Arts, Culture & HeritageScotland20 Funders

Arts, Culture & Heritage Grants in Scotland

Browse 20 funders supporting arts, culture & heritage charities in Scotland.

Scotland charities working in arts, culture & heritage can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. With 20 funders currently listed, Scotland has strong coverage for arts, culture & heritage projects. Many of these funders also support related cause areas, so we recommend browsing the full Arts, Culture & Heritage grants directory and the Scotland regional hub for additional opportunities.

Tips for applying to arts, culture & heritage funders

Arts and culture funders look for applications that articulate both artistic quality and social impact. Describe the creative excellence of your work — the artistic vision, calibre of practitioners, and cultural significance — alongside the social outcomes it delivers. Avoid reducing arts to a mere tool for social change; instead show how high-quality cultural experiences create transformative engagement. Detail your participatory methods, explaining how communities actively shape creative processes rather than simply attending performances or exhibitions. Demonstrate diversity and inclusion in your programming, governance, and workforce, showing concrete steps you are taking rather than aspirational statements. Present your audience development strategy, particularly how you reach people who do not currently engage with arts and culture, including evidence of barriers and how you address them. If your project involves cultural heritage, articulate its significance using frameworks such as heritage values or cultural asset mapping. Include evidence from previous work — audience feedback, participant testimonials, evaluation reports, or critical reviews — that demonstrates both artistic merit and meaningful engagement. Strong applications show a clear connection between creative ambition and community benefit, with realistic budgets that fairly compensate artists and creative practitioners.

Arts, Culture & Heritage Funders in Scotland

20 funders found

Alfred Dunhill Links Foundation

The Alfred Dunhill Links Foundation, established in June 2011 as the official charity arm of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship golf tournament, ch...

£5,000 - £25,000

Bòrd na Gàidhlig

Bòrd na Gàidhlig, established by the Scottish Parliament under the 2005 Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act as an executive non-departmental public body, l...

£1,000 - £5,000

Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation

The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation, established in 1985 by Evelyn Karloff in memory of the iconic actor Boris Karloff, is a UK grant-making trust...

£500 - £7,000

British Film Institute

The British Film Institute, established by Royal Charter in 1933, leads UK efforts to advance film, television, and moving image culture through prese...

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK Branch, established in 1956 from the bequest of Armenian oil magnate Calouste Gulbenkian, is a London-based arm ...

£10,000 - £600,000

Creative Scotland

Creative Scotland, established in 2010 as Scotland's national development agency for the arts, screen, and creative industries, operates as a Non-Depa...

£1,000 - £100,000

Cruden Foundation Ltd

Cruden Foundation Ltd, established in Edinburgh from a building business legacy, embodies a mission of community regeneration and enduring public bene...

£2,500 - £5,000

Culture & Business Scotland

Culture & Business Scotland is an independent Scottish charity dedicated to forging robust partnerships between cultural organisations and private sec...

£1,000 - £10,000

Feisean Nan Gaidheal

Feisean Nan Gaidheal, an independent Scottish charity established in 1991, serves as the umbrella body for the Fèis movement, which originated over 40...

£250 - £20,000

Glasgow City Heritage Trust

Glasgow City Heritage Trust is an independent charity with a foundational mission to safeguard, repair, and promote Glasgow’s historic built environme...

£5,000 - £50,000

HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust

The HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust is an independent grant-making charity founded in 1965 with a mission to advance charitable purposes worldwide, pl...

£500 - £2,000

Mackay and Brewer Charitable Trust

The Mackay and Brewer Charitable Trust is a legacy generalist grantmaker dedicated to perpetuating public benefit through flexible support for diverse...

£5,000 - £30,000

NHS Lothian Charity

NHS Lothian Charity, the official charity of NHS Lothian, traces its roots to 1902 via the former Lothian Health Board Endowment Fund, adopting its cu...

Northwood Charitable Trust

The Northwood Charitable Trust, based at northwoodhouse.org, is a Scottish philanthropic organization dedicated to enhancing lives through community, ...

£5,000 - £30,000

People's Postcode Trust

People's Postcode Trust is a registered Scottish charity established in 2009, dedicated to supporting smaller charities and community causes across Sc...

£500 - £25,000

Peter Samuel Charitable Trust

The Peter Samuel Charitable Trust, a UK-registered grant-making charity established in 1975 under trustees Viscount Nicholas Alan Bearsted and the Hon...

£5,000 - £20,000

Royal Scottish Academy Foundation

The Royal Scottish Academy Foundation, established by Deed of Trust in 2012, supports the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA)—a champion of contemporary visu...

SR & PH Southall Trust

The SR & PH Southall Trust is a trustee-led grantmaking charity dedicated to advancing education, conserving the natural environment, and preserving c...

£1,000 - £5,000

We Are Unlimited Arts

We Are Unlimited Arts, the world's largest disabled arts commissioner, is an independent UK charity (CIO 1196665) established in 2022, evolving from a...

£15,000 - £80,000

William Syson Foundation

The William Syson Foundation, established in 2012 by lifelong Scottish arts patron William Syson, advances arts, heritage, and culture exclusively in ...

Arts, Culture & Heritage Grants in Scotland: FAQ

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