Round 6 of The William Syson Foundation Small Grants Fund is open for applications from Scottish registered Arts charities between 17-28 March 2025.

Applications are accepted from Scottish registered Arts charities. You must be based in Scotland and operating for the benefit of people in Scotland, for at least 12 months with annual income of less than £500,000 and be able to supply annual audited / examined accounts. They’d be delighted to hear from charities in any Arts discipline, including literature and poetry, dance, playwriting and theatre, art, photography, film and music. They provide unrestricted grant funding of up to £5,000, though not for capital development costs or costs already incurred.

They are unable to support charities that do not have advancement of the arts as their core purpose, even if they are undertaking an arts project.

Application forms and guidance are available via the Foundation’s website https://www.williamsysonfoundation.org.uk/small-grants-fund
including clear instruction regards supporting documentation to submit with your application.

Please take note on the website of their attention to detail regards child protection and vulnerable adult safeguarding policy requirements.

ROUND 7 of the fund will take place from noon. Mon 1 – noon, Fri 12 September 2025.

For further information, please contact apply@williamsysonfoundation.org.uk or visit https://www.williamsysonfoundation.org.uk/small-grants-fund