Funding Applications

Applications under the following criteria can be made by any person, living or working in Scotland, who is finding that their financial circumstances are making it difficult to progress fully in their chosen field.

Applications should meet one of the following criteria –

• the advancement of education by encouraging participation in and the study of all forms of traditional music and in particular the music of the Great Highland Bagpipe;
  – This objective is specifically to support education for young people under the age of 30. The activity supported should have demonstrable educational value, such as attendance at a recognised course or school.
• the advancement of the arts and culture of Scotland by promoting the performance, study and composition of all forms of traditional music (including voice) and in particular the music of the Great Highland Bagpipe;
  – This is a much more general objective relating to all forms of traditional music.
• to encourage the attainment of high standards of performance and innovative composition in relation to all forms of traditional music and in particular the music of the Great Highland Bagpipe.
  – This objective is aimed at providing a Scholarship to benefit an individual player or composer who has either shown great potential or is of proven ability. The scholarship could support the provision of tuition, instruction and other assistance, including contributing towards the costs of travel, subsistence and accommodation of those being taught or receiving instruction.

Our application form asks for information about you or your band/group including your development, achievements and ambitions, in addition to your reasons for applying to the Trust. The application must be accompanied by a recording or example of your work, provided by file upload or via a link.

You must also provide details of the funding amount requested and a breakdown of likely expenditure.

In order to be eligible you must also provide us with details of two referees who can testify to the quality of your work.

The principal referee should be your primary instructor, tutor or teacher, and outline:

1. The current level of skill you have in your instrument,
2. How previous tuition has assisted your development as a musician,
3. How the proposed award will benefit you as a musician.

At that stage, depending on the music form in question, we may arrange either a professional assessment or an audition.

Within 6-12 months of being awarded funding, successful applicants must provide the Trust with a report on how the funding awarded was used and the impact of it.  You can submit feedback via the testimonials form on our website.  A photo is most welcome, as is a link to a website.

This feedback may be made available on the Trust website and in our annual report as evidence of how the Trust is meeting its objectives.  It may also be used on our social media channels.

Please complete the funding award application form to apply.