Financial Support

This page provides information about places to look for extra funding and support towards Summer School programme costs. It may be useful to approach your local council or borough’s art or culture department to find out if they have any funding available to support students in the arts. If you are 16-18 years old, some schools also have a pocket of money for development and could be worth contacting about support for Summer School.

When approaching organisations about additional funding it is beneficial to clearly state what the financial support will be used for:

Summer School at Laban offers an intensive training experience for 2 weeks.
The course is delivered by experienced practitioners from Laban's faculty and professionals from across the dance profession.
Each technique is offered at different ability levels from complete beginners to professional standard so that participants can choose a programme that suits their amount of experience.
There are a high number of international participants on the summer school each year. The mix of people from different cultures, dance training backgrounds and different ages always makes for a very exciting and unique experience for dancers in training.
We offer accommodation at an additional cost to the price of the course.

To strengthen requests for financial support and provide a personal touch it is also beneficial to provide a concise statement about the individual student, including why you are interested in dance, what they get out of the Summer School and why the extra funding would be of use to your training.

Dance UK

A national dance body and network providing information and guidance about the dance sector. Has a resource page about dance training and funding advice:

http://www.danceuk.org/resources/faqs/professional-dance-training-and-careers/

Youth Dance England Fundraising guidance

Useful links to contacts, organisations and trusts that provide funding for young people. Also gives tips on fundraising for dance activities.

The Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET)

Provides funding information for dance training and links to organisations who offer further funding advice.

http://www.cdet.org.uk/professional-training/funding/

Turn2us website

A useful website to access benefits and grants information. Has a Grants search section, which allows you to search for financial support from grant giving organisations, depending on your background and circumstances.

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/grants_search.aspx

Funding for educational activities abroad

The Directgov website has a lot of useful information about studying abroad, whether it is for your entire degree course or for a part of your university course in the UK.

It provides specific guidance and information about studying in individual European countries including advice on living abroad, where to apply for funding, qualifications and course guides.

The three most useful pages are:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/BritonsLivingAbroad/EducationAndJobs/DG_071571

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/BritonsLivingAbroad/EducationAndJobs/DG_071576

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/BritonsLivingAbroad/EducationAndJobs/DG_071578

Individual dance institutions abroad may have their own funding opportunities such as bursaries or scholarships that you may be eligible to apply for. This information is usually on the institution's website or in their prospectuses. Below is a link to Dance Europe Magazine's list of international dance schools, with contact and course information.

http://www.danceeurope.net/site/lists/schoolsclasses.shtml

The International Education Site

A guide to study abroad information, advice and opportunities for students worldwide who are considering studying overseas. Including university advice, college search facilities, student profiles, and articles from the leading journals on international education.

http://www.intstudy.com/