Grants and Opportunities

The European Commission and its Creative Europe programme invite projects in the field of the conservation of cultural heritage to apply for Europe’s most prestigious awards: the European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards 2026. This year, awards will be given in five categories: conservation and adaptive reuse; research; education, training and skills; citizens engagement and awareness-raising; and heritage champions.

dlr Arts Office, in partnership with Blackrock Education Centre, wishes to engage six artists for the 2025/26 Primary Arts Programme. The programme supports children, artists, and teachers to create, explore, and encourages creative, process-based play in the classroom. We are open to applications from artists from all artforms.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is excited to partner with Kildarton Specialised Preschool and Carmona School on this studio project for professional artists. We will support an artist(s) to develop their arts practice with children with disabilities from two-and-a-half to seven years of age. The artist(s) will receive a monthly fee to support their practice, a materials budget, and a training stipend. We will offer an artist(s) access to a studio in dlr Baths from late September 2025 for 12 months. It will give the artist(s) the space and time to create their work.

The Arts Council of Ireland’s 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.

Applications are now open for the Music Network and Ionad Cultúrtha Musician-in-Residence Programme (Baile Mhúirne). On this occasion, we welcome applications solely from professional musicians who are resident in Ireland, who are autistic/people with autism, and who have a strong track record in music performance. The appointed Musician-in-Residence will receive a bursary of €8,000 and the residency will provide support for the Musician-in-Residence to devote time in October and November 2025 to develop their creative practice, create new work and/or artistic collaborations which engage with the Irish language and/or the Gaeltacht in a creative way, and more.

The Department of International Development, Maynooth University welcomes applications for a Masters bursary, which is worth €2500 for the winning student. The bursary will be granted to an outstanding individual who has been accepted for a place on either the full-time taught MA in International Development or MA in International Peacebuilding, Security and Development Practice.

Returning for its 32nd edition, International Theatre eXchange (ITX) is a vital platform that connects leading Irish theatre artists and companies with international presenters, programmers, and collaborators. Over several dynamic days during Dublin Theatre Festival 2025, ITX offers artists and programmers the chance to experience outstanding Irish theatre, forge global partnerships, and spark future touring and co-production opportunities.

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has designed this programme to enable organisations to purchase equipment and/or carry out minor works to their premises which will provide opportunities to upgrade equipment and carry out necessary works to ensure they maintain a presence in the arts sector. The scheme aims to provide grants which will help to: maintain/improve the quality of artistic activities delivered; improve the accessibility of the arts; improve the environment for the arts sector; or enhance or broaden the audience/participants’ experience.

The What Works Enhancing Quality Fund has been established under the Quality strand of the What Works initiative. The aim of the Quality strand is to align, enhance, and sustain quality in prevention and early intervention as it relates to the development and delivery of policy, provision, and practice for children and young people. The fund is open to practitioners and service providers in not-for-profit organisations working with children, young people, and their families and who have a strong emphasis on prevention and early intervention.

This residency is designed for one mid-career playwright who wishes to dedicate time to developing their craft and a new theatrical work. It offers time, space, and resources to support an ambitious creative project, encouraging exploration of new forms, larger-scale productions, or multimedia integration. The residency begins with participation in the Next Stage Programme during the Dublin Theatre Festival, providing intensive exposure to international performance work, as well as engagement with fellow participants through workshops and discussions.

An Taibhdhearc, Amharclann Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, is delighted to invite applications for two artist development opportunities for writers, theatre-makers, and performance-based artists working professionally in the Irish language. These opportunities are open to individual professional theatre-makers, writers, and artists, and we are happy to consider proposals from duos, provided the project is feasible within the available resources. We welcome artists at all career stages and from all backgrounds. Click here to learn more.

Calling all artists, arts workers, and producers with a passion for Creative Accessible Production. In 2025/26, Disrupt Disability Arts Festival will offer a groundbreaking opportunity for paid professional development. We want to revolutionise the role and skill sets of producers in Ireland, upskill people’s current creative practices, and provide the training to make these more accessible. The Creative Access Production Programme will offer mentorship, training, support, and work placements over 14-18 months.

The overarching goal of this seed funding is to offer supports of €1000 to assist University of Galway staff or students, all patient and community organisations, and individual PPI contributors to host a National PPI Festival event in October that aligns with the festival’s aims. The support funds can be used for a wide variety of purposes, including refreshments and catering, design and print, creating accessible information, venue hire, PPI contributor involvement, equipment hire, facilitators hire, interpreters hire, and software or equipment costs.

OngoingThe Benefact Group, does financial services differently – we give all available profits to charity and good causes. The Movement for Good Awards is our annual programme of giving that anyone can get involved in, and again this year we'll be donating over £1 million to charities and good causes. Nominations made from 1 January 2025 to 15 December 2025 will be entered into all remaining £1,000 draws. Nominations from previous years do not roll over.

The Research Ireland Infrastructure Programme supports the research community in building and sustaining essential resources to conduct high-quality, innovative research across all disciplines. This programme recognises that robust research infrastructure is fundamental to advancing knowledge that contributes to Ireland’s cultural, social, environmental, and economic development.

