Background  

The funding is intended to support creativity across the UK.  

There are three focus areas: 

1. Creative Education - supporting projects that provide young people (ages 0-29) with opportunities to engage in creative activities. This includes funding for workshops in schools, field trips to cultural sites, and the purchase of materials for student engagement. 

1. Creative Communities - aiding organisations, festivals, fairs and community groups that develop and deliver cultural and creative arts initiatives within their local areas. 

1. Creative Individuals - providing individual artists, including those in visual and expressive arts, writers and craftspeople, with funding to support their artistic projects. 

How much can you apply for 

For the Creative Education and Creative Communities strands, the maximum award is £15,000. For Creative Individuals, the maximum award is £5,000. 

Who Can Apply 

1. Creative Education - schools, local authorities, community groups, charities, museum/gallery spaces, educational institutions and arts organisations, and more. 

1. Creative Communities - festivals, charities, arts organisations and community groups. 

1. Creative Individuals - artists who are over 18 and may be practitioners in all creative disciplines. 

What can you spend the money on 

Grants can be used to support a wide range of activities including individual projects, community arts festivals and cultural fairs, workshops in schools and field trips to arts or cultural sites. 

The Foundation also provides an access support fund totalling £7,000, available on a first come, first served basis. The fund will go towards paying access support workers up to £300 for a day's worth of services for applicants that might face barriers applying without assistance, including being Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent. 

How To Apply 

The deadline for applications is 31 July 2026. 

Guidance notes and the online application portal can be accessed can be accessed from the Hugo Burge Foundation:  

https://www.hugoburgefoundation.org/grants 

Contact Hugo Burge Foundation for further information: 

Hugo Burge Foundation 

Lower Powerhouse Studio 

Marchmont Estate 

Duns 

TD10 6YL 

Email: enquiries@hugoburgefoundation.org