Opportunities

Explore the latest opportunities from MusicFutures for artists, innovators and music businesses across the Liverpool City Region.

From funding and business support to skills, programmes and training, this page brings together all current ways to get involved, develop your ideas and grow your career or organisation in the music industry.

MusicFutures & Future Yard Carbon Literacy Training

Call Opens: 17th September 2026 Call Deadline: 23rd October 2026

Future Yard and MusicFutures have teamed up to make a new Carbon Literacy course, placing an internationally-renowned qualification into the local context of the Liverpool creative industries. Through the support of MusicFutures, the first 100 participants from the Liverpool City Region will access the course for free.

Funding category

Training & Skills

Funding available

  • The first 100 participants from the Liverpool City Region will access the course for free.

Who it’s for

Music Professionals wanting to drive impactful climate action across the Liverpool City Region

Project delivery

October 2026 – November 2026

Location requirement

Liverpool City Region

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PhD Studentship – Innovating Music Rights: Intellectual Property, Metadata and the Future of the Music Industry

Call Opens: 8th September 2026 Call Deadline: 15th October 2026

In partnership with University of Liverpool's School of Law & Social Justice, MusicFutures is pleased to offer a fully funded PhD Studentship for innovative research on music rights data, intellectual property and the digital music ecosystem.

Funding category

Scholarships

Funding available

  • Fees (at UK home rate) and an annual stipend (at UKRI rate) covered
  • Annual personal conference allowance, in line with other Law PhD candidates within the department

Who it’s for

For candidates interested in innovative research on music rights data, intellectual property and the digital music ecosystem.

Project delivery

Start Date: January 2027

Location requirement

Liverpool City Region

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MusicFutures Reciprocal Mentoring Pilot Programme

Call Opens: 1st September 2026 Call Deadline: 9th October 2026

Different Perspectives. Shared Learning. Making a Difference. MusicFutures is proud to support Liverpool John Moores University’s proven Reciprocal Mentoring Programme. The pilot programme pairs senior leaders from music sector organisations across the Liverpool City Region with people from underrepresented and diverse backgrounds in a two-way equal learning partnership designed to strengthen inclusive leadership and drive meaningful change.

Funding category

Training & Skills

Who it’s for

We are seeking music freelancers and/or micro-businesses from diverse communities across the Liverpool City Region to pair with Senior Managers in the music sector for our pilot programme.

Project delivery

This programme starts in October 2026 and runs until May 2027.

Location requirement

Liverpool City Region

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PRS Foundation PPL Momentum Accelerator Liverpool

Call Opens: 28th September 2026 Call Deadline: 26th October 2026

MusicFutures has partnered with PRS Foundation on the PPL Momentum Accelerator Liverpool, a scheme supporting talented self-writing artists, bands, and future industry professionals outside London who face location-based barriers at a key stage in their careers.

Funding category

Training & Skills, Industry Collaborations

Funding available

  • Up to £5000 for Artists
  • Up to £1000 for Music Industry Professionals

Who it’s for

Artists and Music Industry Professionals

Location requirement

Liverpool City Region

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