English Folk Dance and Song Society

Micro Grants for professional folk artists

Micro Grants for 2026 are now announced.

Thanks to the continued and generous support of Conrad and Jennifer Bailey we are delighted to announce a sixth year of the Micro Grants Programme for Professional Folk Artists who live and work in England.

Eight grants of £500 have been offered to folk artists to support anything that will help their professional career development.

This includes:

Time to develop creative projects
Support for the production of new albums
Instrument purchase
Marketing, PR and/or digital support
Technical equipment purchase (eg portable sound equipment)
Other personal training and development activities (including courses)

This list is not exhaustive

We do not fund:

Under graduate and post graduate university courses (or equivalent)
The development or delivery of new or continuing education projects/programmes

Applicants can be at any stage of their career but must be working as a professional artist in folk music and/or dance. Applications are accepted from individuals and groups of artists. The maximum award to each successful application is £500 regardless of the number of artists involved in the application.

Key Dates

Applications for 2025 are now closed.

Grant projects must be completed by 31 August 2026.

For queries, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].

Micro Grants for 2026 have been awarded to:

Micro Grant 2026 Holly Clarke photo
Holly Clarke

Micro Grant 2026 Good Habits photo by Kate Griffin
Good Habits
photo credit: Kate Griffin