Musicians Benevolent Fund

Awards for Ensembles & Groups

The Musicians Benevolent Fund makes awards to emerging performing groups who are generating a significant impact within their chosen field of music and have a genuine commitment to building a career as a professional group.

Awards are available for development projects such as short course fees, recording, mentoring, promotion and live projects.

The awards are open to groups with between 2 and 10 members who can demonstrate the following:

• excellence in their chosen musical field
• are in the final stages of study or the first 5 years of a professional career
• at least 50% of members are British/Irish or have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years

Photography: Russell Hammond
Previous recipients of Funding for Ensembles: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

There is no closing date for applications.

Please note that in order to complete the application form electronically you will need version 8 or higher of Adobe Reader. If you do not have this you can download the latest version free from the Adobe website www.adobe.com or print the form and complete it by hand.

For more information please email us on awards@mbf.org.uk or phone 020 7239 9119.

To find the right award for you check out the Funding Wizard