Grant Funding Available from The Ulster-Scots Agency
The Agency can provide support for various Ulster-Scots events/projects.Funding is available to individuals, community groups and non-profit making organisations that carry out activities in line with the Agency’s aims and objectives and would not otherwise have the necessary resources.
The different types of support available are:
Financial Assistance Scheme:
This is a rolling application therefore there is no closing date and applications can be made at anytime during the year.There are now three possible awards available for:
1. Voluntary and Community Groups 2. Partnership funding 3. Sponsorship
The type of projects that fall within this category can be continuous events such as music/dance tuition or one-off events such as Burns night celebrations, dance competitions or concerts.Our deadline for receipt of fully completed applications including all additional documentation is 3 calendar months before the commencement of the event.
Ulster-Scots Summer Schools:
The Agency can part fund these projects, they must have a previously defined number of Ulster-Scots activities.This is a staged application process with applications only being processed once a year.The initial stage is the completion of an Expression of Interest form; the forms for 2010 Summer Schools will be available in 'Applying for funding' of the website in Autumn 2009.
Festivals:
The Agency deems a festival to be a series of various, related activities contained within a condensed time frame, at least 1 day for 8-10 hours.The date for making an application for festivals in 2009 has now passed; application forms for festivals in 2010 will be available in 'Applying for funding' of the website in Autumn 2009.
Information for Dance & Musical Tuition:
From 2010 the Agency will operate a system of tranche funding for Music and Dance Tuition. The date for making an application for Music and Dance Tuition for 2010 has now passed.
For application forms and guidance notes for all of the above types of funding go to 'Applying for Funding'.
