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The Scottish Land Fund helps communities across Scotland become stronger and more sustainable by supporting them to own and manage land and buildings

We fund projects in Scotland that bring people together and improve communities. Apply for grants of £300 to £20,000 for projects up to 2 years.

Climate Action Fund – Food Systems supports projects that strengthen our food system and reduce food insecurity for people and communities.

Young Start - Small Grants offers £300 to £20,000 for projects up to 1 year that help children and young people in Scotland build confidence and realise their potential.

Young Start - Main Grants offers £20,001 to £150,000 for projects up to 3 years that help children and young people in Scotland build confidence and realise their potential.

We fund organisations in Scotland we already support. Funding helps you test new ideas, improve your work, or grow your organisation.

Funding for communities in Scotland to run projects that help people connect. We support work that’s open, inclusive and community-led

The development of Scotland’s future screen sector begins with education. The Screen Education Fund supports projects that help people in Scotland access, understand and create film and screen content.

Support for individuals working in film and television to access training, mentoring and other professional development activity, nationally and internationally.

Funding for large scale productions to film in Scotland, utilising crew, locations and facilities based here.

Development and production funding for screen projects by filmmakers based in Scotland.

Supporting high quality music making opportunities for young people aged 0 – 25 yrs.

Made in Scotland is a curated showcase promoting high quality music, theatre and dance to international promoters and audiences at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It also supports onward international touring.

Creative Scotland’s Place Programme operates at a strategic level with local authorities and other partners.

The Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance supports professional theatre and dance productions of varying scales to tour across Scotland. Applications are open - deadline: 2pm, Wednesday 30 September 2026.

The International Touring and Environmental Responsibility (ITER) programme offers up to 15 places for Scotland-based performing arts professionals, companies, venues and organisations to attend a seminar programme, followed by an invite to apply for funding.

The Transition Support Programme provides e a short, fixed period of financial security and/or specialist advice to organisations previously funded on an ongoing basis but unsuccessful in their Stage 2 Multi-Year Funding application.

This fund aims to support organisations who seek funding to undertake creative activity such as a specific project or production, a programme of creative work, or a period of research and development. Fund open.

The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. Fund open.

View the organisations that were a part of the Multi-Year Funding Development Stream.