The application period to submit works to become a Twenty26 artist is open. Everyone who applies to Aerowaves has the chance to have their work programmed by the partners of the network, whether or not they are selected as Aerowaves artists. Around 100 performance opportunities are guaranteed by the partners and supported by Aerowaves each year.

The Irish-Language Theatre Award supports the production and touring of large-scale Irish-language theatre. It focuses on ensuring more people can enjoy high-quality theatre experiences in the Irish language throughout the country. Aisling Nic Artáin, Head of Irish-Language Arts and Literature, will be holding information sessions on 10 July to discuss the Irish-Language Theatre Award.

The Arts Council of Ireland’s 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. Artforms include Architecture, Participatory Arts, Children and Young People’s Arts, Circus, Dance, Film, Literature, Music, and more.

dlr First Frames 2025/26 is open for applications. Funding will be available to support two short films with awards of up to €13,500 (VAT incl.) each. Mentoring support as well as additional equipment and facilities will be provided by the National Film School, IADT. The Scheme supports emerging filmmakers to develop creative short films based in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s New Small Grants Programme, funded by support from the Department for Communities Northern Ireland, aims to encourage greater participation in the arts, and to increase equality of access to, and opportunities in, the arts across all Section 75 groupings. We welcome applications from the widest possible range of organisations, representing all categories under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, and encourage first time applicants to our funding.

Is your community group looking to lower energy costs and reduce carbon emissions? The SE Systems Community Fund Summer Call is here to help! We support non-profits, charities, and voluntary organisations in delivering impactful energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that create long-term benefits for communities across Ireland. For Summer 2025, we are making €500,000 in funding available to help organisations future-proof their buildings through sustainable energy upgrades.

Applications are open for MTU Crawford’s 2025/26 Creativity & Change intake. Creativity & Change is a broad global citizenship education programme funded by Irish Aid and situated at MTU Crawford, Cork City. This 20-credit, level 9 accredited Special Purpose Award programme runs one weekend a month and targets those who wish to develop skills in transformative creative processes useful for work in education and activism, and engage in critical learning on global justice themes

The Films on the Move action shall encourage and support the wider distribution of recent non-national European films by encouraging sales agents and theatrical distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution. Applications should present adequate strategies to ensure more sustainable and more environmentally-respectful industry, and to ensure gender balance, inclusion, diversity, and representativeness.

Irish Theatre Institute (ITI), the national resource organisation dedicated to supporting and developing theatre in Ireland, is inviting applications for the role of General Manager. This pivotal leadership position will support ITI’s financial management, governance, operations, and overall organisational effectiveness. The successful candidate will work closely with the Director/CEO and the wider team to oversee ITI’s strategic and day-to-day operations, including management of staff, governance compliance, and programme delivery.

Draíocht Blanchardstown seeks a full-time Front of House Manager, with a minimum of two years’ experience, a genuine passion for and demonstrated commitment to working in the arts sector, excellent leadership and team management experience, and a strong dedication to delivering outstanding customer and client service. This is a front-facing role which involves engagement with members of the public, artists, professional and community companies/performers.

Dublin Theatre Festival is seeking a Show Programmes Editor to produce and project manage the production of festival show programmes. Duties and responsibilities include liaising on digital production; delivery of all show programmes on time and to budget; developing, sourcing, and/or commissioning editorial content for individual show and educational resource programmes; and more.

The Irish Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle Network are seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to join its growing team and play a key role in the future growth of these collective artforms across the island of Ireland and beyond. This is an exciting moment in the development of the network and of the sector, which has seen unprecedented growth in recent times.

The Programming Assistant will provide administrative support to the Head of Programming and assist them in year-round programming and our calendar of events from initial concept to final execution and evaluation. They will help the senior management team build on the organisation’s rich literary legacy, as well as continuing to support all writers at various stages of their careers and lay the foundation for future writers.

dlr First Frames 2025/26 is open for applications. Funding will be available to support two short films with awards of up to €13,500 (VAT incl.) each. Mentoring support as well as additional equipment and facilities will be provided by the National Film School, IADT. The Scheme supports emerging filmmakers to develop creative short films based in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.

The New Small Grants Programme, funded by support from the Department for Communities, aims to encourage greater participation in the arts, and to increase equality of access to, and opportunities in, the arts across all Section 75 groupings. Participating in the arts, and coming together as communities, can make a vital contribution to improving health and wellbeing, building confidence, and integrating communities.

The Regional Council of Normandy invites organisations from Normandy, France, the UK, the Channel Islands, Ireland, Southern Italy, Norway, and Denmark to respond to this call for projects to be part of a major event in 2027. The year-long programme will mark the millennium of the birth of William the Conqueror, inviting people across Europe to explore the Norman heritage that shaped our continent. Initiated by the Normandy Region of France, this major programme aims to foster European cooperation and create lasting legacies.

The programme aims to give creative opportunity to people living with mental health problems through engagement in high quality arts. The projects funded through the programme will be delivered to individuals living with a mental health condition. This will be demonstrated in the application when the project description will state the target group the applicant organisation intends to work with throughout the project. The programme is aimed at constituted community and voluntary groups.

