Artists’ Bursaries 2025–26

About the Open Call

We’re offering bursaries of £500 to £1,500 to artists at every stage of their career. Apply now for the opportunity to develop new skills and networks to take your work to the next level. We’re looking for applicants with innovative and ambitious thinking who want to make a step-change in their career. Put together a plan of activities unique to you that will drive your work forward. These might include: Learning new skills through professional training, courses or peer-to-peer learning with visual arts or non-arts experts; Networking with artists, galleries, organisations and other people to progress your work; Research and development for a new way of working or collaboration; Visiting national or international exhibitions, events or locations that are relevant to your practice, plus travel, accommodation and subsistence costs; Developing new markets or audiences for your work; Portfolio development; Professional memberships; Tools for business development in relation to your work; Residencies that are tailored to your work. You can also apply to cover costs associated with the following, but these can’t individually account for more than 50% of the total amount you request: Materials and equipment; Goods or services e.g. paying a contractor to build a website, mentoring and coaching fees; Making or finishing new work for exhibition or sale; Studio rent and/or overheads; Artists’ fees. We don’t support: Applications for project funding or public programming; Applications for curatorial practice; Applications that are dependent on other unsecured funding; Higher education tuition fees and associated costs; Applications from part time-students (statutory education, further education or higher education) for activities directly linked to their course of study. Bursary recipients must be a-n Artist members for the duration of their bursary activity. We may feature your name on our website and marketing materials.

What is Offered

Bursaries of £500 to £1,500. Opportunity to develop new skills and networks. Additional costs of up to £500 to cover disability access requirements. Feedback provided for unsuccessful applications.

Requirements

Current a-n Artist members at any stage of their career, based in the UK, with a UK bank account. Not eligible: Arts Organiser or Student members; Artist members who are studying full time; Members living outside of the UK; Members who have completed an undergraduate course within 12 months of applying; Members who have received a bursary in 2024-25.

How to Apply

Submit your application via our online form. You must be logged in to your a-n membership to access the form. Only current Artist members can apply. Please download and read our application form guidance before filling out the online form. Our application guidance is a helpful step-by-step guide that outlines all the information we’ll ask you to provide. It’s a good idea to write your application offline first, before transferring your answers to the online form. Please save a copy of your application if you’d like to keep it for your records as we won’t send you one. If you have any questions or technical issues, please email us at bursaries@a-n.co.uk. If you need access support to complete your application, we can cover the costs. Send us an email with the details and we’ll be in touch to arrange this.