Animation Development Loans
Screen Ireland / Fís Éireann
Development loans for animated television series from Irish studios, applied for with a series bible, sample visuals and, if available, a full episode script.
up to€30kRepayablebetween rounds
National fund Ireland, Dublin
Agility Award
Run by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon (Ireland)
A first-rung grant for artists the Arts Council has never funded as individuals, to develop their practice, work or skills. The sum is small but it asks for no project partner, and a screenwriter counts as an artist here. Opens once a year in spring.
Grant up to €5,000Open to writers in IrelandA writer alone
Next dates not yet published
That closing date has passed. We check the funder's page every day and add the next dates once they are published.
The money
- Amount
- Up to €5,000Maximum award EUR 5,000. An artist cannot hold an Agility Award and a Bursary Award in the same calendar year.
- What it is
- Grant
- To apply
- Free
Who can apply
- Applicant
- A writer alone
- Where you write
- In Ireland
- Rules
- Open across all art forms to professional artists working as individuals, arts practitioners included, who have had no Arts Council funding in their own name since January 1, 2016.
- Stages
- Writing
- Formats
- Any
- Language of the application
- English
Its site names no past recipients or funded projects. It is listed because applying is free.
When to apply
The fund opens once a year. The next cycle's dates are not yet published; we add them when they are. The 2026 round opened March 3 and closed at 5:30pm on April 23, 2026. The 2027 dates are not yet published.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| 2026 round closed | Apr 23, 2026 passed |
Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.
What it gives besides money
Online clinics walking through the guidelines before the deadline.
Also open to writers in Ireland
Authored Works
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon (Ireland)
The largest of the Arts Council's film awards, for a feature-length film driven by its author's vision rather than a market.
up to€230kGrantbetween rounds
Completion Funding
Screen Ireland / Fís Éireann
Money to finish an Irish feature or feature documentary that was shot without Screen Ireland and has reached a rough cut.
up to€100kRepayablebetween rounds
Creative Futures Slate Fund 2026-2028
Screen Ireland / Fís Éireann
Slate money for established Irish companies to develop several narrative projects at once over two years, with writers' fees, rights and script editors among the eligible costs.
up to€250kRepayablecloses in 19 days
More writing grants elsewhere
Arts Innovator Award
Artist Trust
Two Washington artists a year receive USD 25,000 for pushing at the edges of their field, with no project report attached.
range$25kGrantbetween rounds
Creative Accelerator Fund
Illinois Arts Council
Illinois pays working artists USD 10,000 by lottery rather than by jury: show an active practice with two work samples and the state lottery draws the winners region by region.
range$10kGrantbetween rounds
Fellowship Awards
Artist Trust
Washington State's merit award for working artists: USD 10,000 with no strings, judged on the body of work rather than a project.
range$10kGrantcloses tomorrow
Grants for Artist Projects (GAP)
Artist Trust
Small, fast and plentiful: 65 Washington artists a year receive USD 2,500 toward a specific project, from research travel to a first draft.
range$2.5kGrantbetween rounds
Also useful
Where Creative Europe's development money goesEvery MEDIA development grant since 2014, by country, company and year.Fellowships and labsPrograms that pick a few writers and work with them for months, on the events pages.How to write a treatmentThe document a development application is built on, step by step.Screenwriting eventsContests, labs, festivals and conferences, with their deadlines.