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Community Foundation North East

Young Musicians Fund

Grants of up to £500 from Community Foundation North East for children and young people up to age 21 in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland to pursue their musical ambitions, paying for instruments, tuition fees or other associated costs. Founded in 1998 at the prompting of Northumbrian piper Kathryn Tickell, it is mainly for young people who have already shown an aptitude for music, and priority goes to households with an income under £35,000 a year.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £500
Deadline
29 days left
16 November
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Children and young people aged up to 21 in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
  • The fund is predominantly for individuals who have already shown an aptitude for music
  • Priority is given to households with an income of less than £35,000 a year
  • You can apply as the young person yourself or as a parent, guardian, carer or professional on their behalf; for under-18s an adult contact (normally a parent, guardian or carer) is needed and the grant is paid into that adult's bank account, not a child's

What it funds

  • Musical instruments
  • Tuition fees
  • Other associated costs of pursuing musical ambitions

How to apply

  1. Read the Grants for Individuals application form help notes
  2. Register on the Community Foundation's online portal (new registrations are checked manually during office hours, so register well before the deadline)
  3. Complete the online Grants for Individuals application form
  4. Upload a supporting statement, a quote or letter from your music teacher and a recent bank statement
  5. Submit by 16 November 2026

Have ready

  • Supporting statement of no more than two sides of A4 in 12-point text making your case for support and showing your commitment and passion (include family income if you are comfortable to, as priority goes to incomes under £35,000)
  • A quote or letter from your music teacher
  • A copy bank statement less than 6 months old

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