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Creative Scotland: Youth Music Initiative: Strengthening Youth Music
Created: 20/07/2026
News/Events Category: Funding and Finance
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The YMI Strengthening Youth Music Fund supports freelance individuals and organisations working in the youth music sector to deliver activities that will improve, develop and strengthen the sector, and the services offered to benefit children and young people across the country.
It does not support music making activity directly with children and young people – this support is offered through the Access to Music Making Fund.
This fund can support applications that propose any type of activity intended to strengthen, improve and develop Scotland’s youth music sector and services for children and young people, which meet the purpose and criteria of the fund are welcomed. This activity could include, for example:
- Partnership working between formal and non-formal sectors supporting networking at local or national level
- Conferences, seminars or events sharing good practice or exploring issues pertinent to the youth music sector in Scotland
- Development and/or pooling of resources that will widen access to music for children and young people
- Delivery of action research projects that develop new approaches or methods of working
- Activity that explores ways of creating progression opportunities for children and young people through partnerships between formal and non-formal sectors
- Development of technology that will widen access to music for children and young people.
Who can apply?
- Freelance individuals and constituted organisations based in Scotland who are working to develop the youth music sector in Scotland for the benefit of children and young people.
- Applicants outside Scotland if you:
- Operate with a UK-wide remit
- Are working with Scotland-based partners
- Are planning activity that will take place in Scotland, for the direct benefit of those based here.
- Multi-Year Funded Organisations (MYFOs) can apply but please discuss this with the YMI Team in advance. MYFOs will be required to demonstrate why the proposed activity is in addition to your existing funding agreement, and how it will enhance your current and future plans.
How to apply
Completed applications and supporting material should be submitted through Creative Scotland’s online Funding Management System.
The closing date for applications is 2.00pm on Wednesday 09 September 2026.
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