The deadline for Deis, Round One, 2012 will be Thursday 9 February 2012. Deis is a scheme aimed at encouraging and facilitating the traditional arts community to seek funding from the Arts Council for a range of projects. The Deis funding window will open the week of 12 January 2012, at which point guidelines and criteria will be available. Further upcoming deadlines for Deis will be published on the Arts Council website next year.