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Other funders

If you are looking to match our grants, are ineligible for a Museums Galleries Scotland grant or have been unsuccessful in an application to our grants, this page suggests links to other funding bodies.

It is not an exhaustive list, but will hopefully point you in the right direction. We encourage you to find out more from the fund provider as to whether your application would be eligible, timescales for application and if you meet the criteria.

Many different organisations provide grants, we have attempted to categorise those known to have funded museum projects in the past.

Community Projects

• Big Lottery Funding in Scotland
• Scottish Community Foundation
• Waste Recycling Environmental Limited (WREN)
• Lloyds TSB Foundation Scotland
• The Henry Smith Charity
• Creative Scotland
• Tesco Charity Trust Community
• People's Postcode Trust
• BT Community Connections - purchase ICT equipment
• Co-operative Community Fund for small community projects
• Institute of Physics' Public Engagement Grant Scheme 2010 - Round 2
• Live Literature Funding - funding for events which involve authors
• Arts & Business New Arts Sponsorship - new eligible sponsorship matched £1 for £1
• Biffaward grants
• The Pilgrim Trust

Projects Involving Young People

• Big Lottery Funding in Scotland
• YouthScotland - Girls on the move participation programme
• Children in Need
• The Cattanach Charitable Trust

Collections and Conservation

• Esmée Fairbairn Association
• Museums Association - Effective Collections
• The Daphne Bullard Trust
• The Kathy Callow Trust
• Association of Independent Museums (AIM)
• The Pilgrim Trust

Tourism Related Projects

• Tourism Innovation Fund
• VisitScotland Growth Fund

Volunteering and Staff Development

• Voluntary Action Fund
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
• Skills Development Scotland - Flexible Training Opportunities
• The Radcliffe Trust
• The Headley Trust
• The Pilgrim Trust
• Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust

Sustainability

• Association of Independent Museums (AIM)
• Forward Scotland
• Climate Challenge Fund to help communities reduce carbon emissions

Building Conservation and Capital Expenditure

• Historic Scotland
• Heritage Lottery Fund
• Waste Recycling Environmental Limited (WREN)
• SCVO £50m scheme to build business centres across Scotland

Further information on funding

• Collections Link

Acquisitions

• National Museums Scotland - National Fund for Acquisitions
• The Art Fund
• The Art Fund - Renew
• Beecroft Bequest
• The Headley Trust