The D/deaf and Disabled Artists Support Fund

D/deaf and Disabled Artists Support Fund and Digital Innovation Award

The D/deaf and Disabled Artists Support Fund and Digital Innovation Award are open.

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland funds this opportunity for artists to buy time to be creative, to develop or produce new contemporary artwork, or engage in activity that develops existing skills or gives them a new type of experience.

A limited number of 1-to-1 advice sessions are available. You can use this  link to book a session. 

Please download each of the forms below

  1. Guidance Notes
  2. Application Form 
  3. Budget Template – Word Format
  4. Budget Template – Excel Format 
  5. Equality Monitoring Form 

 Important dates:

Applications and advice sessions open on Monday 3 March 2025 at 10:00 am.

Advice sessions close on Wednesday 2 April 2025 at 5:00 pm.

The application submission deadline is Thursday 10 April 2025 at 4:00 pm.

Projects must be completed by Friday 12 December 2025.

You can book an advice session in 3 ways:

Complete the booking form here

Call us on 028 9023 9450

Email us at administration@universityofatypical.org


Below are two videos that explain how to complete the application form. 

One in Irish Sign Language and one in British Sign Language

Some word counts in the form have been increased.  

Please ignore the word counts in this video and refer to the word counts on the application form instead

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