Creative Clusters 2024 - 2026 Applications Now Open
The Department of Education is pleased to announce the opening of a new round of Creative Clusters (press release). The deadline for receipt of applications is 10th May 2024.
Each Creative Cluster will receive grant funding of €3,000 per school over a two-year period to implement their project 2024–2026.
- 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
Please see the following link for more details: Creative Clusters 2024 Department of Education Guidelines
Applications are to be completed online using the following link: Creative Clusters 2024 Application Form 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 Education Administration
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 2023/24 school year.
- Schools that will complete Creative Clusters Year 2 in the 2023/24 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.
Creative Clusters 2024 Application Form (English Version)
Creative Clusters Application Form (Irish Version)