7 May 2025
Photo by Dunk Murphy, Creative Futures Academy @ UCD
Applications open for the Joseph M. Hassett Creativity Bursary for Film 2025-2026
UCD College of Arts and Humanities is pleased to invite external applications to the Joseph M. Hassett Creativity Bursary (Film) for 2025-26. This annual bursary is funded by the College of Arts and Humanities Support Fund and named for College alumnus and Yeats scholar Dr Joseph M. Hassett. The successful applicant will be awarded a €5000 bursary to work on a Film project of their choice that links their contemporary creative practice with UCD’s cultural heritage.
The Bursary holder will be provided with an opportunity to showcase their work at an annual College reading, performance or exhibition within the bursary period.
The Bursary holder will be asked to consent to the use of their name and any photographs, video footage or news media that may be taken of them on University business to be used, distributed or shown as the College of Arts & Humanities deems appropriate.
The 2025/2026 Joseph M Hassett Creativity Bursary for ‘Film’ will commence on 1st September 2025 and conclude on 31st August 2026 and will support a creative response to archival holdings in UCD Cultural Heritage Collections.
For further information on UCD Cultural Heritage Collections, see (opens in a new window)https://
Application Details
The application must include:
- a personal statement (not to exceed 2 pages) indicating suitability for the award and how you might engage creatively with UCD Cultural Heritage Collections
- a Curriculum Vitae
- the nomination of two referees by the applicant
- the application form - Film Bursary Application 2025-26Film Bursary Application 2025-26
Applications for the bursary should be submitted via email to (opens in a new window)arts.humanities@ucd.ie no later than 5 pm on Wednesday, 11 June 2025