Funding Opportunity

Career Exploration Grants

DCD support is available to all professional dancers, from all genres of dance and at any stage of your career.

These grants of up to £1,250 support dancers to ‘dip your toe in the water’ by taking a short course in a potential new career field of interest.

The grants are allocated towards course fees only, including, for example:

  • Summer intensive course
  • Online course
  • Foundation course
  • Introductory course
  • Weekend course
  • Short course
  • Evening course
Requirements

You must have completed a minimum of 4 years as a professional dancer including at least 2 years with one or more of DCD’s Partner Companies.

These are:

• Birmingham Royal Ballet
• English National Ballet
• Northern Ballet
• Rambert Dance Company
• Richard Alston Dance Company
• Scottish Ballet
• The Royal Ballet

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