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Individual & Organisation Applications open Closing: 19 Nov Theatre Project Award 2027 – Round 2 The Project Award supports specific projects across various artforms. It focuses on enabling individual artists and organisations to bring their ideas to fruition and create excellent artistic work. Apply – Theatre Project Award 2027 – Round 2（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/theatre-project-award-round-2/）
Organisation Applications open Closing: 19 Nov Festivals Investment Scheme – Round 2 The Festivals Investment Scheme supports small-to-mid-scale festivals to deliver high-quality arts experiences for audiences. It focuses on programmes engaged with, and relevant to, local communities or communities of interest. Apply – Festivals Investment Scheme – Round 2（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/festivals-investment-scheme-round-2/）
Organisation Opening soon Opening: 3 Nov Co-funding Award 2027 The Co-funding Award is designed to support Irish arts organisations towards their artistic activities under the European Cooperation Projects and European Platforms strands of the Creative Europe Programme 2021– 27. Apply – Co-funding Award 2027（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/co-funding-awards/）
Individual Opening soon Opening: 10 Nov Bursary Award – Round 1 The Bursary Award supports individual artists to develop their artistic practice. It focuses on providing artists with the time and resources they need to think, research, reflect, and deeply engage with their artistic practice. Apply – Bursary Award – Round 1（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/bursary-award-round-1/）
Individual Applications open Closing: 31 Dec Writers in Schools Scheme The Writers in Schools Scheme part-funds visits by writers and storytellers to primary and post-primary schools throughout the island of Ireland. Apply – Writers in Schools Scheme（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/writers-in-schools-scheme/）
Individual Closed Closed: 30 Oct Arts Council Irish-language Writer in Residence at University College Cork The Arts Council and University College Cork invite applications from mid-career and established writers for a Irish-language Writer in Residence for the calendar year 2027. Apply – Arts Council Irish-language Writer in Residence at University College Cork（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/arts-council-irish-language-writer-in-residence-at-university-college-cork/）
Individual Closed Closed: 23 Oct Arts Council Digital Artist in Residence at University of Limerick The Arts Council and the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre (DMARC), University of Limerick, are inviting applications from mid-career and established Digital Artists to take part in a Digital Artist in Residence programme. Apply – Arts Council Digital Artist in Residence at University of Limerick（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/arts-council-digital-artist-in-residence-at-university-of-limerick/）
Individual Closed Closed: 22 Oct Arts Council Film Artist in Residence at University College Cork 2027 The Arts Council Film Artist in Residence at University College Cork is designed to provide a film artist with a unique opportunity to develop their practice in a university environment while offering students of film and screen media the opportunity to engage with a practising artist in a meaningful way during the course of their studies. Apply – Arts Council Film Artist in Residence at University College Cork 2027（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/arts-council-film-artist-in-residence-at-university-college-cork/）
Organisation Closed Closed: 1 Oct Partnership Funding Partnership Funding invests in and supports the essential infrastructure required to sustain and develop the arts across Ireland. It focuses on the development of arts programmes by local authorities and Ealaín na Gaeltachta. Apply – Partnership Funding（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/partnership-funding/）
Individual Closed Closed: 1 Oct Arts Council Writer in Residence / Fellowship Scheme 2027 The Arts Council Writer in Residence / Fellowship scheme provides mid-career and established writers with residency opportunities at a number of partner Irish universities. It focuses on providing a stimulating environment for the resident writer, and affording a degree of financial support to concentrate on their own practice. Apply – Arts Council Writer in Residence / Fellowship Scheme 2027（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/arts-council-writer-in-residence-fellowship-scheme/）
Individual Closed Closed: 1 Oct Arts Council Traditional Artist in Residence at University College Cork 2027 The Arts Council Traditional Artist in Residence at University College Cork focuses on providing a traditional artist (traditional musician, singer, dancer, story-teller or practitioner of the oral arts such as agallamh beirte and lúibíní) with a unique opportunity to develop their practice in a university environment. Apply – Arts Council Traditional Artist in Residence at University College Cork 2027（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/arts-council-traditional-artist-in-residence-at-university-college-cork/）
Individual Closed Closed: 29 Sep Arts and Disability Connect Scheme Round 2 The Arts and Disability Connect Scheme supports artists with disabilities and disabled artists to develop their practice and connect with other professional artists and arts organisations in Ireland. Apply – Arts and Disability Connect Scheme Round 2（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/arts-and-disability-connect-scheme-round-2/）
