Youth Music Shift the Scene Fund

The fund is for organisations that:

• Work across any creative discipline – not just music.
• We envisage funding a couple of music projects, but music will not be the majority focus of this fund.
• Already actively work with Disabled people across all parts of their organisation (i.e. as participants, volunteers, freelancers, and staff).
• Have built trust with Disabled people.
• Are anti-ableist, advocate for the rights of Disabled people, and operate in line with the social model of disability.
• Can amplify young Disabled voices and already have established ways of co-creating with Disabled young people.
• Are ambitious, who want to push boundaries within their creative practice, with Disabled young people’s creative ambitions at the heart.
• Prioritise Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access. In particular, those who design-in access from the start, and think about diversity and inclusion through an intersectional lens.

• Trailblazer Round 11:

Round Opens: Friday 24th October 2025
Deadline: Friday 21st November 2025, 5pm
Notification: Friday 20th March 2026
For projects starting between: April and June 2026

• Trailblazer Round 12:

Round Opens: Friday 13th March 2026
Deadline: Friday 10th April 2026, 5pm
Notification:  Friday 7th August 2026
For projects starting between: September and November 2026

• Trailblazer Round 13:

Round Opens: Friday 31st July 2026
Deadline: Friday 28th August 2026, 5pm
Notification: Friday 11th December 2026
For projects starting between: January and March 2027

• Trailblazer Round 14:

Round Opens: Friday 23rd October 2026
Deadline: Friday 20th November 2026, 5pm
Notification: Friday 19th March 2027
For projects starting between: April and June 2027