Tagged: Funding

West Cork Chamber Music Young Composers Competition

The West Cork Chamber Music Young Composers’ Competition is open for entries from Irish and Irish-resident composers under 35. Submissions must be scored for string quartet (2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello) with a...

Jerome Hynes Young Composers’ Award

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....

NCH Young Musician Award for String Players 2025

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...

Young Ensembles Scheme 2025

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...

Arts Council Funding: Music Bursary Award 2025

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...

Young People, Children, and Education Bursary Award

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 Funding Opportunities Schedule 2025

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...

Youth Orchestra Collaboration Grant

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...

Funding: Festivals Investment Scheme 2025

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...

Music Capital Scheme Award for Classical String Players

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...