The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon is currently accepting applications for its Dance Bursary Award 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The Bursary Award supports individual artists to develop their artistic practice.It focuses on providing artists with the time and resources they need to think, research, reflect, and deeply engage with their artistic practice.
Eligible applicants include:
Professional dance artists
Arts practitioners working in any artform
Artists resident in the Republic of Ireland
A professional artist is someone who:
Actively pursues an arts career
Is recognised by peers as a practising artist
Regards artistic practice as their main profession
Apply for The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon - Dance Bursary Award