The new phase of the Shared Island Civic Society Fund is a €6 million three-year initiative, promoting practical North-South cooperation and engagement, primarily between grassroots community organisations across a range of sectors and themes, consistent with the objectives and commitments of the Good Friday Agreement. The 2025 round will allocate up to €2 million, and applications will be accepted from Monday, 26 May 2025, to Friday, 27 June.

The AIB Community €1 Million Fund enables customers, the public, and our employees to support the local charities that matter most to them, within their region. The Fund supports charities across six regions in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain. AIB will once again allocate €700,000 to charities chosen by its customers and the community, while €300,000 will be donated to charities chosen by employees. The 2025 AIB Community €1 Million Fund opened for nominations on 14 May and will remain open for six weeks.

The Social Justice Fund is part of, and supported by, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Fund (NIHRF). Grants will be available of up to £5,000. Applications must give voice and power to those whose human rights are most at risk; or provide groups and communities with support to challenge, monitor, and remedy inequality and rights violations; or increase awareness of, and contribute to, building a culture of rights within and between communities; or support communities and marginalised groups to find solutions to contentious issues.

An Taibhdhearc is recruiting for a full-time Hospitality Manager. We are looking for a high-energy, self-motivated individual to play a central role in our new organisational structure. He/she will be a key member of the team and will report directly to the Executive Director and Artistic Director. The Hospitality Manager supports the team in creating and maintaining a positive experience and atmosphere for the public, audiences, and artists who attend meetings, workshops, events, and performances at An Taibhdhearc.

Project Arts Centre (PAC) is seeking applications from skilled, experienced, and motivated individuals to join our team at Ireland’s foremost contemporary arts centre. Key responsibilities include developing/delivering access, maintaining and updating access provision information, artist supports, working with artists with disabilities, writing reports and managing budgets, liaising with the production, communications, house, and box office teams to ensure smooth delivery of access for programming, and more.

Project Arts Centre (PAC) is seeking applications from skilled, experienced, and motivated individuals to join our team at Ireland’s foremost contemporary arts centre. Key responsibilities include artist supports and working with emerging artists as prioritised in our TEDI policy; programming; communities and contacts; and supporting artists with the writing of applications.

VHI aims to support their customers to live longer, stronger, and healthier lives. In partnership with the Irish Youth Foundation (IYF), VHI is launching a fund of €85,000 to support young people’s health and wellbeing. The fund will support projects that seek to strengthen resilience in young people and help them manage anxiety, with the emphasis on early intervention and prevention. Projects may work directly with young people or with the adults that surround them.

Join Into Film as our School Engagement Coordinator (Northern Ireland) – a full-time, permanent role based in Belfast. Help us inspire and support young people’s education through the magic of the moving image and games, by working directly with schools across Northern Ireland and driving our engagement strategy forward. The Engagement Coordinator will be instrumental in ensuring that schools and teachers have access to the full range of educational resources, training, and opportunities offered by Into Film. Click here for more information.

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has designed this programme to assist organisations to deliver arts projects which contribute to the growth of arts in the community for new and existing audiences, all the while reflecting the diversity of Northern Ireland’s society and culture. We want to support activities which benefit the people of Northern Ireland or that help arts organisations in Northern Ireland carry out their work.

Festivals are key producers and presenters of the arts, and are critical for engaging diverse audiences and broadening public access to the arts. They provide vital platforms and opportunities for artists to develop their practice, often showcasing the arts in new and challenging ways, in both conventional and non-arts spaces. 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.

CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Árd Riachtanais) or Funding for Small-Scale Rural Projects is a targeted investment programme which provides funding for small-scale infrastructural projects in rural areas that have suffered the greatest levels of population decline. Reopened in 2016, CLÁR aims to support sustainable development in identified areas by attracting people to live and work there. The funding works in conjunction with local funding and on the basis of locally identified priorities.

The Hi Digital Fund is aimed at addressing the digital skills gap among Ireland’s ageing population. We invite applications from projects and organisations that innovatively work to empower Ireland’s older adults to enhance their digital literacy, as well as improve social inclusion and quality of life through the use of technology, ensuring that no one is left behind as we transition to a more digital society. This €540,000, two-year fund is created by Rethink Ireland in partnership with the Vodafone Foundation, SmartSimple, private donors, and the Department of Rural and Community Development via the Dormant Accounts Fund.

Backwater Artists Group wishes to enlist the services of an experienced communications and marketing professional to devise and implement new communications and marketing strategies, increase the profile of the artist studio complex and our artist members, support our fundraising and sponsorship initiatives, and grow audiences, in line with our strategic objectives 2024–2028.

Void Art Centre are hiring a Coordinator of Production and Dynamics (Maternity Cover). The role seeks to promote care principles and empathetic approaches to stakeholder liaison, and logistical management of the gallery’s programme and everyday running. This is a pivotal role within Void Art Centre’s organisational structure, which looks to interdependent forms of team-working and artistic and cultural production.