Youth Theatre Bursary

Overview

Ulster Association for Youth Drama has been running a bursary scheme since 1999, to assist our members to access performing arts training, specifically training to further the skills and experience of those participating in youth theatre and youth drama. Bursaries contribute towards the cost of attending training programmes both here and abroad.

Youth Theatre Award

Some of our past winners have received bursaries to attend courses with the National Youth Theatre, Youth Music Theatre, Stagewise and the Drama League of Ireland.

To be eligible applicants must be:

• Resident within Ulster.
• Aged 11 years or over (no upper age limit applies). Applicants may be young people wishing to develop their theatre and drama skills, or arts facilitators undertaking further training which will benefit the youth theatre/drama sector.
• Applying to or have been accepted onto a performing arts training course or training in a related field.
• A current member of UAYD. Annual Membership can be taken out at any time of year.

The Renaissance Award assists young people to attend drama school. Since its inception the award has been won by many young performers who have gone on to make successful careers on stage, film and television. Awards have also been made to students for playwrighting and technical courses.

The Renaissance Award was set up in 1989 by the Ulster Association of Youth Drama 's Patron Kenneth Branagh and is now managed by the UAYD.

The Renaissance Award invites applications from any person, under 25 years of age, who is currently attending a recognised drama school, or any young person who has been offered a drama school place to commence in the forthcoming academic year.

To be eligible you must meet all the following criteria:

• Born or domiciled in Ulster
• Aged 25 years or under on the application closing date
• Currently attending drama school, or have been accepted to attend in the forthcoming academic year

How to Apply

Full information on the scheme, application criteria, and details of how to apply are now available from UAYD.

1 June 2010

The UAYD have used all the funds that were in place for 2010/11 bursaries and awards and so they are 'resting' the bursaries this year but hope to be in a position to re-instate them next year.