Individual & Organisation Closed Closed: 28 Sep Artist in the Community Scheme Round 2 The Artist in the Community Scheme supports artists and communities of place and/or interest to work together on arts projects across a diverse range of social and community contexts. Apply – Artist in the Community Scheme Round 2（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/artist-in-the-community-scheme-round-2/）
Individual Closed Closed: 18 Sep NEMO – Northern European Mobility Opportunity NEMO is a programme for mobility and artistic exchange, supported by the Nordic Culture Fund and the arts funding agencies of Ireland, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Apply – NEMO – Northern European Mobility Opportunity（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/nemo-northern-european-mobility-opportunity/）
Individual Closed Closed: 11 Sep Arts Council Digital Artist in Residence – University Programme The Arts Council has partnered with Universities in Cork, Galway and Limerick to run a Digital Artist in Residence Programme. It focuses on providing a stimulating environment for the resident Digital Artists and affording them a degree of financial support to concentrate on their own digital arts practice. Apply – Arts Council Digital Artist in Residence – University Programme（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/arts-council-digital-artist-in-residence-university-programme/）
Individual & Organisation Closed Closed: 10 Sep Authored Works The Authored Works award provides film artists with the creative and editorial freedom to make a feature-length authored cultural film work from a strong artistic point of view. It focuses on the creation of artist-led films. Apply – Authored Works（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/authored-works/）
Organisation Closed Closed: 10 Sep Arts Centres Partnership Funding Arts Centres Partnership Funding invests in and supports the infrastructure of arts centres required to sustain and develop the arts in Ireland. It focuses on year-round production and dissemination of arts activities, events and services of the highest quality throughout the country. Apply – Arts Centres Partnership Funding（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/arts-centres-partnership-funding/）
Organisation Closed Closed: 10 Sep Visual Artists Workspace Scheme The Visual Artists Workspace Scheme supports artists’ workspaces throughout Ireland to provide the best possible working environment for visual artists. It focuses on developing workspaces that accommodate at least four professional visual artists working on site. Apply – Visual Artists Workspace Scheme（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/visual-artists-workspace-scheme/）
Organisation Closed Closed: 3 Sep Strategic Funding Strategic Funding supports key arts organisations, ensuring their sustainability and capacity to deliver high-quality arts experiences. It focuses on the delivery of excellent artwork, services, events and activities that provide more people with the opportunity to enjoy high quality arts experiences. Apply – Strategic Funding（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/strategic-funding/）
Individual Closed UK–IRL Culture Connects Grant 2026-27 The UK-Ireland Culture Connects Grant is a British Council grant programme supporting artistic collaboration between the four nations of the UK and Ireland, developed and delivered in association with the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. It focuses on supporting emerging artists and art practitioners to collaborate with each other and develop work that would benefit from in-person collaboration. Apply – UK–IRL Culture Connects Grant 2026-27（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/uk-irl-culture-connects-grant/）
Individual & Organisation Closed Irish-language Theatre Award The Irish-Language Theatre Award supports specific artistic projects in theatre, from play development to theatre creation to large-scale production and touring. Apply – Irish-language Theatre Award（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/irish-language-theatre-award/）
Individual & Organisation Closed Project Award 2027 The Project Award supports specific projects across various artforms. It focuses on enabling individual artists and organisations to bring their ideas to fruition and create excellent artistic work. Apply – Project Award 2027（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/project-award/）
Individual Closed Closed: 20 Jul Artist in the Community Scheme – Bursary Award The Bursary Award is offered as part of the Artist in the Community Scheme managed by Create. It is aimed at artists who have a track record of working collaboratively with communities of place or interest who are facing particular barriers and/or challenges in developing their collaborative socially engaged arts practice. Apply – Artist in the Community Scheme – Bursary Award（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/artist-in-the-community-scheme-bursary-award/）
Individual Closed John Broderick Writer’s Residency The John Broderick Writer’s Residency Series is designed to honour John Broderick who, following his death, bequeathed his estate to the Arts Council for “the benefit and advancement of the Arts in Athlone”. The residency provides support to a selected writer while increasing the awareness of John Broderick, his works, and his engagement and generosity to the people of Athlone. Apply – John Broderick Writer’s Residency（https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/john-broderick-writers-residency/）
Individual Closed Closed: 18 Jun Bursary Award – Round 2 The Bursary Award supports individual artists to develop their artistic practice.