Gerald Finzi Trust

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Typical grants: £250 – £7,000
Applications: Accepted
How to apply: Email application
Decisions: Bi annually

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About Gerald Finzi Trust

The Gerald Finzi Trust supports music education and public appreciation of music, with a particular focus on British music. Its charitable objects include advancing education, improving artistic taste, and providing assistance to musicians and students of music through grants, fellowships, scholarships, and prizes. The Trust makes grants to both individuals and organisations for musical projects that fall within these objects, including composition, performance, recordings, festivals, and other initiatives that promote music and musicians.

What Gerald Finzi Trust funds

The Trust funds a wide range of musical activities, including composition, performance, recordings, festivals, and other projects that promote music and musicians. It has a particular focus on British music. Grants are available for specific projects rather than ongoing costs. The Trust supports work across the United Kingdom, and welcomes proposals from UK-based individuals of all ages and from bona fide organisations.

Who can apply

Individuals of all ages resident in the UK at the time of application, as well as registered charities, unincorporated associations, trusts, and other bona fide organisations, may apply. The Trust welcomes applications from both individuals and organisations for musical projects that align with its charitable objects. There is no restriction on religious affiliation.

What Gerald Finzi Trust doesn't fund

The Trust does not fund core costs, salaries, full-time education, or postgraduate courses. Retrospective applications (for expenditure already incurred) are not considered. Any applications that do not relate to music will not be supported.

How they like to fund

Grants are awarded for specific projects and are not multi-year. The Trust does not require match funding, though applicants are asked to provide full artistic and budgetary details including estimated income and other funding being sought. Unsolicited applications are welcome.

How much does Gerald Finzi Trust give?

Gerald Finzi Trust runs 3 grant programmes. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.

£250 – £7,000

Last verified 8 August 2026 · 35 sourced facts

Finzi ScholarshipCurrently closed

Finzi Trust General Fund

2 rounds a year
Decisions in ~8 weeks
Single-year grants

Finzi Trust Young Musicians' Fund

2 rounds a year
Decisions in ~8 weeks
Single-year grants

Those are the published figures. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you'd clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is what the free fit check answers.

What Gerald Finzi Trust funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

The Trust welcomes proposals that fall within the Trust's charitable objects from organisations and from individuals. The charitable objects are: To advance the education and improve the artistic taste of the public in music by the following means: The founding and financing of fellowships, scholarships and prizes. The making of grants. The granting of assistance to musicians and students of music. The promotion of music and musicians: in particular, but without limitation, British music including the name and work of Gerald Finzi. The financing and promotion of public performances of musical works. The financing of the recording, copying or publication of music and promotion of such works. The commissioning and financing of new musical works and promotion of such works. The commissioning and financing of the publication of literary or artistic works on or in connection with music and promotion of such works.

Costs they'll cover

ResearchEventsTraining

They don't fund

Core costsSalariesEquipmentGroup applications

The full exclusions list (6)

Finzi Scholarships have not been awarded for attendance at courses, for the support of academic degree courses, nor for the provision of student grants.
The Trust has not usually made a further award to an individual who has previously been awarded either a Finzi Scholarship or a Churchill Finzi Fellowship.
Projects may not relate retrospectively to work already done by the Applicant or currently in progress.
Retrospective applications (i.e., applications in respect of expenditure already incurred) will not be considered.
Grants are not available to support full-time education, or Postgraduate courses.
Any applications which do not relate to music will not be considered.

Good to know

FaithNo restriction

Focus areas

Arts & cultureChildren & youthEducation

How to apply to Gerald Finzi Trust

Gerald Finzi Trust takes applications via email application.

Decisions are typically bi annually.
Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.

What Gerald Finzi Trust's application asks

We hold the 7 questions from Gerald Finzi Trust's application form, word for word — so you know exactly what you're signing up to answer.

Question 1

“About You 1. Present Occupation: 2. Name and address of employer (if applicable), or if self-employed, please give details. 3. How long have you been with this employer? 4. If unemployed or retired, please give name & address of last employer and give relevant dates: 5. List previous employment or occupations, with dates: 6. Are you currently studying for any academic qualification? If so, please give details of institution and course. 7. Outside interests :”

Question 2

“About your plans for a Travel Scholarship 8. Give a brief outline of your proposed project and state why this project is important to you. Remember that the focus of the scholarship is arts based with a musical foundation (continue on separate sheet if necessary) 9. Which country or countries would you visit? 10. For how long would you go? 11. How will you use this experience in the future? 12. Give a broad estimate of the total costs involved:”

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How it works

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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Gerald Finzi Trust provide?

Gerald Finzi Trust typically provides grants of £250 - £7,000.

Where does Gerald Finzi Trust fund charities?

Gerald Finzi Trust funds charities operating in the UK.

Does Gerald Finzi Trust accept unsolicited applications?

Gerald Finzi Trust accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.

What does Gerald Finzi Trust not fund?

Their published exclusions include: Finzi Scholarships have not been awarded for attendance at courses, for the support of academic degree courses, nor for the provision of student grants.; The Trust has not usually made a further award to an individual who has previously been awarded either a Finzi Scholarship or a Churchill Finzi Fellowship.; Projects may not relate retrospectively to work already done by the Applicant or currently in progress.; Retrospective applications (i.e., applications in respect of expenditure already incurred) will not be considered.; Grants are not available to support full-time education, or Postgraduate courses.. The full exclusions list is further up this page.

How do I apply for funding from Gerald Finzi Trust?

Gerald Finzi Trust takes applications via email application. Decisions are typically bi annually.