The star has given the complete sum of his £25,000 honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the Britain's grassroots music venues.
The star was presented with the award on mid-October as his third album People Watching was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages played in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists like the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation helped locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges stemming from floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in improving infrastructure and gear that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from concerts in big venues backs the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is among several artists to give his award funds to worthy causes.
In they received the prize in 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist Cocker declared that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician she divided her bounty between a few good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
Previously, the band donated their winnings to the community center that supported their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year M People gave their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked artist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
