The Jerwood Foundation

Awards include the Jerwood Painting Prize, Drawing Prize, Makers Award and Moving Media Awards in addition to commissions and grants to artists. 

http://www.jerwood.org

Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary

This annual bursary for deaf and disabled artists working in the visual arts has been established in memory of Adam Reynolds by Shape in collaboration with his friends and family. Each year the bursary will be…

http://arq.st/1z1T7hE

Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize

A prize for representational painting and drawing, completed in the last three years. This annual exhibition is open to all UK artists with prize money totalling £22,500 and an engraved gold medal for the winner. The competition…

http://www.lynnpainterstainersprize.org.uk

Oppenheim – John Downes Memorial Awards

The Oppenheim – John Downes Memorial Trust makes awards to deserving artists of any kind who are unable to pursue their vocation by reason of their poverty. Applicants must be British subjects and be…

http://www.oppenheimdownestrust.org/index.html

Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

The Paul Mellon Centre is an educational charity established to promote and support the study of British history of art and architecture. The Centre’s activities include hosting lectures and conferences, awarding fellowships…

http://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk

The Leverhulme Trust

The Leverhulme Trust provides provides grants and scholarships for research and education. They award funding across academic disciplines, supporting individuals in the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. As well as grants for research, they offer fellowships for…

https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/

Arts Council England: Projects Grants

Arts Council England provides Government and National Lottery funding for the arts. Although much of their budget goes toward funding organisations, over £70m each year goes to their Project Grants programme. Project Grants are open all…

http://www.artscouncil.org.uk

RBC Canadian Painting Competition

The goal of the competition is to support and nurture Canadian visual artists in their early career by providing them a forum to display their artistic talent to the country and hopefully open doors to future…

http://www.rbc.com/

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Small Grants Programme: Awards up to GBP5,000 are made to local schemes that fall within the Foundation’s priority areas (open to Charitable or not for profit organisations only). Grants will be made for one year only…

http://www.phf.org.uk

Association of London Government (ALG)

Grants are given in a wide range of areas including regeneration, help for homelessness, health, the arts, legal advice and the promotion of racial equality. All the grants made seek to tackle disadvantage and promote…

http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/grants/default.htm

Rockfeller Foundation – Bellagio Centre

The Foundation seeks applicants who are able to demonstrate a history of significant achievement in their respective artistic disciplines. Individuals from developing countries and young artists with significant accomplishments — exhibitions, publications, performances — are…

http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/bellagio-center

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) makes awards ranging ranging between £1,000 and £18,000 to craftsmen and women of all ages to help them further their careers.

http://www.qest.org.uk

Biennial Commonwealth Arts and Crafts Award

The Award is open to Commonwealth resident artists and craftspeople aged between 22 and 35 who show promise and initiative in their own country but who have had little opportunity of working in another…

http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com

Roswitha Haftmann Foundation

The Foundation awards the valuable Prize to a living artist every three years. Prizewinners are selected solely on the basis of the artistic significance of their work, without regard to their personal circumstances (nationality, age, gender). 

http://www.roswithahaftmann-foundation.com/en/default.htm

Theo Moorman Trust for Weavers

The aim of this Trust is to contribute towards weaving’s development as a craft and educate future craftspeople. Grants are awarded to purchase specialist weaving equipment; sabbatical periods to reassess the creative nature of one’s…

http://www.theomoormantrust.org.uk/

Big Fund For Communities

The Big Lottery Fund will gives out grants between £10,000 £50,000 to projects offering people better chances in life including access to training, community building and fostering healthier and more active people and communities.

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Art Grant

The Arts Grants scheme is for arts activities or projects (by organisations or individuals) which are undertaken within the boundaries of the Royal Borough and demonstrate that they meet at least two…

http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/leisureandlibraries/culture/artsservices/artsgrantsscheme.aspx