What is mentorship? 

Thanks to this investment from BCC, we are once again able to offer six bursaries of £2,000 to Belfast Street Artists and the closing date for submissions is 12 noon on Thursday 2nd of July  2026.

The nature of this award is to enable street artists to learn new skills or techniques in relation to street art, from a mentor of their selection, in a one-to-one capacity. 

Contributions towards street art courses may be considered though the primary focus of this award is concentrated one to one mentorship. 

A minimum of 50% of the £2000 award must go towards mentoring costs. Additional costs can include travel, accommodation, time, subsistence and materials.In order to be eligible for this award you must meet the following criteria…

Who is this Opportunity for?

• You must be a professional street artist

• You must be resident in Belfast or be able to demonstrate a tangible contribution to the Belfast Street Art scene.

• You must be able to demonstrate at least three large scale mural commissions (10m sq and above)

• Only one mentorship per artist

Priority will be given to artists who did not receive this bursary in 2025 and also to artists who can demonstrate that street art represents their main source of income.

Please note budget's can support travel & reasonable accommodation so applicants are encouraged to consider mentors based on their skills and not geographical location