Musique-Cordiale Trust grants
Musique-Cordiale Trust makes small music grants, with project grants usually to a maximum of £2,000 and smaller grants of up to £500, on a rolling basis.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Musique-Cordiale Trust makes small grants for music. Its criteria cover projects or features that form part of the Musique Cordiale Festival or Academy, or other musical events. It can support individuals and organisations based in any member country of the Council of Europe. Project grants are usually to a maximum of £2,000 each, and its small grants will not initially exceed £500 each. It cannot fund core or ongoing running costs for an organisation. It operates a rolling programme and does not therefore have application deadlines, and the trustees aim to inform successful applicants within six weeks of receipt of their application.
What they fund
The register records arts, culture, heritage and science, and education and training. Its own criteria centre on music and musical events.
Who and where
The register records children and young people and the general public in England and Wales. Its criteria are broader, covering Council of Europe member countries.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Musique-Cordiale Trust says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
Who they say they'll fund
“Individuals and organisations based in any member country of the Council of Europe”
Source: musique-cordiale.org — The Musique Codiale Trust: Grant-giving criteria | Critères bourses →
“Projects or features that form part of Musique Cordiale Festival or Academy OR other musical events”
Source: musique-cordiale.org — The Musique Codiale Trust: Grant-giving criteria | Critères bourses →
What they say they won't fund
“Organisations or individuals based outside a member country of the Council of Europe unless, exceptionally”
Source: musique-cordiale.org — The Musique Codiale Trust: Grant-giving criteria | Critères bourses →
“Core or on-going existential funding for an organization: the Trust can at present ONLY support”
Source: musique-cordiale.org — The Musique Codiale Trust: Grant-giving criteria | Critères bourses →
Grant sizes they mention
“Such small grants will not initially exceed £500 each”
Source: musique-cordiale.org — The Musique Codiale Trust: Grant-giving criteria | Critères bourses →
“Project Grants, usually to a maximum of £2000 each”
Source: musique-cordiale.org — The Musique Codiale Trust: Grant-giving criteria | Critères bourses →
How they say to apply
“The trustees aim to inform successful applicants within 6 weeks of receipt of their application”
Source: musique-cordiale.org — The Musique Codiale Trust: Grant-giving criteria | Critères bourses →
“The Trust operates a rolling programme and does not therefore have application deadlines”
Source: musique-cordiale.org — The Musique Codiale Trust: Grant-giving criteria | Critères bourses →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To advance education for the public benefit particularly (but not exclusively) in relation to the music, arts and performing arts; and. To advance the arts for the public benefit particularly (but not exclusively) by promoting and facilitating access to music, public performances and the arts.
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Musique-Cordiale Trust typically give?
Project grants are usually to a maximum of £2,000 each, and its small grants will not initially exceed £500 each. In its latest published financial year it gave £15,078 in grants to organisations.
What does Musique-Cordiale Trust fund?
It says it funds projects or features that form part of the Musique Cordiale Festival or Academy, or other musical events. Its governing objects are to advance education and the arts for the public benefit, particularly but not exclusively in relation to music, the arts and the performing arts.
Who can apply?
Individuals and organisations based in any member country of the Council of Europe.
What won't Musique-Cordiale Trust fund?
Organisations or individuals based outside a member country of the Council of Europe, other than exceptionally. It also cannot fund core or ongoing running costs for an organisation.
How do I apply to Musique-Cordiale Trust?
It operates a rolling programme and does not therefore have application deadlines. The trustees aim to inform successful applicants within six weeks of receipt of their application. Check the funder's own website (www.musique-cordiale.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1167732) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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