Funding
- Film Hub Scotland: Film Exhibition Fund – 30 March
- Glasgow City Innovation District: Fusion Fund – early April
- Shedinburgh: The Shedload-of-Future Fund – 1 April
- Midsummer Festival: Open Call - New Commission – 6 April
- BFI / National Lottery: Innovation Challenge Fund – 9 April
- Aesthetica X Audible: The Listening Pitch 2026 – 20 April
- Lumen Prize 2026 – 23 May
- AHRC Responsive Mode: Curiosity Award – rolling
- AHRC Responsive Mode: Catalyst Awards – rolling
- Arts Council England: National Lottery Project Grants – rolling
- BFI Doc Society: Features Fund – rolling
- BFI Doc Society: Immersive Formats – rolling
- BFI Doc Society: Research & Development Fund – rolling
- British Council: Short or Feature Film Festival / XR Showcase Travel Grant – rolling
- Creative UK: Creative Enterprise Business Builder – rolling
- Creative UK: Creative Growth Finance (Loan) – rolling
- Creative Scotland Open Fund – rolling
- Figurative Arts & Culture Impact Fund (Loan) – rolling
- Grand Plan £1k grants for artists of colour – rolling
- Glasgow City Council: Meanwhile Use Fund – rolling
- Glasgow City Council: Tech Ecosystem Event Subsidy – rolling
- Interface Innovation Vouchers – rolling
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation: Migration Fund – rolling
Opportunities
- Govanhill International Festival & Carnival (GIFC): Call for Event Proposals – 22 March
- Hidden Door Festival: Open Call for Dance – 23 March
- Hidden Door Festival: Open Call for Music – 25 March
- Hidden Door Festival: Open Call for Spoken Word – 25 March
- Tinderbox Collective: Room to Play - Creative Technology Course and Exhibition for Emerging Artists and Creatives – 27 March
- Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities: Call for Submissions - PhD Research Showcase 2026 – 27 March
- Scottish Contemporary Art Network: Job - Programme Assistant – 30 March
- Film Hub Scotland: Job - Spotlight on Fife/Clackmannanshire Coordinator (Kirkcaldy) – 30 March
- FACT: 18-Week Paid Digital Artist Residencies for Early-Career Artists in NW England and North Wales – 31 March
- Ninety Percent of Everything: Residency for Artist Collectives Under 35 Working in Data-Driven Sound and Visual Practices – 2 April
- Romhainn: Gaelic Arts Commission – 5 April
- National Theatre of Scotland: Fellowship in Producing – 27 April
- National Theatre of Scotland: Fellowship in Dramaturgy – 27 April
- National Theatre of Scotland: Fellowship in Directing – 27 April
- RCS & GSMD: Call for Book Chapters - Technologies for Teaching, Learning and Assessment in the Creative Disciplines – 5 May
- BlueCat TV Writing Competition: Call for Entries – 7 May
- Dance Base: Autumn 2026 Artist Residency Programme – 13 May
- Edinburgh Short Film Festival: Call for Entries – 15 May
Events
- CULTURE MATTERS: Does Scotland Need a Culture Act? – [Glasgow] 19 March
- Summerhall Arts Surgeries: Audience and Networking – [Edinburgh] 20 March
- Learn to Build an App with AI: No‑Code Buildathon – [Glasgow] 19 or 21 March
- Converge Funding Essentials Workshop: Funding Options Available to Start-Up/Spinout Companies in Scotland – [Online] 24 March
- CoSTAR Workshop: Immersive Storytelling and Technical Workflows in Stereoscopic Filmmaking – [South Kirkby] 25-26 March
- creative soundLAB: March Networking & Showcase Event – [Edinburgh] 30 March
- RCS: Tradition in Motion Conference – [Glasgow] 31 March - 2 April
- London Games Festival – [London] 13-19 April
- The Work Room: Choreography of Parenting Event – [Glasgow] 23 April
- Tectonics Music Festival – [Glasgow] 2-3 May
- Creative Tech Scotland Gathering – [Edinburgh] 14 May
- Hidden Door Festival – [Edinburgh] 3-7 June
- National Festival of Youth Theatre 2026 – [Inverness] 3-6 July
Published on 17 March 2026
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