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Tá áthas ar an Roinn Oideachais oscailt bhabhta nua de Chnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha a fhógairt. Is é an 20 Aibreán 2026 an spriocdháta chun iarratais a fháil.
Gheobhaidh gach Cnuasach Cruthaitheach maoiniú deontais de €3,000 in aghaidh na scoile thar thréimhse dhá bhliain chun a dtionscadal 2026-2028 a chur i bhfeidhm.
- Gheobhadh 3 scoil €9,000
- Gheobhadh 5 scoil €15,000
Chomh maith leis an tacaíocht airgeadais thuas gheobhaidh gach cnuasach:
- Éascaitheoir Chnuasaigh Cruthaitheach
- Ionadaí do Mhúinteoirí chun freastal ar Cheardlanna agus Cruinnithe
- Seomraí ar cíos, taisteal agus cothabháil
Féach an nasc seo a leanas le do thoil chun tuilleadh sonraí a fháil: Cnuasach Cruthaitheach 2026 Treoirlínte na Roinne Oideachais
Ní mór iarratais a chomhlánú ar líne ag baint úsáide as an nasc seo a leanas: Cnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha 2026 - Iarratas. Má theastaíonn cúnamh uait, déan teagmháil le do thoil le hIonad Tacaíochta Oideachais Iarthar Chorcaí ar 023-8856756.
Má tá aon cheist agat, déan teagmháil le do thoil le hIonad Tacaíochta Oideachais Iarthar Chorcaí ag
Scoileanna Incháilithe - Tá fáilte roimh na scoileanna seo a leanas iarratas a dhéanamh chun páirt a ghlacadh i gCnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha:
Scoileanna nár ghlac páirt go fóill i gCnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha.
Scoileanna nár ghlac páirt go fóill i Scoileanna Cruthaitheacha agus iad siúd a chríochnóidh Bliain 2 na Scoileanna Cruthaitheacha sa scoilbhliain 2025/26.
Scoileanna a chríochnóidh Cnuasach Cruthaitheach Bliain 2 sa scoilbhliain 2025/26. Mar sin féin, ní mór dóibh iarratas a dhéanamh mar chuid de chnuasach nach bhfuil a scoileanna eile rannpháirteach sa tionscnamh go fóill. Sa chás seo, tá sé riachtanach go ndéanfaidh an scoil reatha seo iarratas chun cnuasach scoileanna a threorú atá nua sa tionscnamh.
Beidh príomhról ag an Ionad Tacaíochta Oideachais áitiúil maidir le Cnuasach Cruthaitheach a aithint agus tacú lena gceantar áitiúil.
Roghnófar 42 Cnuasach Cruthaitheach go náisiúnta - 2 in aghaidh an Ionaid Tacaíochta Oideachais.
Is tionscnamh de chuid na Roinne Oideachais é Cnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha, arna stiúradh ag agus i gcomhpháirtíocht leis na 21 Ionad Oideachais lánaimseartha (Oideachais Tacaíochta Oideachais Éireann - ESCI) agus maoinithe tríd an gCiste Sármhaitheasa Scoileanna.
Cnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha - Foirm Iarratais Dhátheangach
(Téacs GA thuas)
The Department of Education and Youth is pleased to announce the opening of a new round of Creative Clusters. The deadline for receipt of applications is 20th April 2026.
Each Creative Cluster will receive grant funding of €3,000 per school over a two-year period to implement their project 2026–2028.
- 3 schools would receive €9,000
- 5 schools would receive €15,000
In addition to financial support above each cluster will also receive:
- A Creative Cluster Facilitator
- Teacher Substitution to attend Workshops and Meetings
- Room hire, travel & subsistence
Please see the following link for more details:
Creative Cluster 2026 Department of Education Guidelines
Applications are to be completed online using the following link: Dual Language Application Form should you need assistance, please contact West Cork Education Centre on 023/8856756.
Any queries, please contact West Cork Education Support Centre on
Eligible Schools - The following schools are welcome to apply to participate in Creative Clusters:
Schools that have not yet participated in Creative Clusters.
Schools that have not yet participated in Creative Schools and those who will complete Creative Schools Year 2 in the 2025/26 school year.
Schools that will complete Creative Clusters Year 2 in the 2025/26 school year. However, they must apply as part of a cluster whose other schools have not yet participated in the initiative. In this instance, it is required that this existing school applies to lead a cluster of schools that are new to the initiative.
The local Education Support Centre will have a key role in identifying and supporting a Creative Cluster for their local area.
42 Creative Clusters will be selected nationally - 2 per Education Support Centre.
Creative Clusters is an initiative of the Department of Education, led by and in partnership with the 21 full-time Education Centres (Education Support Centres Ireland - ESCI) and funded through the Schools Excellence Fund.