Creative Scotland Crowdmatch

Following the success of the initiative in both 2020 and 2021, Creative Scotland and Crowdfunder have once again teamed up to launch the Creative Scotland Crowdmatch competition.  This will award £80,000 in funding to 20 creative projects across the country. Last year’s competition saw 19 creative ideas raise over £204,000, resulting in a total of £75,000 of funding being released.

They are on the lookout for creative individuals, groups and businesses based in Scotland who are working in the arts, screen and creative industries that need money to support their next big idea. Each project can get up to £10,000 in funding and must run a crowdfunding campaign. The selected entrants will receive tailored coaching support from Crowdfunder’s experts, along with access to a 24/7 Help Centre and Coaching Hub.

Once live, the crowdfunding projects must hit a series of four milestones on Crowdfunder to receive the funding. £20,000 has been ring fenced so every project that hits milestone one will receive £1,000 of funding. The funding for milestones two, three and four will be released on a first come, first served basis.

To coincide with the competition, Crowdfunder and Creative Scotland are also hosting a free webinar on Monday 31 January 2022 to explain more about crowdfunding, the competition, and the prize funding. Attendees can sign up on Eventbrite.

Click HERE for more information and how to enter.