Brighton Fringe Bursaries Open Doors for Artists in 2025

Brighton Fringe is all about breaking down barriers and keeping the arts open to everyone. That’s why, once again, we’ve teamed up with local, national, and international organisations to offer a range of bursaries—giving artists from all backgrounds the chance to be part of England’s biggest open-access arts festival.

Every year, these bursaries help smash financial and logistical roadblocks, covering event registration fees as well as offering the winning artists helpful extras like financial aid, mentoring, and marketing support. The goal? To keep Brighton Fringe as daring, diverse, and inclusive as ever.

After an incredible response from a wildly talented bunch of artists and performers, we’re hyped to announce this year’s Brighton Fringe Sponsor Bursary recipients! These creative dynamos have wowed us with their vision, and we can’t wait to see them light up the festival.

All That Bex ‘Everyone Loves an Underdog’ Bursary:

Carl Carzana THE Comedian and All Aboard! An Evening with Pearl and Dean

Applause Create Tour Connect Bursary:
Tip of Your Tongue and El Viaje

Bird and Blend ComminiTEA Bursary 2025:
Hope

Bird and Blend SustainabiliTEA Bursary 2025:
The Arms

Coastal Catalyst Young Creatives Bursary:
Monotony
Andromache and Neoptolemus Lamb Collective: Zine Launch & Exhibition

Encore Insure Bursaries 2025:
Hot Flush: Brighton Fringe Edition
SPUDS: Tatties on Tour
Lose Your Own Adventure

Gold Arts Young Artist Bursary:
An Evening with Persepolis

The Luke Rollason Memorial Bursary:
Landlord's Wet Dream
Ellen Turnill Montoya is Mr Handsome

RUNNER UP: Ozzy Algar: Speed Queen
RUNNER UP: Sexy Rude Harp Concert

The Pebble Trust Young People Bursary 2025:
Sitting (In Silence)
Cowpokes in a Bunkhouse
The Space We Take

Solo Show Treasure Hunt Bursary 2025:
Everybody’s Dating Ollie

South East Dance Bursary:
Decadence, Desire, and Decapitation

Spark AM & PM Bursary for Theatre 2025:
Puck: A Fairy's Tale

Spirit of The Fringe Bursary for Comedy 2025:
Ariel Hebditch: Skeleton Out Of the Closet