Please read below guidelines to see if your application will qualify for consideration for funding:
Professional Development Arts Grants are available to support the professional development and arts practice of individual artists working in any artforms (architecture, circus, craft, dance, film, literature, music, opera, spectacle, street art, theatre, traditional arts and visual arts) are eligible to apply.
Funding is for the period January to December 2025 only.
Please ensure you have read the General Grant Scheme Guidelines, which set out the terms and conditions for payment and qualification for funding from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in full. A copy of the guidelines are available
here, under Grant schemes or can be requested by e-mail - grants@dlrcoco.ie or by phone - 01 204 7966 .
You cannot apply for funding to support professional development activity which has been funded by dlr in the last 12 months. This includes funding awarded under dlr Creative Ireland bursaries.
You can apply for funding for a different project or the next stage of a project.
Applicants may only submit one arts grant application. You cannot apply to more than one strand.
Applications to support an artist’s professional development will only be accepted from those living or working in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
Grants will not cover building programmes, third party grants, or assistance to cover loans or deficits, projects which could be undertaken on a commercial basis, charity fundraising events, the hire fee of Council premises, international travel or third level education.
No late applications will be accepted.
The application form will ask you to confirm that you have read the guidelines and are eligible to apply for this grant. If you have any queries about the guidelines and eligibility criteria you are advised to contact the Arts Office well in advance of the deadline for clarification.
Professional Development Arts Grants fund the following:
The professional development of an individual artist. This could take the form of a bursary to allow the artist time to complete a specified body of work or a training opportunity such as a course, the purchase of materials or the development or support of studios. The applicant must clearly define how this funding would be beneficial to their professional development/ arts practice.
Maximum funding available: €3,000
Marking
Applications will be marked on but not limited to the following general selection criteria:
Category and Weighted Score
- Quality of previous work 35
- Quality of proposal 35
- Feasibility of proposal 30
Projects will be prioritised based on need as funding is limited.