Funding To Promote Events In Scotland

8th November 2012

EventScotland, the national events agency, which was established in 2003 with the aim of strengthening and promoting Scotland’s events industry, has announced that the National Events Programme round 23 is open to applications.

The National Events Programme complements the International Funding Programme and plays an integral role in developing domestic tourism across Scotland. Through the programme, funding is available to support events (outside of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow) that showcase Scotland and help to generate tourism. Previous events supported through the programme include the Wigtown Book Festival which received a grant of £12,205 to create a new infrastructure for the event to increase audience capacity and grow the event; and the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival which received a grant of £25,000 to target visitors from outside Scotland to help grow their audience numbers.

The National Funding Programme is a development programme therefore it does not provide long-term or core funding. It is designed to support additional elements or new activity specifically to help events grow. The closing date for applications is the 1st February 2013.

For more information on how to apply see -
http://www.eventscotland.org/funding-and-resources/national-events-programme