The Grant Desk - UK, weekly digest

3 new grants - week of 31 Aug 2026

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

GMAC Film: Little Pictures 2026/27 (Scotland)

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

GMAC Film (Glasgow Media Access Centre) · deadline Closed 09 Sep 2026 · Up to GBP 6,000 production funding per film, plus training, workshops, industry mentorship and free equipment and resource access

Scottish Documentary Institute: Bridging the Gap 2026/27

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Scottish Documentary Institute, with Screen Scotland and Northern Ireland Screen · deadline Closed 09 Sep 2026 · Up to 4 films receive a full commission with a cash production budget (GBP 8,500 per film in the previous round) plus production and distribution support

ERA:AI Fellowship 2027 (Winter cohort, Cambridge)

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

ERA Fellowship · deadline 13 Sep 2026 · GBP 10,000 stipend for the 10-week fellowship, plus visa support, travel expense coverage and meals during working hours. Top performers can receive 6+ month extensions through the Research Scholars programme. No application fee.

2 new grants - week of 24 Aug 2026

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

BOLD Fellow, British Open-ended Learning and Discovery Lab
https://eng.ox.ac.uk/jobs/job-detail?vacancyID=187853
University of Oxford, Department of Engineering Science (BOLD Lab, with UCL and Imperial College London) · deadline 15 Sep 2026 · Salary on Oxford Grade 10R, GBP 65,336 to GBP 84,663 per year, with the posting noting that further salary options are being explored. Benefits include associate membership at Reuben College, 38 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare services, and travel expenses for stakeholder and conference visits. Fellows also get access to substantial compute: 3 million GPU hours on Isambard for the first 18 months, with the lab working towards 5,000 H100-equivalents in total across industry and government support. No application fee.
ILIAD Intensive: Foundational AI Alignment Program (London and Berkeley)
https://www.iliad.ac/intensive
ILIAD · deadline Rolling / undated · No tuition. USD 5,000 travel and housing allowance per participant, plus office space at the venue and lunch and dinner five days a week. Cohorts of 15 to 30 participants. Participants arrange and pay for their own travel and accommodation out of the allowance.

8 new grants - week of 17 Aug 2026

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Youth Music: Trailblazer Fund (Round 13)
https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/funding/i-need-funding/trailblazer-fund
Youth Music · deadline Closed 28 Aug 2026 · GBP 2,000 to GBP 30,000 for organisations in England. No application fee.
Delfina Foundation: Open Call for Curators Based in Central and West Africa (London residency)
https://www.delfinafoundation.com/open-calls/current/open-call-for-curators-based-in-central-and-west-africa/
Delfina Foundation · deadline Closed 30 Aug 2026 · Fully supported: a return economy-class flight, airport transfers in the UK, reimbursement of visa fees if required, a living allowance of GBP 40 per day, a materials and research allowance of GBP 70 per week, a travel pass for London's public transport network, and a single bedroom with a desk at Delfina Foundation, a house hosting up to eight residents with shared bathrooms, laundry rooms, kitchen, library and dining room. Supported by Delfina Foundation's Network of Patrons for Africa. No application fee.
Human Rights Watch: AI Strategy and Solutions Lead (one-year fixed term)
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightswatch/jobs/8350654002
Human Rights Watch (HRW), Operations Department · deadline Closed 30 Aug 2026 · USD 102,000 to 112,000 plus employer-paid benefits if based in the US; ranges outside the US are set by local market conditions. No application fee.
ITER 2026: International Touring and Environmental Responsibility Programme
https://juliesbicycle.org/news/iter-2026/
Julie's Bicycle and in futurum, funded by Arts Council England, Arts Council Norway, Creative Scotland and the Danish Arts Foundation · deadline Closed 01 Sep 2026 · The seminar programme is free to join. Groups of three or more participants can then apply for up to GBP 30,000 for collaborative projects, with funding applications open 6 November 2026 to 11 January 2027 and projects starting spring 2027. No application fee.
Arts Council England: Music Growth Fund, GBP 1,000-40,000 strand
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/music-growth-package/music-growth-fund-general-guidance
Arts Council England · deadline Closed 03 Sep 2026 · GBP 1,000 to GBP 40,000, from a total annual budget of GBP 3,000,000 for this strand in 2026/27. You must find at least 25 percent of the total project budget as CASH match funding. No application fee.
Trust me, I'm an AI/rtist: Open Call for Creative Interventions
https://waag.org/en/article/open-call-creative-interventions-trust-me-im-airtist/
Waag Futurelab (Horizon Europe project HAMLET) · deadline 30 Sep 2026 · EUR 20,000 commission fee excluding VAT, inclusive of artist fee, travel, accommodation and production costs. Applicants must have a VAT number in Europe. No application fee.
British Council Travel Grant Fund (film and XR, rolling)
https://film.britishcouncil.org/opportunities/travel-grants-fund
British Council, supported by BFI National Lottery funding in partnership with BFI NETWORK and the BFI International Fund · deadline Rolling / undated · Varies by strand: short and feature film festival grants GBP 150 to 1,500 (typically up to GBP 750); XR travel-only grants GBP 150 to 1,500; large XR grants GBP 1,500 to 5,000; lab grants capped at GBP 6,000; co-production forum grants capped at GBP 2,000. Free to apply.
AIXI Labs: Research Fellowship (rolling, quarterly rounds)
https://www.aixi.uk/team/opportunities/aixi-labs-fellowship/
AIXI Labs · deadline Rolling / undated · GBP 2,000 to GBP 3,500 per month stipend, plus a compute budget for machine-learning work. Free to apply.

