The funding streams support music and dance tuition from 1 September 2026 to 31 May 2027.
Please note: There are TWO separate applications for funding – one for Dance Tuition and one for Music Tuition.
DANCE TUITION
- This grant supports up to 30 weeks of Highland or Scottish Country Dance with an option which supports accreditation.
- Groups wishing to apply for a Dance Tuition project should register here.
MUSIC TUITION
- This grant supports up to 20 weeks of tuition across a range of Ulster-Scots musical traditions – including drum major tuition – and offers support for accreditation.
- Groups wishing to apply for a Music Tuition project should register here.
Following a successful registration, a link to an application form, guidelines, and a Scheme of Work template will be automatically emailed to the group.
Groups must ensure that they have submitted all the listed supporting documentation and, for groups based in Northern Ireland, uploaded the required documents to the Government Funders Database.
The maximum funding available for groups is 75% of eligible costs. All eligible and capped costs are listed in the guidelines.
We anticipate this programme will be significantly oversubscribed, therefore incomplete applications, or applications which fail to submit all the required supporting documents will be rejected. We would also encourage groups to submit their applications as soon as possible in advance of the deadline.
For further information, or clarification on any aspect of the programme, please contact our Community Development Officer Derek Reaney via email or 07843 279 912.
Applications will close at 3pm on Friday 17th July 2026.
