Music Export Growth Scheme
Department for Business and Trade and Department for Culture, Media and Sport (UK) · National scheme · Can apply alone · 1 eligible country
What this scheme funds
This scheme offers match-funding grants to UK music companies to help artists build international audiences through marketing and promotion tied to overseas touring. It only covers activity outside the UK and is meant to boost export growth for acts already succeeding domestically. Grants cover up to half of eligible campaign costs.
creative-cultural · sme-scaleup
Do you qualify for this scheme?
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Who it is for
A UK-based SME music management company or record label representing an artist with proven UK success who is planning an international touring and promotion campaign.
The scheme in detail
- Agency
- Department for Business and Trade and Department for Culture, Media and Sport (UK)
- Eligible countries (1)
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- €58k
- Deadline
- 1 Apr 2027
- Applicant type
- Not required. You can apply solo.
- Eligible applicants
- SME, private sector
- Funding rate
- 50% of eligible expenditure
- Also required
- No UK-based activity can be funded; total scheme budget is £3,200,000 across all recipients.