2 new grants - week of 10 Aug 2026

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

University of East Anglia: Deputy Dean, CUCN-UEA Digital Creativity Institute
https://vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/vacancy-search-results.aspx
University of East Anglia (UEA), Faculty of Arts and Humanities · deadline Closed 31 Aug 2026 · GBP 69,488 to 73,709 per annum depending on qualifications and experience, plus the standard UEA pension and leave package. No application fee.
UAL AKO Storytelling Institute: Storytelling Research Fellows 2026 (six posts)
https://jobs.arts.ac.uk/job/12629-storytelling-research-fellows/
University of the Arts London (UAL AKO Storytelling Institute), with the Power of Pop Fund · deadline 11 Sep 2026 · GBP 48,563 per annum pro rata (around GBP 19,425 for the part-time fellowship hours), plus UAL benefits. No application fee.

3 new grants - week of 03 Aug 2026

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Innovate UK: Next Wave Breakthrough Wave 1, Createch (2026)
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/2517/overview/6ff2066d-4639-44e6-bb4f-ce7099222739
Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation · deadline Closed 11 Aug 2026 · GBP 100,000 to 500,000 total project costs from a GBP 10 million fund; no organisation may receive more than GBP 3 million across the programme. Grant intervention rates for industrial research: up to 70 percent for micro and small enterprises, 60 percent for medium, 50 percent for large. Research organisations doing non-economic work can claim up to 100 percent, or 80 percent of full economic cost for academic institutions. The balance is match funding. No application fee.
Forma: Curator (6-month contract)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNSVKLQMxPqqwBbc9queqKvBCZqa7ET6cWcyFKOUXk1Ffarg/viewform
Forma · deadline Closed 16 Aug 2026 · GBP 36,000 pro rata for four days a week (GBP 28,800 actual). No application fee.
AHRC: Design Generators Round Two (2026)
https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/design-generators-round-two/
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), UK Research and Innovation · deadline 29 Sep 2026 · GBP 150,000 to 200,000 per project at 100 percent full economic cost; AHRC funds 80 percent and the host research organisation must cover the remaining 20 percent. Total fund GBP 1,000,000, approximately 5 awards. Covers research staff time, design prototyping, partner costs and public engagement activity. Subcontractors and PhD studentships are not fundable. No application fee.

5 new grants - week of 27 Jul 2026

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund (Round Two)
https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/create-films-tv-or-new-formats-storytelling/bfi-national-lottery-creative-challenge-fund
British Film Institute (BFI National Lottery) · deadline 21 Sep 2026 · Award amounts are not published on the fund page. No application fee.
BFI National Lottery Impact Feature Funding (Higher-Budget Features)
https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/create-films-tv-or-new-formats-storytelling/bfi-filmmaking-fund-discovery-impact-feature-funding
British Film Institute (BFI Filmmaking Fund, National Lottery) · deadline Rolling / undated · Up to GBP 1,250,000, the largest single award in the current BFI portfolio, though the BFI notes it does not expect to support many projects at the maximum level. Production budgets from GBP 1M to GBP 15M for experienced directors, GBP 3.5M to GBP 15M for debut directors. No application fee.
BFI National Lottery Development Funding (Feature Script and Package Development)
https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/create-films-tv-or-new-formats-storytelling/development-funding
British Film Institute (BFI Filmmaking Fund, National Lottery) · deadline Rolling / undated · Award amounts are not published on the fund page. No application fee.
BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund
https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/bring-film-wider-audience/bfi-national-lottery-audience-projects-fund
British Film Institute (BFI National Lottery) · deadline Rolling / undated · Pilot projects GBP 10,000 to GBP 20,000. Standard projects GBP 20,000 to GBP 500,000 per year. Immersive projects may include up to GBP 150,000 of production costs within the GBP 500,000 cap. Total fund GBP 19.7M over three years. No application fee.
BFI National Lottery Screen Heritage Fund: Individual Skills Funding
https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/bfi-national-lottery-screen-heritage-fund-project-resilience-skills-funding
British Film Institute (BFI National Lottery Screen Heritage Fund) · deadline Rolling / undated · Award amounts are not published on the fund page. No application fee.

