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PRS Funding Deadlines 2024

03 January 2024

PRS Foundation have announced new funding deadlines in their December 2023 newsletter.

PRS Foundation supports new music and talent development through direct grants to music creators and via the organisations they fund.

Their creator-focussed approach transforms careers in all genres, UK-wide. And they enable and empower creators from all backgrounds to realise their potential, create and perform exceptional new music, and build audiences and connections around the world.

Find the right fund for you if you are:

  • Music Creator (songwriter, composer, artist, band, producer or performer who writes their own music), or
  • An Organisation (including venues, promoters, festivals, curators, commissioning specialists, large performance groups and other talent development organisations)
Deadlines for 2024
All deadlines are 6:00pm unless otherwise stated
  • 8th Jan – International Showcase Fund SXSW – read more and apply (open for applications now)
  • International Showcase Fund – read more and apply (rolling deadlines for other events)
  • 31st Jan – PPL Momentum Music Fund – read more (open for applications 3rd Jan)
  • 31st Jan – PPL Momentum Accelerator Liverpool City Region – read more (open for applications 3rd Jan)
  • 14th Feb – PPL Momentum Sbardun | Accelerator Wales – read more (open for applications 3rd Jan)
  • 26th Feb – Talent Development Network – read more (open for applications 22nd Jan)
  • 11th Mar – Women Make Music – read more (open for applications 12th Feb)
  • 14th Mar – POWER UP – read more (open for applications 29th Jan)
  • 2nd Apr – The Composers’ Fund – read more (open for applications 19th Feb)
  • 8th Apr – Open Fund for Music Creators – read more (open for applications 11th Mar)
  • 15th Apr – Hitmaker – read more (open for applications 18th Mar)
  • 13th May – Beyond Borders – read more (open for applications 2nd Apr)
  • 20th May – PPL Momentum Music Fund – read more (open for applications 22nd Apr)
  • 5th August – PPL Momentum Music Fund – read more (open for applications 8th July)
  • 27th Aug – Hitmaker – read more (open for applications 29th Jul)
  • 9th Sep – Women Make Music – read more (open for applications 12th Aug)
  • 16th Sep – New Music Biennial – read more (open for applications 3rd Jun)
  • 30th Sep – Open Fund for Music Creators – read more (open for applications 2nd Sep)
  • 1st Oct – Resonate – read more (open for applications 13th May)
  • 7th Oct – The Composers’ Fund – read more (open for applications 9th Sep)
  • 4th Nov – PPL Momentum Music Fund – read more (open for applications 7th Oct)
  • The Oram Awards 2024 deadline TBC – read more
Please note that all deadlines subject to change and additional deadlines will be announced.

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