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Scottish Fund for Creative Freelancers Opening Soon

Creative Scotland’s Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers will be opening at 12:00 pm on Monday 26 October, and today they have announced their delivery partners.

Published: 15 October 2020 | 12:00 AM Updated: 28 April 2021 | 4:31 PM
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Creative Scotland is partnering with a number of different organisations in order to deliver the Scottish Government’s £5 million fund.

Eligibility criteria for the fund – which has been opened to offer financial support for creative freelancers in Scotland – will be going live on Creative Scotland’s website on Thursday 22 October.

Creative Scotland have also announced their delivery partners for the distribution of the Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers. The partners are Crafts Council & Craft Scotland, Help Musicians, Society of Authors and Visual Arts Scotland – with Bectu also partnering subject to confirmation – to assist in the delivery of the Scottish Government’s £5million fund.

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