Available Funding

Next Level Award by Help Musicians

If you’re a musician with a strong track record but lacking the resources to embark on larger and longer-term projects, then the Next Level award might help.

With a programme of one-to-one business advice and peer support, alongside financial support to help you pursue your opportunity, this is designed to help you take your career to the next level.

The award is open to:

• Working musicians who have made at least 40% of their income from music over the past two years. Musicians with a long-term health condition and/​or disability that impacts their ability to work as a musician will just need to show some income from music within the past 2 years.
• those aged 18 or over, living in the UK, with the right to live and work in the UK and with a UK bank account.
• those who do not have more than £10,000 savings or access to other capital that could fund your planned activity.

The award includes:

• 6 hours of one-to-one business advice from industry experts
• Online meet-ups with other awardees and industry guests
• Up to £3,000 towards your own music activity.
• Invites to online peer drop-in spaces with other musicians (optional)
• Access to a healthy practice session delivered by BAPAM (optional)

Deadlines:

• Round 2: 2 June – 27 June
• Round 3: 15 September – 10 October