The Foundation gives grants to charitable and not-for-profit Organisations for specific projects. Grants average between £10,000 and £25,000.

NESTA's offer business support to creative individuals who are in the early stages of their careers. Their initiatives provide the business training, early-stage funding, mentoring and expertise needed to turn promising ideas into successful business ventures.

The British Academy is the national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It is an independent, self-governing fellowship of around 750 scholars, elected for distinction and achievement in one or more branches of the academic disciplines that make up the humanities and social sciences.

Main website for Lottery funding, including all criteria for eligibility of funding.

The Fulbright Commission, an independent foundation which funds international students to study in the USA. It invites applications once a year to facilitate research and/or lecturing in the USA for a minimum of 8 months. Applicants must be EU citizens normally resident in the UK and have, or expect to obtain, an undergraduate degree (minimum 2.1 award). Applicants must draw up a detailed project outline and provide evidence that a US institution will agree to act as host and supervisor. Lecturers and researchers must supply proof of US affiliation and details of its nature. Two £15,000 awards are available.

AHRC have a range of programmes supporting top-quality research and postgraduate training in the arts and humanities. From around 1500 applications to their seven Research schemes they make around 550-600 awards. From around 5500 applications to their Postgraduate schemes for funding people in Higher education they make around 1500 awards. 

Arts Council England supplies funding through it's Grants programme.  Eligible projects include research and development, travel, networking events and independent projects promoting critical debate on the production and presentation of contemporary visual art.

Daiwa Foundation Small Grants are available from £1,000- £5,000 to individuals, societies, associations or other bodies in the UK or Japan to promote and support interaction between the two countries. Grants can cover all fields of activity, including educational and grassroots exchanges, research travel, exhibitions, and other projects and events that fulfil this broad objective. There are two application deadlines each year, 31 March and 30 September.

Travel grant for art professionals, researchers, journalists and artists from European countries. STEP Beyond encourages travel by contributing to costs of recipients. 

The Clore Leadership Programme invites applications from individuals looking to take on significant leadership roles within culture. The Fellowships are open to candidates with at least 5 years' paid work experience of working in the cultural sector. The structure of the programme includes: residential courses, an extended placement for a period of approximately 3 months, individually-selected training, mentoring and coaching.

Applications are considered by regional committees and administered by the Community Fund, offering a method of distributing grants of between £500 and £5,000 to community and voluntary groups for arts, charities, sports or heritage activities. Priority will be given to organisations with an annual income of under £15,000. There are no deadlines for the scheme and it aims to reach decisions within four months of receiving the application.

The Oppenheim - John Downes Memorial Trust makes awards to deserving artists of any kind who are unable to pursue their vocation by reason of their poverty. Applicants must be British subjects and be over 30 years of age.