Helping the Academy

The Royal Academy of Dance is a Registered Charity in England No 312826.

Dance is an art form that crosses barriers of language and brings people together in a celebration of life and therefore has meaning for us all, young and old. Our combined role, as a provider of higher education dance teaching and notation programmes, as an awarding body in classical ballet and an international membership organisation provides opportunities to enrich the lives of young people through dance education and training, all over the world.

In turn, these provide prospects for individuals and organisations to assist in providing these opportunities at a more affordable cost, or to expand the number of activities or opportunities where current funding has not previously allowed.

WHO YOU CAN BENEFIT

Dancers

The Royal Academy of Dance hosts a number of competitions that assist in the career development of young dancers by providing not only a platform for the young student to dance but also financial assistance by way of a bursary or prize money. These events are currently funded out of operating funds. However, such events, reaching international audiences could be an interesting sponsorship proposition, with opportunities to sponsor the entire event, fund the prize money or sponsor other specific elements of the event:

Fonteyn Nureyev Young Dancers Competition – held every two years, total cost between £60-70,000, with prize money totaling £1500

Phyllis Bedells Bursary – held annually, total costs between £4-5,000, with a bursary of £1,000

Genée International Ballet Competition – held annually, total costs between £90-115,000, with prize money totaling £20,000

There are Bursaries in Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand or Italy, information on which can be obtained from our offices in those countries.

Student teachers

The Royal Academy of Dance offers through its Faculty of Education a range of academic and professional qualifications, with programmes that require either study at the Academy’s London headquarters or programmes that allow study whilst living at home; programmes that are delivered in English and programmes that are offered in other languages; programmes that range in length from three months to three years; and programmes that will allow study either full time or part time.

Some of these programmes are funded by the UK DfES, whereas others are funded by the student themselves. Students often find it difficult to obtain funding for these programmes, as many other students apply to the more established sources of private funding. This therefore provides an opportunity for an individual to leave a legacy or bequest to the Academy to help future students with their tuition fees.

To find out more about the programmes on offer visit

Faculty of Education

If you are interested in assisting students on the Certificate in Ballet Studies in their home country, you should contact the Academy’s office for that country.

Regional opportunities

The Academy holds a series of summer schools throughout the United Kingdom at which a scholarship is given to the student who has made the best progress throughout the week. This enables the student to return to another school the following year.

Many parents like to send their children to these schools, but without sponsorship the fee charged can sometimes be too much where there is more than one sibling. In addition to sponsorship, it is possible to provide cash scholarships to students. In the South West for example cash scholarships are given by a generous benefactor to male students.

In addition to these summer schools the Academy has a number of Regional Advisory Committees which have set up regional Scholarship schemes, which range from helping young people to attend summer schools to attending master classes.

There are also Regional Advisory Panels in Australia and South Africa.

Find out how you can contribute