Fidelio Charitable Trust: Open to applications

Fidelio Charitable Trust: Open to applications
Application Deadline: 01 February 2012

The Trust provides grant funding to help individuals and organisations of exceptional ability in the UK who would not otherwise be able to carry out an artistic project or activity without financial support.

Maximum Value: £ 5,000

The Fidelio Charitable Trust is provided and administered by the Fidelio Charitable Trust and is for educational institutions and third sector organisations active in the UK. The Arts Grant is intended to support talented individuals or groups who are unable to reach their potential without financial support.

In particular, the programme wishes to fund work in the following areas:
Dramatic arts
Operatic arts
Music
Speech
Dance

Deadlines for receipt of applications: 1 February, 1 June and 1 October each year.

Key Criteria:
Applications are accepted on behalf of individuals and groups who are practitioners or performers in the Arts as well as institutions and colleges providing opportunities for those studying, practicing or performing.

Proposed grantees must be recommended by an appropriate person in an institution, college, arts festival or similar organisation that can vouch for the abilities of the applicant.

There is no upper age or nationality restriction and the work for which money is sought may be overseas but the proposed recipient(s) must be based in the UK.

Eligible Expenditure:
The Trust welcomes applications in support of the Arts, in particular the dramatic and operatic arts, music, speech and dance.

Grants may be awarded to enable individuals or groups of exceptional ability to:
receive special tuition or coaching, eg in the case of musicians, to attend Master Classes;
participate in external competitions;
be supported for a specially arranged performance; or
receive support for a special publication, musical composition or work of art.

Restrictions:
Applications from individuals or groups seeking support for themselves will not be accepted.

Application Procedure:
Applications can be made by submitting the application form and a covering letter. Applications must be posted and an email address must be listed for further correspondence. Successful applicants will be notified within 28 days.

Addresses and contacts
For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following:

Contact details: Tony Wingate
Fidelio Charitable Trust
Fidelio Charitable Trust
2nd Floor
20-22 Stukeley Street
London WC2B 5LR