Each Creative Cluster will receive grant funding of €3,000 per school over a two-year period to
implement their project 2025–2027. 
 3 schools would receive €9,000
 5 schools would receive €15,000

 
In addition to financial support above each cluster will also receive: 
 A Creative Cluster Facilitator 
 Teacher Substitution to attend Workshops and Meetings
 Room hire, travel & subsistence
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Please see the following link for more details: Creative Cluster 2025 Department of Education
Guidelines
Applications are to be completed online using the following link: Creative Clusters 2025
Application.  Should you need assistance, please contact your local full-time Education
Support Centre (list at Appendix 1 of Guidelines document on DE website) or use this link
Appendix 1
Any queries, please contact your local Education Support Centre or email National Arts in
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Eligible Schools - The following schools are welcome to apply to participate in Creative
Clusters:

 Schools that have not yet participated in Creative Clusters.
 Schools that have  not yet participated in Creative Schools
and those who will complete Creative Schools Year 2 in the
2024/25 school year.
 Schools that will complete Creative Clusters Year 2 in the
2025/25 school year. However, they must apply as part of a
cluster who have not yet participated in the initiative. In this
instance, it is required that this school applies to lead a cluster
of schools that are new to the initiative.
 The local Education Support Centre will have a key role in
identifying and supporting a Creative Cluster for their local
area.
 42 Creative Clusters will be selected nationally - 2 per
Education Support Centre.

Creative Clusters is an initiative of the Department of Education, led by and in partnership with the 21 full-
time Education Centres (Education Support Centres Ireland - ESCI) and funded through the Schools Excellence Fund.
Dual Language Application Form

English: gov.ie - Creative Clusters 2025 – Call for Applications

Irish: gov.ie - Cnuasach Cruthaitheach 2025