Leverhulme Art Scholarships
Overview
The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the fine and performing arts, including (but not exclusively) music, drama, dance, film and fine art. The scheme will support arts training at any level, from school-age children, to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Grants run for 3 years only.
Eligibility
Grants will be offered across the full range of the performing and fine arts. Eligible organisations will be specialist arts training institutions or registered charities which can demonstrate outstanding quality within their particular field.
Institutions may make only one application for funding within each round.
Within its one application, an institution may request funds for more than one type of artistic activity or form of financial support, e.g:
- weekend/after-school and summer school scholarships
- undergraduate or postgraduate scholarships
- structured programmes of outreach to aid the search for excellence
The applying organisation will be responsible for the selection of bursary recipients and for the selection and employment of staff in the case of innovative teaching activity.
Type of support
Arts Scholarships may be in the form of:
- bursaries to enable individuals to develop their talent, and/or
- innovative teaching awards to provide new and original training opportunities for the students concerned
Eligible costs
Eligible costs for bursaries may include some or all of:
- relevant tuition fees
- maintenance
- travel costs
Eligible costs for an innovative teaching activity are the provision of original and new training opportunities beyond the normal curriculum. Existing teaching staff costs are ineligible.
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