THE UNIVERSAL UK SOUND FOUNDATION: THE SCHOOL FUND
Grants of up to £1,000 are available to schools in the UK and Ireland that are teaching the national curriculum to support music education for young people in all its forms, specifically for school music projects and the purchase of instruments and equipment.
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o Application deadline: WEDNESDAY 22nd JANUARY 2025 at 1pm.
o Funder: The Universal Sound Foundation (founded 2004. Charity number: 1104027. Total charitable expenditure for the year ended 31 July 2023: £753,182 (2022: £696,504)).
o Who can apply: primary, secondary, junior, Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools and Further Education Colleges in the UK and Ireland.
o Key words: Children and Young People, Music Education, Equipment, Purchase of Instruments, Schools, Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Universal Music UK Sound Foundation‘s aim is to support music education for young people in all its forms. The Foundation supports.
o School music education, such as the purchase of instruments/equipment or projects.
o Funding musical instruments for students in full time education, and
o Funding training for music teachers.
The Foundation’s School Fund, which is currently open to applications with a deadline of Wednesday 22nd January 2024, is specifically to support the purchase of musical instruments and equipment, as well as funding school music projects.
Applications are invited for funding of up to £1,000 (this was previously £1,500) from schools teaching the national curriculum based in the UK and Ireland towards the cost of musical resources. The scheme is open to primary, secondary, junior, Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools and Further Education Colleges in the UK and Ireland..
Funding is not available for:
o Community projects.
o Music Studios/Businesses.
o Private music centre’s/Music Services, or
o Staffing costs to cover teaching of the national curriculum or peripatetic music lessons.
Further information, guidance and an online application form is available on the Foundation’s website.
The deadline for applications is 1pm on Wednesday 22nd January 2025. The next deadline is likely to be August 2025.
Contact details for the Foundation are:
The Schools Fund
The Universal Music UK Sound Foundation
Universal Music
4 Pancras Square
London
N1C 4AG
Email: umuksoundfoundation@