Open Call | Creative Ageing Writing Bursary 2026 from Age and Opportunity
The Creative Ageing Writing Bursary (established in 2021) supports a writer, artist, or arts worker to reflect on the relationship between the arts and ageing in Ireland. The bursary provides time and space to to develop a new, publishable essay (max 1500 words) that reflects on your artistic practice as you have aged; your work with older people over the last 30 years; the wider arts and ageing landscape in Ireland.
Eligibility: Professional artists, professional arts worker, or a writer in any field, aged 50+ based in the Republic of Ireland.
Application Requirements:
1. Completed application form (online or email)
2. CV
3. Writing sample (max 3 pages)
If writing is not your main practice, also include samples of your
artistic work or organisation.