The artist has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on 16 October as his new release People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages had in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across the UK.
The money assisted locations that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges stemming from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations received funding support in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from shows in big venues helps the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his award winnings to worthy causes.
In they received the trophy in the mid-90s for their release their work, vocalist the singer stated that the band would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her award among multiple organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," the artist explained to the media.
Two years ago, the band gave their winnings to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients the group donated their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated singer the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued a couple of local spots in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the second in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
