Funding amount and term: up to £10,000. 
Funding for: providing paid opportunities for full-time university students to gain meaningful and developmental work experience.  
Who can apply: museums, galleries and visual arts organisations. 
Funding priorities: as above. 
Any other information: see web link above. 
Next deadline: 19 September 2025.

Art Shape runs a countywide programme of arts courses and projects with a specific focus on disability issues and social inclusion.

Funding amount and term: between £1,000 and £100,000. 
Funding for: arts, library and museum projects.  
Who can apply: individual artists, community and cultural organisations. 
Funding priorities: the grassroots live music sector, enabling museums to develop their collections-based work and increase public engagement with, and use of, their collections and work that supports, enhances and enriches libraries.  
Any other information: see web link above. 
Deadline: ongoing.

Artspace Cinderford are an arts and education based charity based in the Forest of Dean.

Canopy is a constituted community group operating in the Forest of Dean as a creative network.

Charlie's provides free holistic therapies and support to anyone affected by Cancer. Charlie's services are countywide and are therefroe avaliable to anyone affected by cancer in Gloucestershire.

Cheltenham Festivals is a charity which feeds the human spirit.

Funding amount and term: not specified. 
Funding for: arts, education, healthcare and heritage plus UK research projects.
Who can apply: charities and not-for-profit organisations based within 100 miles of Hereford.
Funding priorities: supporting smaller charities. 
Any other information: see web link.
Deadlines: 1 August 2025, 1 November 2025, 1 February 2026 and 1 May 2026.

The museum now houses over 20,000 precious objects and documents relating to the heritage of the Forest of Dean.

Glosfolk promotes the appreciation and participation in folk song, music, dance, and drama.

Funding amount and term: between £500 to £2,000.
Funding for: projects creating a positive impact on those that live and work in the vicinity of Cheltenham Racecourse.
Who can apply: community organisations and groups from the Cheltenham area including registered charities, schools and playgroups, plus sports, arts or music societies or groups promoting health and wellbeing.
Funding priorities: organisations working with young people and those based within 3 miles and 2 furlongs of Cheltenham Racecourse.
Any other information: see web link above.
Deadline: 25 September 2025.

Hawkwood is an educational charity providing courses, facilitating training and offering venue hire,

Funding amount and term: up to £3,000. 
Funding for: musicians to develop their skills or artistic practice. 
Who can apply: experienced musicians. 
Funding priorities: as above. 
Any other information: There are three funding windows a year. The next funding window opens on 15 September 2025. 
Next deadline window: 15 September 2025 to 10 October 2025.

The Holst Birthplace Museum is where composer Gustav Holst was born in 1874.

Funding amount and term: up to £5,000. 
Funding for: the arts, education, medical research, sport and social welfare. 
Who can apply: charities working in the areas above. 
Funding priorities: the Trust is particularly interested in allocating awards under the social welfare theme.   
Any other information: applications need to be in writing to: The John Beckwith Charitable Trust, 124 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9BW or via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  
Deadline: ongoing.

Funding amount and term: between £30,000 and £150,000.
Funding for: three strands – arts, environment and social action.
Who can apply: UK-registered charities with an income between £100,000 and £10 million.
Funding priorities: to make a difference, with as wide an impact as possible.
Any other information: please check the web link above for detailed application guidelines.
Deadline: ongoing.

Library Clubs provide a social activity for elderly customers who would otherwise struggle to access library services themselves. 

Make It Studios is a shared workspace and enterprise hub in Stroud for start-ups,

New Brewery Arts is the place to come and explore the best of British craft and creativity. 

Funding amount and term: between £500 and £5,000. 
Funding for: projects that aim to increase knowledge and appreciation of any matters of historic, artistic, architectural, aesthetic, literary, musical or theatrical interest.  
Who can apply: registered charities, individuals and groups. 
Funding priorities: projects that involve children or young people, disabled or disadvantaged people and communities and those projects which fall within historic, artistic, architectural, aesthetic, literary, musical or theatrical criteria and which enhance the lives of others. 
Any other information: see web link above. 
Deadline: ongoing.