FAQs

I have applied before, can I apply again?
There is no limit as to how many times you can apply.

I am still at University, can I apply?
You need to have graduated by June 2012 in order to apply. You cannot undertake a bursary whilst in full time education.

Is there an age limit?
There is no official age limit but applicants should be at an early stage in their career.

How are the bursaries paid?
The bursaries are paid directly to the trainee in advance quarterly instalments. The bursary is £15,000 and is tax free.

Do I choose the theatre I will be based at?
The decision as to where trainees are attached lies with the participating theatres. Participants should be prepared to be based anywhere in the UK.

Should I attach reviews with my application?
No. This is not part of the application process. Artistic Directors will use the information requested in the application form to make their decisions.

If I need to relocate to undertake the bursary will I get financial help?
£200 is available per trainee towards relocation costs.

What is the Young Vic's relationship to the scheme?
The Young Vic administer the scheme. There is a Steering Group who is responsible for establishing the scheme's guidelines and also selecting the participating theatres. The Young Vic may host a bursary but to do so will go through the same application process as any theatre.

The RTYDS has no formal relationship with the Young Vic’s Directors Program which includes the Genesis Directors Network and Jerwood Assistant Director Scheme.

"For the past forty years or more I have been associated with this unique and invaluable Scheme and for the past twenty I have been privileged to be both its fundraiser and administrator. Throughout all this time I have gained the most enormous pleasure and satisfaction in meeting young theatre directors from all over the country and observing their ultimate progress. To this end a number of them now hold important positions in the theatre, some of them running their own buildings, both in London and in the regions. Could there have been a more satisfying way of spending the early years of my retirement? I very much doubt it."
Jack Andrews MBE
(Fundraiser & Administrator 1987-2007)