Submissions are now open for the second round of PledgeMusic and Help Musicians UK’s Emerging Artists Fund 2015.

The three rounds of the scheme, which runs until May next year, will provide £50,000 to select artists who aren’t currently receiving significant financial backing from third party sources such as a record label or a publishing company, but are at or nearing a career tipping-point with growing media interest, demonstrable live activity and an engaged fan base.

A panel of high ...