Currently 4 active prizes and awards open to applicants in the UK, across AI, arts, film, journalism, research, tech and cross-disciplinary practice. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Almost every entry is funded; a few notable unpaid open calls and festival submissions are included as clearly flagged exceptions. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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The Fluxus-CPGA Prize at Frieze London, a collaboration between Fluxus Art Projects, the Comite Professionnel des Galeries d'Art and Frieze London, supports talent from the French art scene and promotes its visibility internationally. It also celebrates the relationship between artists and their galleries: the GBP 15,000 prize is shared between the two. WHO APPLIES: galleries of any nationality exhibiting at Frieze London 2026, presenting the work of one French or French-based artist on their stand; artists cannot apply directly. HOW TO APPLY: via the Google Form linked from the apply page, with gallery contact information, the artist's name and number of works presented, an artist biography (200 words), a gallery description (200 words) and 1 to 2 images. Free of charge. Previous laureates include Daiga Grantina (Emalin, 2025), Stephanie Saade (Marfa' Projects, 2024) and Josefa Ntjam (Nicoletti, 2023); jurors have included Hans Ulrich Obrist, Zoe Whitley, Catherine Wood and Valeria Napoleone. Deadline 28 September 2026.
Unlimited, the UK's flagship commissioning body for disability arts, opens eleven Partner Awards for 2026/27 delivered with named partner organisations including the Sainsbury Centre, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Without Walls, Cryptic, Scottish Sculpture Workshop and Sherman Theatre. The awards fund ambitious new work by disabled artists across theatre, performance, digital media, music and visual arts. WHAT YOU GET: awards of GBP 15,000 to GBP 40,000 (the Wales award is GBP 20,000), totalling GBP 280,000 across England, Scotland and Wales, supporting R&D through to presentation and touring with a named partner. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be a disabled artist or lead a disabled-led company, be based in England, Scotland or Wales, be 18 or older, and not be in full-time education. ACCESS: application materials are provided in audio, BSL, Easy Read, large print, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh, and access support for applying is available via commissions@weareunlimited.org.uk. DEADLINE: 28 September 2026 at midday.
The Fluxus Prize at Art Basel Paris, from Fluxus Art Projects, supports talent from the British art scene and promotes its visibility internationally, honouring the relationship between artists and their galleries: the EUR 15,000 prize is shared between the two. This edition is supported by Belinda de Gaudemar and Laurent Issaurat. WHO APPLIES: galleries of any nationality exhibiting at Art Basel Paris 2026 in the Galleries or Premise sectors, presenting the work of one British or UK-based artist; artists cannot apply directly. HOW TO APPLY: by email to visual.arts[at]institut-francais.org.uk with gallery contact information, the artist's name and number of works presented, an artist biography (200 words), a gallery description (200 words) and 1 to 2 images. Free of charge. Previous laureates include Olu Ogunnaike (Hollybush Gardens, 2025) and Jesse Darling (Sultana, 2024); jurors have included Hans Ulrich Obrist, Caroline Bourgeois and Daria de Beauvais. Deadline 29 September 2026.
The Bradford Textile Society, which has run its design competition since 1893, awards a collective GBP 17,000 across textile categories in the 2027 cycle. CATEGORIES: weave, knit, print, embroidery, combined textile processes, mixed media and new technologies, the last being a natural home for e-textile and smart-textile work; a new Coldharbour Mill Award for Tartan is added for 2027. ELIGIBILITY: all UK-based students and independent designers are welcome to enter. KEY DATES: entries open 22 March 2027 and close at midnight on 7 May 2027; the entry portal is currently closed between cycles, but the deadline and categories are published now. No entry fee is stated on the competition page.