Location: United Kingdom (UK-based artists)

Award: GBP 500 unrestricted, no-strings grant to one recipient per month, usable for work, materials, equipment, travel, research or living costs. No application fee.

Duration: One-off grant (awarded monthly)

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Creative Debuts' Black Artists Grant (BAG) is a small, fast, recurring and unconditional cash grant for UK-based Black artists, deliberately barrier-free with no outcomes or reporting required. ELIGIBILITY: UK-based artists of Black heritage who self-identify as Black, across all creative disciplines (visual art, music, film, jewellery, sculpture, choreography and more); no age limit. One recipient is selected each month; apply once and the application is retained for future months. Apply via the Creative Debuts BAG page.

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Location: United Kingdom

Award: Up to GBP 70,000 per grant (four grants available; award range GBP 60,000-70,000). Total fund GBP 300,000. No application fee.

Duration: Prototype development and second-stage design research

Deadline: 12 Jun 2026

Four grants of up to GBP 70,000 from Future Observatory (the Design Museum's national design research programme) and the AHRC, awarded to UK architecture and design practices for prototype development and second-stage design research in more sustainable supply chains. Open to small-to-medium sized practices across all architecture and design disciplines, including fashion, product design, material research, systems thinking and interdisciplinary practices. Proposals should focus on sustainable supply chains, with particular interest in bioregional, biomaterial and regenerative approaches; relevant themes include retrofit, regenerative materials and systems, circular design, waste reduction and reuse, low-carbon housing, agricultural byproducts, and data-led tools and approaches. ELIGIBILITY: UK-based small-to-medium architecture and design practices. Opens 6 May 2026, 10:00am; closes 12 June 2026, 4:00pm.

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Location: United Kingdom

Award: £500 (no strings attached)

Duration: One-off (monthly recipient)

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Monthly £500 grant for a different working-class creative practitioner based in the UK. Open to anyone making stuff: art, writing, performance, sound, music, craft, comedy, games. Money can be used for time, materials, equipment, research, subscriptions, development, travel, or rent and bills. Apply by emailing funding@thewhitepube.com with a brief intro, contact and a work sample. Rolling, no deadlines, no reporting expected. Non-recipients stay in consideration for future months without re-applying.

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