Funding Opportunities for Orchestras and Young Players. Also see the ‘Training’ category which contains notices of funding related training, particularly in relation to Léargas and Causeway youth exchange funding. In the headings, NI refers to Northern Ireland and ROI to Republic of Ireland.
The Music Instrument Fund of Ireland (MIFI) is currently accepting applications for its 2025 auditions, offering violin, viola, and cello students access to high-quality instruments on loan. The auditions will take place on 17...
The Jerome Hynes Young Composers’ Award is an award of €2,500 for the commission of a new work to be premiered at the NCH giving a young composer a platform to showcase their talent....
The National Concert Hall Young Musician Award for String Players is made biennially in support of the development of talented young musicians in Ireland. More info here. Applications now open. Deadline for 2025 Award...
The primary purpose of the Young Ensembles Scheme is to support groups of young people between the ages of ten and twenty-four to create or critically engage with ambitious and original work together in...
This award supports professional music artists at any stage of their career, providing funding of up to €20,000 to enable research, reflection, and critical engagement with their practice. Please note the deadline has been...
Applications are now open for the The Arts Council’s Young People, Children and Education Bursary Award. The Award supports the professional development of artists by enabling them to spend time developing their practice. The...
The Arts Council have announced a 2025 funding schedule. Please note that the dates of the schemes could change over the course of the year. Unless otherwise stated, funding relates to 2025. Guidelines are...
In 2025, IAYO is once again running our Youth Orchestra Collaboration Grant scheme to stimulate collaboration among youth orchestras in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. (International collaborators can take part too). Applications...
Round two of the Arts Council’s Festivals Investment Scheme (FIS) 2025 is for festivals that commence between 1 July 2025 and 31 December 2025. Learn more and apply online here. An information clinic will...
The Music Capital Scheme supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and managed by Music Network announces the establishment of the Music Network National Musical Instrument Collection. This new...
