Call for Nominations: Architecture Bursary Award 2025 (Ireland)

Objectives

• The objective of the Architecture Bursary Award is to support individual architects or architecture graduates to develop their creative practice.

Priority Areas

• The award prioritises the provision of time and resources to an architect to think, reflect and engage with their practice. Potential proposals could be those that demonstrate:
  • How the award will assist with the development of your design/creative practice
  • How the award will assist with the re-evaluation of your design/creative practice after a continuous period of outcome-based and deadline-driven work
  • How the award will assist with the development of your architectural ideas and concepts

Funding Information

• The maximum amount that may be awarded to each successful applicant is: €20,000.
• The minimum amount that can be applied for is €5,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
  • Be an architect – i.e. an individual who has completed their architectural education and is listed on a recognized statutory professional register for architects (e.g. RIAI in Ireland), or is fully qualified and registered as an architect in accordance with EU Directive 2005/36/EC, or, outside Europe, has a qualification recognized by the relevant member section of the Union International architecture (UIA).
  • Be an architecture graduate – i.e. an individual who has been awarded a five-year formal qualification in architecture prescribed under the Building Control Act 2007 or its equivalent. Documented proof of the above will satisfy this requirement and must be supplied at the time of application (even if you have applied to the Arts Council previously).
  • Be resident in the Republic of Ireland. However, they may accept applications from outside the Republic of Ireland. In this case, you must detail in your application form how your proposal would benefit the arts in the Republic of Ireland. They would need to be satisfied with your explanation.

Ineligibility Criteria

• People not eligible to apply include the following:
  • Individuals currently in undergraduate education (including those undertaking foundation courses)
  • Individuals seeking support towards fees for postgraduate (including unaccredited)/higher education or study
  • Individuals seeking support towards work undertaken as part of a formal course of study
  • Individuals seeking support towards the costs of undertaking an internship
  • If you are in full-time employment, you must be seeking time away from employment to work on your practice, and how you plan to approach this should be outlined in your application
  • Aosdána members in receipt of a Cnuas.

Assessment Criteria

• All applications are assessed against criteria of:
  • Artistic quality
  • How they meet the objectives and priorities of the award
  • Feasibility

For more information, visit Arts Council.