The Creative Youth Nurture Fund is a pilot scheme that will support youth-led cultural, artistic and creative engagement by young people aged between 6-24 years
Please read briefing document before applying linked below
Applicants should be able to demonstrate:
- a commitment to supporting children and young people to access culture, creativity and the arts.
- how they can reach and support children and young people who experience barriers to access creative opportunities, in particular those within one of the priority groups listed below;
- how you will ensure children and young people are at the heart of decision making in the development of the creative initiative using best practice outlined in the National Framework for Children and Young People’s Participation in Decision-making
- how you will support engagement by children and young people across the form(s) of creativity; and
- how you will evaluate and report on the process and outcomes, with input from the children and young people involved.
Proposals are invited from organisations, individuals or partnerships with experience of working with the following groups of children and young people:
- Living with physical or intellectual disabilities and the neurodivergent community
- Refugees and asylum-seekers;
- Living with mental health issues
- LGBTI+;
- Traveller and Roma;
- Those within, or transitioning from, the care system; or
- Engaged with the youth justice system/ incarcerated persons and ex-offenders (up to age 24).
Overview
€500,000 is available across two years to support projects. It is expected that between 8 -10 pilot projects in the Republic of Ireland with budgets of between €50,000 — €90,000 will be funded for 18-24 months in duration
We take a very broad view of creativity. As long as children and young people have a key role in their development, the Creative Ireland Programme invites projects of creative or interpretive expression (whether traditional or contemporary) from across the arts, cultural and creative sectors. These are comprised of all sectors whose activities are based on cultural values, or other artistic individual or collective creative expressions. It may include, but is not limited to:
CIRCUS
FILM
LITERATURE
CREATIVE WRITING
MUSIC (all genres)
DANCE (all types)
STREET ARTS AND SPECTACLE THEATRE
TRADITIONAL ARTS
VISUAL ARTS
CULTURAL HERITAGE
COOKING
ANIMATION
ARCHITECTURE
PODCASTING
GRAFFITI
AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY
FASHION
COMEDY
DESIGN
GAMES AND OTHER CREATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS
Application Process
- Before you begin your application, please ensure you have read the Briefing Note and FAQ’s thoroughly.
- You will be asked to register an account and verification of the email address provided takes place before you make your final submission.
- You may save your application and return to it at a later time, however the portal will close at 5.00pm Friday 9th June and you will no longer be able to access the application.
- Once your application is submitted it cannot be amended.
Information Session
Important Documents
Queries
If you have any queries on the fund or the application process, you may email CreativeIreland@tcagsm.gov.ie with the subject line 'Creative Youth Nurture Fund'.