Immersive Arts Funding Expand

You could use the funding for:

• planning, researching and developing, or delivering, an immersive arts project
• attending residencies, relevant events and workshops
• accessing training and other forms of support
• buying materials, software licences and other technical tools
• paying artists, technologists and other collaborators
• hiring studio, rehearsal, exhibition or event spaces
• researching and integrating accessibility options for audiences’ access needs
• making events or exhibitions more accessible, diverse and inclusive (by, for eg, paying for BSL interpreters, accessible formats, captioning, etc).
• marketing your project and developing your audience

See our funding guidelines below for a full breakdown of eligibility costs.

Alongside the funding we offer bespoke training and support:

• Bespoke mentoring designed by Crossover Labs
• 3 x meetings with an Immersive Arts Producer
• Facilitated peer-to-peer network
• Nation-specific events and opportunities

You are eligible to apply for Expand funding if:

• you are an individual artist, creative practitioner or creative technologist
  (or)
• you are applying on behalf of an arts-based organisation, small group or collective (of up to 50 people)
• are based in the UK
• are aged 18 or over
• you have a UK bank account in your own name
• your application is artist-led and/ or arts-focussed and uses technology to actively involve the audience (our definition of immersive art)
• you have a project in development/ prototype/ proof-of-concept that has already been tested (including informally) with audiences / users
• you are applying for the full amount
• your budget includes payment for your time and others involved in the project and does not include any ineligible costs. Read our guidelines for more details.

Eligible artists can submit one application in this round of funding, to either Explore, Experiment or Expand. You can apply for this round of funding regardless of whether you applied in a previous round.

You can apply by audio, video or text, and in English, Welsh, or British Sign Language using our application portal.

Our funding guidelines are available to download below in English, Welsh, large print, Easy Read, British Sign Language and audio.

The deadline for applications is Monday 29 September 2025 at 14:00.

In some cases, we can help you with your application by supporting access costs, like support workers or interpreters.

The deadline to request access support is Monday 1 September 2025 at 17:00.