We offer two funding streams to support talented and committed young people in need of financial support.

• One-off grants (available to all art forms), and 

• SMART scholarships (which can help enable access to Suffolk County Music Service tuition and ensembles)

 

The deadlines for grant applications are

6 March 2026: Deadline for Grants for Summer Term 2026

19 June 2026: Deadline for Grants for Autumn Term 2026
18 September 2026: Deadline for Grants for Suffolk County Music Ensembles for Academic Year 2026/27

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If SMART are unable to award you a grant, here are some other charities and organisations that may be able to help you:

• Alan Surtees Trust

• Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation

• EMI Music Sound Foundation

• Future Talent

• Gordon Ruddock Bursary

• Music For All

• Roger David Burrows Music Fund

• Take it Away

• Universal Music UK Sound Foundation

• Young Sounds