Who can apply

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, but there is no upper age limit. Applicants must be residents in the UK, Ireland, or USA. 

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Applications will be for

​The bursaries help sustain dancers, performing artists, choreographers, researchers and scholars in the arts and creative industries.

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• Dance and Performing Arts

• Researchers

• Choreographic artists looking to accelerate their careers or make a career transition across the arts and creative industries by furthering their artistic or academic practice

• Mental health and physical wellbeing

 

Exclusions

Please note this fund is for individuals only. We do not support companies, fees for formal educational courses, living expenses, gap year programs, or the cost of surgery or other major treatment requiring hospitalisation in extreme circumstances.

 

Application requirements

Application must include:

• CV

• Outline of proposed activity (including dates)

• Draft Budget

• Two reference letters (References should be ​someone in a position of responsibility who can comment on your work, your competence, voluntary, artistic, or academic experience, etc. References from family members or friends are not considered appropriate and will not be accepted).

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Applicants should think carefully about the specific artistic aims and outcomes of their proposed activity and clearly explain how the main aims of the activity are related to artistic development, the wider sector, and Thea’s legacy.

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Preliminary Selection

The executive team will select by short-listing applications, who will then be put forward to a vote. Short-listed applicants will be required to attend an interview (in-person or remotely via a video conferencing platform).