
The UK Rap Award with Tiffany Calver, is a 12 month career accelerator for musicians working in UK rap and its sub-genres (grime, drill, trap, hip-hop, afroswing, etc.). It offers up to £3,000 funding, 1 to 1 business mentoring, online meetups, and a one-day industry mixer in London.
You must:
Be 18 or over
Live in the UK with the right to work here
Have a UK bank account
Have less than £10,000 in savings
Earned at least 40% of your income from music in the last two years (some flexibility if you have a long-term health condition or disability)
Be creating music within UK rap or its sub-genres
Have control over your career (self-managing, self-releasing, or self-producing)
Be able to commit to the full 12-month programme
Applications for the 2026 UK Rap Awards opens on Monday 24 November 2025 and close on Friday 2 January 2026. You can register your interest and receive updates through the official Help Musicians website.


