Museums Galleries Scotland is currently accepting applications for its Innovation Fund to Strengthen Museum Sustainability 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Museums Galleries Scotland - Innovation Fund to Strengthen Museum Sustainability
The Innovation Fund will support museums to develop, trial, and implement activities that directly improve the museum’s financial position. They are keen to fund innovative, ambitious and experimental ideas that may be considered impossible or too risky without external funding
Benefits of Museums Galleries Scotland - Innovation Fund to Strengthen Museum Sustainability
- Grants range from £20,000 to £250,000
Museums Galleries Scotland - Innovation Fund to Strengthen Museum Sustainability Requirements
- Organisations that run Accredited museums in Scotland.
- Organisations that run non-Accredited museums in Scotland, including museums with Working Towards Accreditation status. The eligibility criteria for non-Accredited museums are listed below.
- Formally constituted groups of museums (eg, geographical forums).
- To be eligible for this fund, organisations must demonstrate compliance with the Scottish Government’s Fair Work First policy. This requires paying all workers at least the Real Living Wage and ensuring staff have access to appropriate channels for effective voice. Further information can be found in Fair Work First – Guidance for funding applicants.
- For Museum Futures funding, MGS may consider exceptions for organisations that are not yet paying the Real Living Wage but are actively working towards it. Exceptions will only be considered if the requested funding supports the organisation’s progress towards paying the Real Living Wage. These exceptions will be dependent on applicants clearly demonstrating that the funding will support them to begin paying the Real Living Wage within two years. All other Fair Work requirements must be met.
Application Date and Process
Applications are now open on our online portal MGS Online.
Before applying please submit an expression of interest form to: [email protected]. This form can be downloaded from the bottom of this page.
Before applying to this fund, you must complete:
- an Organisational Health Checker and return it to the Museum Futures Team.
- the Fair Work First Employer Declaration and return it to our Grants Team.
Application Deadline
20 January, 2027
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