Funding is available for individuals in dance and the performing arts, researchers, and artists looking to accelerate their careers or make a career transition across the arts and creative industries by furthering their artistic or academic practice.

Where: online

When: 15th September 2025

Deadline for applications: 15th September 2025

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

There are four categories under which people in arts and creative industries can apply: 
1) Dance & Performing Arts:

Formal education: this strand is for applicants who have been accepted into an arts and creative industries education programme and are seeking financial support for their studies.
Informal education: applicants to this strand will have to show a clear plan of activity that demonstrates how they will be gaining and sharing knowledge in their chosen activity.
2) Academic researchers in arts and creative industries:  Research can be multimodal. Assistance with financing areas of the research that may include data collection, books, publishing, research training, equipment, and conferences.

3) Choreographic artists looking to develop their own work for an audience that takes place in a theatre, festival, or community setting.

4) Mental health and physical wellbeing support:

Support with face-to-face therapy sessions with professional therapists across the UK
Rehabilitation costs (following injury) such as physiotherapy sessions or consulting a medical practitioner specialising in dance injuries

How to apply:
Application form: https://forms.gle/wcVf86TayMse48ue9

What to include with your application:

1. CV
2. Outline of proposed activity (including dates)
3. Draft Budget
4. Two reference letters (This 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). 

If you are unable to submit a written application, you may request to submit a video alternative by emailing info@theabarneslegacy.org

For further information, please visit https://www.theabarneslegacyfund.org/apply

For more FUNDING opportunities visit https://dancingopportunities.com/category/scholarships/