Radcliffe Trust

Background

The Radcliffe Trust is one of Britain's oldest charities, founded in 1714 by the will of Dr. John Radcliffe, the most eminent physician of his day.

The Trust makes grants principally in two sectors: Music and Heritage & Crafts.

Objectives of Fund

The Trust makes grants principally in two sectors: Music and Heritage & Crafts.

Value Notes

Grants are generally in the region of £2,500 to £7,500.

Who Can Apply

Charities, not-for-profit or Exempt organisations that are based in the UK are eligible to apply.

Location

United Kingdom

Restrictions

Funding is not available for the following:

• Individuals.
• Retrospective grants.
• General appeals or endowment funds.
• Operating costs.
• Capital projects.

Under Music Grants, funding is not available for operating costs, competitions and capital projects. Applications from individual mainstream primary or secondary schools will not be supported.

Under Heritage & Crafts Grants, funding is not available for:

• Capital costs.
• Core costs.
• Projects that are solely or primarily about nature, landscapes, gardens, land management or environmental conservation.
• Projects that are primarily social or therapeutic in nature.
• Projects that are solely or primarily for equipment or materials.
• Performing, literary or conceptual art.
• Conference fees or associated costs.
• Applications directly from Church of England churches.

Eligible Expenditure

Music Grants

The Trust supports classical music performance and training especially chamber music, composition and music education. Particular interests within music education are music for children and adults with special needs, youth orchestras and projects at secondary and higher levels, including academic research.

Applications are nornally considered under the following headings:

• Composition and contemporary music - in the case of commission applications the lead composer must be named.
• Bursaries for courses and summer schools; limited to UK based students.
• Music therapy/special needs.
• Academic research/projects.
• Youth orchestras.
• Performance projects.
• Educational projects - excluding applications from individual mainstream primary and secondary schools.
• Miscellaneous.

Heritage & Crafts Grants

The Trust supports the development of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK’s traditional cultural heritage and crafts sectors. This includes support for:

• Emerging craftspeople.
• Craft and conservation projects and training.
• Projects demonstrating creative outcomes by designer-makers.
• Projects with potential for capacity building within the sector.
• Special needs projects focusing on the therapeutic benefits of skills development.

The Trust may also make occasional grants in other areas of cultural creativity related to their concerns for heritage and crafts, including theatre, performance, and literature, especially where projects can be shown to contribute to the promotion and development of high-level skills among early career practitioners and disadvantaged groups.

How To Apply

There are two deadlines per year for both the Music and Heritage and Crafts schemes:

• 31 January (for consideration in June)
• 31 July (for consideration in December)

The online application forms are available on the Radcliffe Trust website.

The Trust receives more applications than it can support and will not consider late applications.

Contact The Radcliffe Trust for further information.