Youth Courses

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. When do bursary applications open for each term?

The dates for bursary applications are as follows:

Spring term Young Conservatoire 2026 – bursary applications open between (Thursday 2 October to Thursday 30 October 2025).

Spring term Young Artists 2026 – bursary applications are open in the autumn term between (Thursday 2 October to Tuesday 4 November 2025).

After these dates, places will go on general sale, meaning it is still possible to enrol, but that we won’t be able to consider you for a bursary-supported place.

2. I have been allocated a bursary before, do I need to reapply for next term?

If you are currently in receipt of a bursary and your circumstances haven’t changed, you will not need to complete a bursary application form again, but you will need to let us know you wish to be considered for a bursary next term. To do this, please email [email protected] expressing your wish for your bursary to be reviewed for next term.

3. I have been allocated a bursary before, will it be the same amount if I apply again next term?

As we take on new submissions for bursaries each term, the amount you are allocated each term is liable to change. We will inform you of any changes in the amount once all bursaries have been allocated for a term.

4. I have been allocated a bursary, how long do I have before I need to let you know if I will be taking it?

You will have a period of 14 days after the bursary has been allocated to accept it.

5. I haven’t received a bursary before, how do I apply?

We will upload an application form on our website during the bursary application period. Please fill this form to be considered for a bursary.

Forms will be available in the Young Artists Bursaries section on the oldvic.ac.uk/young-artists page.

6. Will all applicants be allocated a bursary?

We will consider all applications sent via our website form and assess them against a set of criteria. However, we cannot guarantee that an applicant will be allocated a bursary.

Some of the assessment criteria we use include (but are not limited to):
> applicant in financial hardship
> disabled applicant
> applicant is from an area of low progression to higher education
> applicant is in care or is a care leaver
> applicant belongs to groups of people who are considered ‘hard to reach’

If you have any further questions, please contact [email protected].