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Access Fund

 

What is the Arts Award Access Fund?

The Access Fund provides small grants to Arts Award centres working with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to enable them to achieve an Arts Award.

The Access Fund is designed to help centres who would not be able to complete Arts Award otherwise, rather than to enhance existing projects. Registered Arts Award centres can apply for grants of £100–£1,500. Read how the Access Fund has helped young people in the past.

 

Who can apply?

We welcome applications from all registered Arts Award centres based in England, but priority will be given to those centres that:

 

Please note: Access Fund grant funding is limited and because of the high volume of applications received, only a proportion of centres will be successful.

 

What can the money be used for? 

  • Discover or Explore logs
  • Bronze, Silver or Gold guidance booklets
  • Fees for workshops with a professional or specialist
  • General art materials, printing costs, etc
  • Tickets for events
  • Travel to and from a venue
  • Contribution towards the costs of Gold leadership projects
  • Hire of specialist equipment or specialist venue
  • Adviser/project management/staff time
  • Discover certificates
  • Moderation costs for Explore, Bronze, Silver and Gold awards 

 

Download the Access Fund guidance which includes general information, application guidance and FAQs.

 

When can I apply?

 

 

Open for applications

Closing date

2013 - Round 2

 9 September 2013 5pm, 18 October 2013

2014 - Round 1

 20 January 2014 5pm, 28 February 2014
2014 - Round 2 8 September 2014 5pm, 16 October 2014

 

How to...

 

The Arts Award Access Fund is funded by Arts Council England. Trinity College London is grateful to Arts Council England for their ongoing support to the Access Fund.

 

Access Fund Regional Contributions

Trinity College London would like to thank Artswork, South East Bridge, and Arts Connect West Midlands, West Midlands Bridge, for their contributions to the Access Fund Round 1 2013. These contributions have been used specifically to support Access Fund applications for Arts Award centres in the South East and West Midlands.