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Free does not mean easy, and it does not always mean free of admin. Where an organiser charges nothing but requires a platform account or a stamp, that is noted on the listing.

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Festival, award or callDeadlineEntry feeCategoriesStatus

PRS Foundation · Composers' Fund🇬🇧 United Kingdom · £8,000–£15,000 · contemporary classical, opera, sound art, Indian classical 7 October 2026 Free to apply Free entryGrants & residenciesEurope PPL Momentum Music Fund🇬🇧 United Kingdom · £5,000–£15,000 · recording, touring and marketing 26 October 2026 Free to apply Free entryGrants & residenciesEurope PRS Foundation · Early Career Promoter Fund🇬🇧 England · up to £3,500 · for promoters, not artists 29 October 2026 Free to apply Free entryGrants & residenciesEurope Musicboard Berlin · Karrieresprungbrett🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany · twice a year, 1 April and 1 November · for projects in 2027 1 November 2026 Free to apply Free entryGrants & residenciesEurope Musicboard Berlin · Support Tour Funding🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany · up to €3,500 per tour · rolling, with a hard annual cut-off 30 November 2026 Free to apply Free entryGrants & residenciesEurope

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The calls that cost nothing to enterStrategy 11 September 2026 Seven free routes Free entry PRS Foundation · Open Fund for Music Creators🇬🇧 United Kingdom · up to £5,000 · next round not announced 7 September 2026 Free to apply Free entryGrants & residenciesEurope ToruńCAMERIMAGE · Music Videos Competition🇵🇱 Toruń, Poland · free entry · Golden Frog for cinematography 31 July 2026 Free entry Music videoFree entryEurope Film Southasia · 15th edition🇳🇵 Kathmandu, Nepal · non-fiction only · festival 26–29 November 2026 15 July 2026 Free entry Free entryAsia