2 new grants - week of 20 Jul 2026

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

BFI National Lottery Discovery Feature Funding (Debut Fiction Features)
https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/create-films-tv-or-new-formats-storytelling/bfi-filmmaking-fund-discovery-impact-feature-funding
British Film Institute (BFI Filmmaking Fund, National Lottery) · deadline Closed 13 Aug 2026 · Up to GBP 1,000,000 of National Lottery funding towards a fiction feature with a production budget between GBP 1,000,000 and GBP 3,500,000. No application fee.
UK Global Screen Fund: International Distribution, Video Game Release Funding
https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/funding-support-international-activity/uk-global-screen-fund/uk-global-screen-fund-ukgsf-international-distribution-video-game-release-funding
British Film Institute (UK Global Screen Fund, backed by DCMS) · deadline Closed 14 Aug 2026 · Non-recoupable grant towards international marketing and release activity; the award range is not published on the fund page. A cap of GBP 625,000 applies across all UKGSF strands per organisation over any three-year period. No application fee.

4 new grants - week of 13 Jul 2026

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Modern Art Oxford: Collaborative Micro-commissions Open Call 2026
https://modernartoxford.org.uk/blog/open-call-2026
Modern Art Oxford · deadline Closed 26 Jul 2026 · GBP 1,000 artist fee per selected collective, plus up to GBP 500 production budget, curatorial mentorship from the Modern Art Oxford team, four months of public exhibition display, professional installation photography, promotion, technical and production support, artwork transport support within the South East, peer networking, and inclusion in a public preview event. No application fee.
CRASSH 25th Anniversary Exhibition: Knowledge in a Fractured World
https://arbart.crassh.cam.ac.uk/call-for-art-knowledge-in-a-fractured-world/
CRASSH, University of Cambridge · deadline Closed 31 Jul 2026 · Exhibition from 5 October to 11 December 2026; no commission taken on sales. Free to enter.
Sarabande Foundation: Studio Residency 2026/27 (UK-based only)
https://sarabandefoundation.org/en-us/pages/studio-residencies-scholarships
Sarabande Foundation · deadline Closed 01 Aug 2026 · Heavily subsidised studio space (GBP 1 per sq ft per month including utilities), mentoring from industry experts, pro bono business support, and access to the Sarabande network. Free to apply.
Corridor: DAISY CHAIN Artist Commission (Adur, West Sussex)
https://www.corridorprojects.org.uk/daisy-chain-commission
Corridor Projects · deadline Closed 03 Aug 2026 · GBP 4,200 artist fee (inclusive of VAT) paid in instalments, plus travel, and an additional budget for materials for creative production, workshops and exhibition outputs (e.g. print). No application fee.

1 new grant - week of 06 Jul 2026

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Upe Foundation Curatorial Fellowship at Camden Art Centre 2026
https://upefoundation.org/news/open-call-upe-foundation-curatorial-fellowship-at-camden-art-centre
Upe Foundation (in partnership with Camden Art Centre) · deadline Closed 13 Jul 2026 · Salary of GBP 30,960 per year. A full-time Assistant Curator role on a 12-month fixed-term contract, with the possibility of a further 6-month extension (18 months total) subject to formal review and mutual agreement.

