The Sonic Lounge Funding Toolkit

A professional toolkit for creatives, artists, promoters and music organisations applying for UK funding opportunities.

If you’re planning to apply for PRS Foundation, Arts Council England, Help Musicians or other UK music or creative funds, this toolkit will help you approach the process in a clear, structured and professional way.

The Sonic Lounge Funding Toolkit has been developed, tested and refined through real funding applications and has been written by grant and bid writing professionals with experience supporting successful applications across the UK music industry.

It’s designed to remove the guesswork from grant writing and give you practical tools you can use again and again, including templates, wording examples and step-by-step guidance tailored specifically to music and creative funding.

This is not a generic guide, it’s a working toolkit designed for real-world use.

Inside the pack, you will find:

• The Funding Application Support Guide

• The Adaptable Funding Application Draft Template

• The Editable Budget Template

• Complete High-Quality Example Applications