{"id":6373,"date":"2026-01-25T12:42:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T12:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/?p=6373"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:50:59","slug":"wee-grants-for-creativity-in-the-scots-leid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotslanguageawards\/wee-grants-for-creativity-in-the-scots-leid\/","title":{"rendered":"Wee Grants for Creativity in the Scots Leid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The 2026 application windae is noo closed. Cheers tae aabdy wha applied, we’ll let ye ken the ootcome by 18 March.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information aboot the Wee Grants for Creativity in the Scots Leid<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fund comes fae Creative Scotland, Scottish Government, Rubric Foundation an will gie oot grants o one thoosan pund. We\u2019ve keepit the application process simple, sae ye can focus on yer creative practise. It shouldnae tak ony mair nor an hour tae fill it oot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whit\u2019s it aw aboot <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This fund exists tae support new creative wark in Scots tae bring tae audiences in 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hae a keek at some succesfu applicants fae last year. <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Wee Grants for Creativity in the Scots Leid\u2019 <\/strong>will gie oot grants o a thoosan pund. Oor ambition is tae gie this siller tae individuals, community groups or organisations wha will yaise it tae produce audience-facing creative wark. The wark maun be maistly in ae dialect o the Scots leid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ane o the successfu applicants will be invitit tae perform at the Scots Language Awards 2026, oan the 19th September at the Discovery Centre Dundee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We ken that the siller mibbie wilnae cover a hail project. We\u2019re mair than happy tae gie oot a grant tae support a project that taks funding fae numerous sources. Aw we\u2019d need tae ken is how<\/em> the grant will lead tae a better quality o wark, or bring it tae mair fowk, or ithergates impruive the ootputs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wha can pit in an application?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jist aboot aabdy an onybody ower the age o 18: individuals, voluntary groups an professional organisations can aw be considerit fir funding. Ye should be able tae pruive that ye hae a track record o yaisin Scots in yer wark, an that ye can produce wark o a guid quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fu details o eligibility are at the fit o this document. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whit we\u2019re aifter funding. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creativity in the Scots Language, in whitever form that taks, at the point whaur its ready tae reach an audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ye can hae an oven-ready project that needs siller tae tak it oot tae an audience, or ye can apply for grant funding tae help impruive wark that\u2019s away tae be tane tae an audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytellers<\/strong>. Mibbie ye\u2019d like tae pit oan an event tae showcase yer talents, or expand an event that exists awready. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theatre Makers. <\/strong>Are ye developing a Scots project that oor fund can gie a boost tae?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comedians<\/strong>. Dae ye hae a Scots stand-up set ye\u2019d like tae record? Or mibbie twa three scriptit jokes on camera? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poets<\/strong>. Are ye keen scrieve new Scots poems fir an audience-facing event, or tae owerset wark intae Scots but dinnae hae the time? Are ye mibbie haein a launch night an want tae capture the audio tae pit oot online? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animators<\/strong>. Dae ye hae a project tae develop aroon Scots animations? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sangsters<\/strong>. Are ye wantin tae pit oan a show, or gie time tae producin mair Scots wark? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Podcasters<\/strong>. Wad a grant help oot makkin a series o Scots podcasts? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Film Makers<\/strong>. Hae ye a short film idea an jist need a bitty siller tae mak it happen? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zine editors<\/strong>. Commission new wark in Scots fir yer audiences? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crafts & art makers<\/strong>. If ye\u2019ve a creative, audience-facin project yaisin Scots that could dae wi some siller, then\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us ken, an let\u2019s mak it happen! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If yer practise isnae representit abuin, that doesnae mean we wilnae fund it, it ainly means we havana thought o it yet. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pittin thegither yer application<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things tae tak tent o afore ye stairt: <\/p>\n\n\n\n