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Other Opportunities
The Junior Programme (Ages 8-14) Future Talent
The Development Programme (Ages 12-16) Future Talent
The Senior Programme (Ages 16-18) Future Talent
Closing Date: 30 April 2025
PPL Momentum Music Fund PRS Foundation
Closing Date: 12 May 2025
PPL Momentum Accelerator Tees Valley PRS Foundation
Closing Date: 12 May 2025 (Round 1)
Early Career Promoter Fund PRS Foundation
Closing Date: 15 May 2025 (Round 1)
Artist Applications Now Open! English Folk Expo 2025
Closing Date: 8 June 2025, Midnight
Young Performers Callout Sidmouth Folk Festival 2025
Closing Date: Please contact for further information
WATUA Development Program Open Call
Closing Date: Please contact for further information
Develop Your Career Help Musicians
Closing Date: Ongoing
National Lottery Project Grants Arts Council England
Closing Date: Ongoing
Bert Jansch Foundation Grants
Closing Date: Ongoing
Harvey Parker Award for Woodwind Future Talent
Closing Date: Please contact for further information
Events
Make Music Work ISM
Date: 24 April 2025
Time: 11:15 – 18:00
Price: Tickets for £10 (discount code MMW50)
Location: 229 London, Great Portland St, London, W1W 5PN
Join Make Music Work at 229 London on for the essential insights you need to survive and thrive in the music industry.
Compose, Listen, Sustain! Ultima Festival, Nordic Music Days & hcmf//
Date: 22 – 24 April 2025
Register for free
How sustainable perspectives can open up new directions in creative practice. The target audience is sound artists and composers.
MEC Seminar Series 2025–26
Exploring design of accessible digital instruments and the role of music in mental health, to building anti-racist practices and understanding intersectionality in music more broadly.
All online seminars are free to MEC Members. £15 for non-Members
Instrument + Musician = Music
Date: 31 April 2025
Time: 12:30–14:00
Mental Health & Music Education
Date: 10 July 2025
Time: 12:30–14:00
Making Music Education Anti-Racist
Date: 9 October 2025
Time: 17:00–18:30
Intersectionality: The Wider Conversation Across Music
Date: 29 January 2026
Time: 16:00–17:30
FOCUS Wales 2025
Dates: 8 -10 May 2025
Sound and the Outdoors: Site and Sound Symposium
Date: 3rd June 2025
Time: 10:30
Price: £20 waged / £10 unwaged
Location: 101 Outdoor Arts Creation Space, Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 6HN
This symposium will be of interest to artists, producers, commissioners, programmers, funders, academics and others with an interest in sound-led practice.
Surveys
AI & Copyright survey: Have your say ISM
Information & Advice
ISM (Incorporated Society of Musicians) has a number of useful webinars, including Sexual Harassment and Knowing Your Rights; GDPR; An Introduction to PPL and many others.
ISM’s annual teaching fees survey open!
Sound Roots Connect is a unique online community for artists and music industry professionals at any stage of their careers.
Co-Pilot: the Musicians’ Mentoring Network
AI and copyright consultation launches
ISM Webinars
Safeguarding for musicians
Learn the fundamentals of safeguarding for musicians working with children. Find out about the legal background, examples of good safeguarding practice, how to access a criminal record check, and a guide to the ISM’s safeguarding requirements.
Webinar slides
Staying mentally and physically well
In this ISM Trust webinar, you’ll find out ways to stay mentally and physically healthy during these challenging times. It looks at how to manage stress overall, including avoiding burnout, and discusses the importance of nutrition, exercise and sleep.
Stream on YouTube
Music Support A helpline for anyone in the music industry suffering from alcoholism, addiction, emotional or mental health issues
The Folk Forecast publishing their own pick of the best upcoming digital events on the UK folk scene every 2 weeks
Folk Talk Academy English Folk Expo
Beyond The Music Network Attitude is Everything
Access Folk University of Sheffield
