Kildare County Council Opens Applications For Creative Ireland Bursary Award 2025

Thursday, 23 January 2025 10:19

By Martin Osborne

Applications are open to individual artists, creative practitioners, community groups, and Small Medium Enterprises for activities set to take place in 2025.

Kildare County Council is now accepting applications for the 2025 Creative Ireland Bursary Award.

With bursary awards ranging from €3,000 to €10,000, the fund is designed to support a wide array of creative initiatives, including arts, heritage, creative industries, climate action, and wellbeing projects.

Applications are open to individual artists, creative practitioners, community groups, and Small Medium Enterprises for activities set to take place in 2025.

Interested applicants can submit their proposals via the online form on the Kildare County Council's Library & Arts page.

Kildare County Council will host a number of Creative Communities Information Sessions about the strategic priorities of the Creative Ireland programme in Kildare and related funding opportunities, with details below.

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