
- Organisations with a proven record of advancing excellence in the performing, visual, or creative arts
- Work with the potential to inspire and educate the public through high-quality artistic endeavour and performance
- Work contributing significantly to the UK's cultural fabric
- Individuals, on an exceptional basis only, through a sponsoring organisation
What it will not fund
- Applications that do not meet the Fund's current priority (the Trustees are 'not currently accepting any other applications that do not meet these criteria')
- Individuals applying without a sponsoring organisation able to receive the grant on their behalf
- Hard-copy applications sent by post
How to apply
- Prepare a covering letter and your most recent annual report and accounts, with the information the Fund lists
- Email the application to MBMF@crsblaw.com with the subject line 'MBMF Application – [Name of Applicant]'
- The Trustees consider applications at their meetings; the next is on 16 November 2026, for which applications must arrive by Friday 23 October 2026
applications are accepted on a rolling basis; those received after a meeting's cut-off are held over to a future meeting. Postal (hard-copy) applications are not accepted.
Have ready
- Covering letter
- Most recent annual report and accounts
- Name of the applicant and registered charity or company number (as applicable)
- The total sum being applied for
- A description of how the grant will be used
- A breakdown of the budget or project costs, including other funding received
- Contact details, including a nominated contact's full name, email address and phone number
- Optional: any additional information you think would help the Trustees
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