Nominations open for Co-funding Award 2025 (Ireland)

Categories

• Strand 1: Co-funding Award for Creative Europe Cooperation Projects and European Platforms commencing in 2025:
  • Strand 1 is for Irish organisations that have already secured funding for artistic activities under the Cooperation Projects and European Platforms strands of the Creative Europe Programme 2021–27.
  • This strand allows them to apply for funding to support the Irish arts activities in their project that align with the priorities of this award.
• Strand 2: Co-funding Award for Partner Meetings in preparation for Creative Europe Cooperation Project applications:
  • Strand 2 offers support to Irish organisations towards meetings with potential European partners in preparation for applications to the Cooperation Projects strand of the Creative Europe Programme 2021–2027.
  • This strand allows organisations to apply for costs towards flights, accommodation and subsistence directly related to planned meetings with potential European partners. The meetings must take place in Europe.

Priorities

• The priorities of this award align with the priorities of the Arts Council’s ten year strategy (2016–25). The specific priorities that apply to your application depend on the strand that you choose:
  • Strand 1:
    • Activities that recognise the value of international practice and relationships for both the applicant organisation and for individual artists
    • Activities that demonstrate the promotion and development of good practice in the area of audience development along with deepening and growing public engagement in Ireland
    • Activities that contribute to ensuring the arts sector is skilled, resourceful and committed to its own renewal.
  • Strand 2:
    • Proposal demonstrates that the applicant has identified potential European partners and plans are confirmed for meetings in Europe
    • The focus of the proposed meetings is clear
    • The applicant and potential partners are planning to apply to Creative Europe Cooperation Projects.

Funding Information

• Strand 1:
  • The amount you can apply for depends on the total cost of the Irish arts activities of the project that meet the objectives and priorities of this award.
• Strand 2:
  • The maximum amount that you can apply for is €2,000.

Eligible Costs

• Strand 1:
  • You can apply for costs directly related to the implementation of the Irish elements of the successful Creative Europe Cooperation Project or European Platforms.
  • Some examples of these may include:
    • Artists’ fees
    • Production costs
    • Travel and subsistence costs
    • Dissemination and publication costs
    • Research costs where applicable (i.e. areas of alignment with the objectives of the Arts Council’s ten-year strategy).
• Strand 2:
  • You can apply for costs that are directly related to meetings that you have with partners to prepare for a Creative Europe Cooperation Project application. These meetings must take place in Europe.
  • These costs may include:
    • Travel and subsistence costs
    • Accommodation
    • Ineligible Costs
    • You cannot apply for the costs below as part of this award:
    • Costs that do not fit the priorities of this award
    • Costs that are already funded by the EACEA and national funding agencies, including the Arts Council
    • Capital costs
    • Ongoing core costs.

Ineligible Activities

• You cannot apply for the activities below as part of this award:
  • Strand 1 only: activities that are not outlined in the detailed budget that you included with your successful Creative Europe Cooperation Project application
  • Activities that do not fit the priorities of this award
  • Activities that are better suited for support from another government agency or public agency. Some examples include Culture Ireland, Screen Ireland and third-level institutions
  • Non-artistic activities, such as heritage costs or academic activities
  • Activities that are better suited to another type of Arts Council award
  • Activities for charity fundraising purposes, for the participation in a competition, or for primarily profit-making purposes
  • Activities that the Arts Council have already assessed. The exception to this is if they have specifically recommended that you redirect your application to this award.

Eligibility Criteria

• Strand 1:
  • Arts organisations based in Ireland
  • Must have received an offer of funding from Creative Europe Cooperation Projects or European Platforms in 2024
  • This offer can be as lead coordinator or partner
  • Your application for this award must be in the same calendar year that you received an offer of funding from the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
  • You can only apply for one Strand 1 award per Creative Europe Cooperation Project or European Platforms
  • Non-arts organisations can apply if:
    • You identify an Irish arts organisation as a partner in the project
    • The funding from this award is used for that partner’s Irish arts activities.
• Strand 2:
  • Arts organisations based in Ireland
  • You have identified potential European partners
  • You are preparing for a Creative Europe Cooperation Project application with a European partner
  • You are planning to hold meetings with these potential European partners
  • You can only apply for one strand in any one year.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Strand 1:
  • You can’t apply for Strand 1 if:
    • You have not received funding from Creative Europe Cooperation Projects or European Platforms in 2024
    • You previously received a Co-funding Award for this project.
• Strand 2:
  • You can’t apply for Strand 2 if:
    • Your project is a film project
    • You previously received a Co-funding Award in preparation of the same project.

For more information, visit The Arts Council.