The Arts Council is inviting applications for the Children and Young People’s Arts Bursary Award – Round 2. This funding supports individual artists to develop their artistic practice by providing time and resources for...
The Arts Council is inviting applications for Round 1 of the Festivals Investment Scheme 2026, supporting small-to-mid-scale festivals in Ireland. The scheme offers funding for festivals commencing between 1 January and 30 June 2026....
The Arts Council’s Music Bursary Award – Round 2 is open to individual professional artists working in any music genre to support the development of their artistic practice. The award offers funding of between...
The purpose of the Non-Mainstream Music Education Bursary Scheme is to provide support to established, smaller-scale, non-mainstream music education or community music initiatives with limited or no access to other forms of public funding,...
Creative Schools 2025 is open for applications from with an application deadline of Thursday, 8 May 2025. Learn more here. Creative Schools supports primary and post-primary schools and Youthreach centres across Ireland to put...
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 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...
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...