4 new grants - week of 29 Jun 2026

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

SIAP: Major Individual Artists Award 2026/27 (Arts Council NI)
https://artscouncil-ni.org/funding-for-individuals/major-individual-artists
Arts Council of Northern Ireland · deadline Closed 20 Jul 2026 · Up to GBP 15,000 per award; four awards available in 2026/27. Funded through the National Lottery Support for Individual Artists Programme (SIAP).
Creative Steps for Individuals 2026 (Arts Council of Wales)
http://arts.wales/funding/individuals/creative-steps-for-individuals
Arts Council of Wales · deadline Closed 29 Jul 2026 · GBP 500 to GBP 7,500 (plus access costs). Applicants can apply for up to 90% of the developmental cost; the remaining 10% must come from a non-Arts Council of Wales / non-National Lottery source (in-kind, cash, or both).
SIAP: Project Funding for Individual Artists 2026 (Arts Council NI)
https://artscouncil-ni.org/funding-for-individuals/project-funding-for-individuals
Arts Council of Northern Ireland · deadline Closed 30 Jul 2026 · GBP 62 to GBP 15,000. Funded through the National Lottery Support for Individual Artists Programme (SIAP).
SIAP: Artists' International Development Fund 2026 (Arts Council NI)
https://artscouncil-ni.org/funding-for-individuals/artists-international-development-fund-individuals
Arts Council of Northern Ireland · deadline Closed 30 Jul 2026 · GBP 62 to GBP 15,000. Funded through the National Lottery Support for Individual Artists Programme (SIAP).

4 new grants - week of 15 Jun 2026

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

BFI Doc Society: Expanded Screen Fund (UK, VR/AR/Immersive Non-Fiction)
https://bfi.docsociety.org/funds/expanded-screen
BFI Doc Society · deadline Closed 22 Jun 2026 · £25,000–£150,000 non-recoupable grant. No application fee.
BFI Doc Society: Made of Truth – Short Non-Fiction Film Fund (UK)
https://bfi.docsociety.org/funds/made-of-truth
BFI Doc Society · deadline Closed 01 Jul 2026 · Up to £25,000 non-recoupable grant. No application fee.
GovAI UK Winter Fellowship 2027 - Research Track
https://www.governance.ai/post/winter-fellowship-2027-research-track
Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) · deadline Closed 12 Jul 2026 · £12,000 salary for the three-month term, plus travel support to London and weekday lunch provided. Visa sponsorship (3-month temporary work visa) available. No application fee.
BFI Doc Society: Features Production Fund (UK, Documentary)
https://bfi.docsociety.org/funds/features-production
BFI Doc Society · deadline Rolling / undated · Up to £150,000 non-recoupable grant. No application fee.

1 new grant - week of 08 Jun 2026

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

ARIA: Future Proofing Our Climate and Weather (Opportunity Seeds) 2026
https://aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/future-proofing-our-climate-and-weather/opportunity-seeds
ARIA (Advanced Research and Invention Agency) · deadline Closed 31 Jul 2026 · Opportunity seeds of up to GBP 500,000 for early-stage research. No application fee.

6 new grants - week of 01 Jun 2026

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cambridge AI Safety Hub: Hardware Assurance Programme 2026
https://caish.org/hardware
Cambridge AI Safety Hub (CAISH) · deadline Closed 07 Jun 2026 · GBP 1,500 stipend, plus travel, accommodation and food covered. No application fee.
Visual Arts Scotland x Bothy Project: Sweeney's Bothy Residency 2026 (Isle of Eigg)
https://www.visualartsscotland.org/opportunity/bothy-project-residency-2026/
Visual Arts Scotland (VAS), in partnership with Bothy Project · deadline Closed 14 Jun 2026 · GBP 720 artist fee, plus reasonable travel up to GBP 250 and accommodation costs included. No application fee.
Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI: Accelerator Fellowship Programme 2026/27
https://afp.oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/join
Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford · deadline Closed 15 Jun 2026 · Monthly stipend of GBP 2,000 to support accommodation, travel, food and living expenses. Economy airfare to and from the UK and any visa costs covered. Project-related costs (workshops, seminars, public exhibitions/events) considered case-by-case if a clear proposal and brief cost justification are included in the application. No application fee.
Summerhall Arts Studio: Live Performance Development Residency 2026
https://www.summerhallarts.co.uk/2026/06/summerhall-arts-studio/
Summerhall Arts · deadline Closed 21 Jun 2026 · Up to GBP 3,100 project budget (agreed between the Lead Artist and Summerhall Arts), plus five days in a dedicated space, technical support and access to simple lighting/sound/AV, creative/producing/technical guidance, and an informal end-of-week sharing. No application fee.
Gasworks Residency 2027: Artists Based in the Caribbean
https://www.gasworks.org.uk/opportunities/residency-open-call-for-artists-based-in-the-caribbean-2027
Gasworks (London), supported by Suzanne McFayden + The Nelumbo Collection · deadline Closed 29 Jun 2026 · Fully funded 11-week residency: 24/7 private studio at Gasworks, single-room accommodation in Gasworks Residency House, economy return flights + taxi transfers from home country (1 cabin + 1 hold bag), all visa costs and visa-application support, weekly stipend of GBP 175, materials budget up to GBP 800, prepaid TFL Zones 1+2 travel card, studio visits, Open Studio event on Saturday 13 March 2027, dedicated residency page on the Gasworks website with short video interview, networking + at least two individual studio visits, plus admin/pastoral/curatorial support. No application fee.
ESRC Digital Good Network: Artwork Commission (Expressions of Interest)
https://digitalgood.net/artwork_commission_eoi/
ESRC Digital Good Network · deadline Closed 01 Jul 2026 · Up to GBP 40,000 for the final commission, inclusive of VAT (capped at GBP 33,333 for artists based outside the UK due to reverse-charge VAT). Up to five shortlisted teams each receive GBP 1,000 to develop a proposal. No application fee.

