Help Musicians - Fast Track Awards
Whether it's covering the cost of short courses, investing in new software, or seizing opportunities to record, release, or perform—Fast Track has you covered.
Support of up to £500 to help you seize an opportunity.
Sometimes, opportunities will present themselves that can have a lasting, positive impact on your career as a musician.
Whether it’s a short course, investing in new software, or taking opportunities to record, release or perform that help you to fulfil your ambition, our Fast Track support is here to help you take it.
It’s an investment to help you grow or sustain your income from music, or to help you take part in something that could enhance your career.
Who is this for?
- Working musicians who have made at least 40% of their income from music over the past two years. Musicians with a long-term health condition and/or disability that impacts their ability to work as a musician will just need to show some income from music within the past 2 years. There are more details on this criteria here
- Be aged 18 or over, living in the UK, with the right to live and work in the UK and with a UK bank account
- Not have more than £10,000 savings or access to other capital that could fund your planned activity
Full eligibility criteria can be found here.
Beyond this, to receive this award you have to:
- Be able to deliver the activities we’d be supporting you for within 12 months of receiving the funds
- Have control over one or more aspects of your career, i.e., self-managing, self-releasing or self-producing
Can we apply as a band, collective or group?
No. This support is for individual musicians.
Can I apply for other support from Help Musicians alongside this?
No, you can only apply for, and take part in, one creative and career service at a time.
When can I apply?
- Monday 27 January — Friday 14 February 2025
- Monday 24 March — Friday 11 April 2025
- Tuesday 6 May — Friday 23 May 2025
- Monday 7 July ‑Friday 25 July 2025
- Monday 13 Oct — Friday 31 Oct 2025