Breadcrumb Home Our Funding Incubator Fund Incubator Fund Copy URL http://youthmusic-staging.preflight.site/funding/incubator-fund Incubator Fund Copy URL http://youthmusic-staging.preflight.site/funding/incubator-fund The Incubator Fund offered grants of £5,000 to £30,000 to businesses, collectives, and not-for-profits working in the music industries.The fund was designed to create sustainable, meaningful career opportunities for young people aged 18-25, particularly those who are currently unrepresented in the sector and to support creative employers to innovate and incubate new and diverse talent. The fund was supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.Incubator Round 6 was the last round of the Incubator Fund. How we made our Incubator Fund decisions One of the hardest jobs of being a funder is saying no. Due to high numbers of applications, we often end up turning down more than twice the number of grant applications that we approved.We understand that writing applications is a slog, and the process can be time consuming. The organisations we support are filled with people who put their heart and soul into applications, so to have your proposal declined is tough. We aim to be as transparent as possible about our decision making process; hopefully this blog will help you work out whether to apply and how to increase your chance of success. Read more Any questions about the Incubator Fund? Get in touch at grants@youthmusic.org.ukThanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery for making this fund possible and enabling us to expand our work into Scotland and Wales. Thanks to YouTube for supporting the second round of the Incubator Fund, which provided digital innovation and investment to successful applicants. We are also grateful for our vital support from the National Lottery via Arts Council England.