2 new grants - week of 25 May 2026

Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Artists' Futures Fund: Breakthrough Artist Fellowship 2026-27
https://www.artistsfuturesfund.org/oursupport
Artists' Futures Fund · deadline Closed 12 Jun 2026 · GBP 10,000 unrestricted bursary over the 10-month fellowship, plus in-kind studio space, mentorship from a partner institution, professional development, and a co-curated end-of-fellowship group showcase. No application fee.
Future Observatory: Prototype Grants 2026 (Sustainable Supply Chains)
https://futureobservatory.org/research/apply-for-funding/prototype-grants
Future Observatory and AHRC · deadline Closed 12 Jun 2026 · 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.

6 new grants - week of 18 May 2026

Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

John Hansard Gallery: Open Call for Disabled Artists 2026 (Future Curators)
https://jhg.art/events/open-call-disabled-artists/
John Hansard Gallery, with the University of Southampton (part of the DASH Future Curators Programme) · deadline Closed 25 May 2026 · GBP 2,000 artist fee (including up to four meetings with students), plus travel expenses, access costs and a materials budget to be defined. No application fee.
Film London: The FLAMIN Fellowship 2026
https://filmlondon.org.uk/resource/apply-to-the-flamin-fellowship
Film London (FLAMIN - Film London Artists' Moving Image Network), with Arts Council England · deadline Closed 01 Jun 2026 · GBP 2,500 project-development bursary per artist, plus a year-long programme of monthly in-person workshops, 1:1 sessions with a production advisor, screening and promotion, and a peer community. Stage-2 interviewees also receive a GBP 100 interview fee. No application fee.
British Library: Creative Fellowship 2026 - Remote Ecologies (Art, Climate and the Amazon)
https://www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/remote-ecologies-art-climate-and-the-amazon-at-the-british-library
The British Library · deadline Closed 02 Jun 2026 · GBP 7,500 stipend plus up to GBP 3,000 production budget.
Arts Council England: Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) Round 24
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/dycp
Arts Council England · deadline Closed 02 Jul 2026 · GBP 1,000 to GBP 12,000 per individual for creative-practice development (research, training, time to think, travel, mentoring, etc.). No application fee.
British Council 90th Anniversary Research Fellowships at IASH 2027 (Edinburgh)
https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/british-council-90th-anniversary-research-fellowships
Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), University of Edinburgh, in partnership with the British Council · deadline Closed 31 Jul 2026 · GBP 2,500 per month bursary for 12 months, plus travel expenses, dedicated office space, University of Edinburgh email and library access, a University mentor, weekly Fellows' Lunch, work-in-progress seminars, full calendar of Institute and College events, and opportunities to participate in or design funded workshops and colloquia. No application fee.
Hugo Burge Foundation: Grants for Creative Individuals 2026
https://www.hugoburgefoundation.org/grants
Hugo Burge Foundation · deadline Closed 31 Jul 2026 · Up to GBP 5,000 per individual (can fund up to 100% of a project under GBP 10,000). No application fee.

