About the fund

The Digital R&D Fund for the Arts is a £7 million fund to support collaboration between organisations with arts projects, technology providers, and researchers. 
 
We want to see projects that use digital technology to enhance audience reach and/or develop new business models for the arts sector. With a dedicated researcher or research team as part of the three-way collaboration, learning from the project can be captured and disseminated to the wider arts sector.
 

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How to apply

Find out more about application criteria and download the guidance documents or view a copy of the application questions and link to online form.
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Watch the panel discussions at the Digital R&D fund Forum

If you are thinking about applying for funding from the Digital R&D fund and would like to kn

Listen to the discussions from the Digital R&D fund Forum

Audio from the recent Digital R&D forum in Manchester is now available on our

Case studies

Find out more about the eight Digital R&D for arts and culture projects from the £500,000 pilot fund which began in 2011. Case study videos document the evolution of the projects so that the wider arts sector can benefit from the learning and use it to inform their own activities or applications to the £7 million fund.
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