About

The Trust

Working closely with major drama and music academies, The Trust provides scholarships to individuals selected by those institutions, both on the basis of talent and financial need. The Trust has a strong interest in the career development of its young artists, and offers limited financial help to them after graduation, as well as to other talented individuals and groups, during their transition to the commercial artistic world. The Trust, since its inception in 2006, has helped around 200 actors, playwrights, directors, musicians, singers and chamber music groups.

How the Trust has made a difference:
65
Acting scholarships awarded
20
Playwrights funded
30
Directors supported
40
Music scholarships awarded
15
Junior fellowships funded
30
Musicians’ careers supported

History

Philip and Christine Carne

The Richard Carne Trust was set up in 2006 by Philip and Christine Carne in memory of their son, Richard, who tragically died while at university. Originally focused towards providing scholarships for talented students at music and drama academies, the Trust has since expanded its remit to assist postgraduate career development, and to encourage and support broader opportunities within these artistic fields.

Reflecting this wider mission and expanded age group, The Trust changed its name to The Carne Trust, effective January 2017.

Its founders, Philip and Christine Carne, have received various honorary awards from their partner academies, as well as the prestigious Prince of Wales Award for Philanthropy in the Arts. In 2018, Arts and Business Wales also awarded Philip the Robert Maskrey Award for Philanthropy in the Arts in Wales. 

Philip was given an MBE in the 2015 New Year’s Honours List, in recognition of the Trust’s philanthropic work with young artists.