2 new grants - week of 11 May 2026

Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Gasworks Residency Open Call 2026 (Artists based in Southern Africa)
https://www.gasworks.org.uk/opportunities/residency-open-call-for-artists-based-in-southern-africa-2026
Gasworks · deadline Closed 18 May 2026 · Fully funded residency: single-room accommodation in Gasworks' Residency House (shared two-storey house with three communal bathrooms and a kitchen); economy return flights and taxi transfers from the artist's home country to London (one cabin + one hold bag); all visa costs and visa application support; weekly stipend of £175 for living expenses; materials budget up to £800; prepaid TFL zones 1+2 travel card for unlimited central London travel throughout the residency.
Society of Authors: Authors' Foundation and K Blundell Trust Grants (July 2026 round)
https://societyofauthors.org/grants/
Society of Authors (UK) · deadline Closed 01 Jul 2026 · Up to GBP 6,000 per grant. Two streams: Authors' Foundation (open to all writers with a UK-publisher contract) and the K Blundell Trust (for writers under 40 working on socially aware projects). No application fee.

3 new grants - week of 04 May 2026

Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cavendish Arts Science Fellowship 2026-2027 (Girton College, Cambridge)
https://www.cavendish-artscience.org.uk/open-call/
Cavendish Arts Science (Cavendish Laboratory) in partnership with Girton College, University of Cambridge · deadline Closed 16 May 2026 · Stipend £10,000 (inclusive of taxes) plus rent-free accommodation and meals at Girton College during the residency, £10,000 production budget for new work, and up to £3,000 travel budget. Total cash and in-kind value approximately £23,000 plus accommodation and meals.
Understanding Society Data Research Fellowships (May 2026 call)
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/research/fellowships/call-fellowships/
Understanding Society (Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex) · deadline Closed 27 May 2026 · Up to £70,000 per fellowship for staff costs and dissemination-related activities (no indirects). Salary, NI and pension funded at 100% for research-only contracts; for research-and-teaching contracts the fellowship funds backfill at the most junior lecturer point. Third-sector applicants additionally get £5,000 of an academic collaborator's salary covered.
Serpentine: Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship - Art x Convergence (2026-2027)
https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/future-art-ecosystems-rd-fellowship-art-x-convergence/
Serpentine Arts Technologies (Future Art Ecosystems) · deadline Closed 07 Jun 2026 · £10,000 award per fellow (4 fellows: individuals or collectives), plus travel and accommodation support for the three London intensives, plus specialist seminars, workshops and structured peer learning through the cohort.

4 new grants - week of 27 Apr 2026

Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Pivotal Research Fellowship (2026 Q3)
https://www.pivotal-research.org/fellowship
Pivotal Research · deadline Closed 03 May 2026 · £6,000 to £8,000 stipend + travel to London + £2,000 housing for non-London fellows + weekday lunch and dinner + compute. Extensions of up to 6 months with continued financial support, mentorship, management and workspace (70 to 90% of fellows in recent cohorts received extensions).
AWS Imagine Grant UK & Ireland 2026: Pathfinder Award (Frontier AI)
https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/nonprofits/aws-imagine-grant-program/aws-imagine-grant-uk/
Amazon Web Services (AWS Imagine Grant Program) · deadline Closed 12 Jun 2026 · Up to $100,000 USD unrestricted cash + up to $50,000 USD in AWS Promotional Credits + AWS technical and training support
Peckham Digital: Programme Open Call 2026
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSco3vnazoM4BRHIeD2lo5hILkVjFIB6metWr7Ba1DS4I6_Zgg/viewform
Peckham Digital · deadline Closed 14 Jun 2026 · Paid: facilitators and speakers compensated at Artist Union England pay rates (contingent on Peckham Digital's own funding application; if funding is not received the festival will not go ahead)
Peckham Digital: Artwork Open Call 2026
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclhQnqL31riIh78TPYDwWvP4J3KfCwKGvMDtuQ30-9WZjYpQ/viewform
Peckham Digital · deadline Closed 14 Jun 2026 · Paid: each selected artist receives a fee (contingent on Peckham Digital's own funding application; outcome expected early July 2026; if funding is not received the festival will not go ahead). Submission to the open call is free.

2 new grants - week of 20 Apr 2026

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cubitt Curatorial Fellowship 2026-28
https://callforcurators.com/call/cubitt-curatorial-fellowship-2026-28/
Cubitt Gallery · deadline Closed 10 May 2026 · £34,500 pro-rata for 3 days/week (24-month fellowship)
William Morris Art Futures Bursary
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZoGuTqVE-oYHdys7jlKQX4TwI8CYxz7xK9ZKFddjE8hkeEA/viewform
House of Hackney, William Morris Gallery & IntoUniversity · deadline Closed 11 May 2026 · Up to £10,000