Arts Bursaries
Every year, The Broadway Festival Trust awards grants of between £500-£2000+ to local students starting or in full time education in the arts. This bursary applies to students studying Fine Art, Applied Arts, Music or the Performing Arts. The grants are awarded in order to help students with course expenses, living expenses, equipment and travel for their field of study.
Priority is given to applicants who currently reside in the parish of Broadway or have a WR12 postcode, but applications are also considered from neighbouring areas.
The festival and Charitable Trust aims to maintain and develop Broadway’s artistic heritage as an established venue for artistic excellence. The student arts grants play a pivotal role in this.
How do you qualify?
- You must be 18 or over on September 1st and about to start or in full time education in the arts on a degree or postgraduate course at a University or College
- Priority will be given to applicants who currently reside or, if already having started a course, have a family residential address in the WR12 postcode, but applications will be considered from neighbouring areas.
Applications have now closed for the academic year starting in Sept/Oct 2025 and will reopen in August 2026
How to apply:
Applicants should complete the online application form and submit with all supporting documents before the application deadline 6pm on Friday 31st October 2025. A link to the form will appear on this page when applications open again in the summer of 2026.
Please note: Bursaries are awarded based on the strength and quality of the application. Not all who apply make it to the interview stage, this is a competitive process.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted in November and invited for interview in early January either in person or via Zoom. Please prepare for your interview and be able to show examples of your prior work, or provide website links. Please be prepared to list any equipment you are looking to purchase with your bursary with specific examples and prices if requesting the bursary be used for equipment. Awards are made and funds transferred in January/February 2026.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit a short presentation in the form of video, Powerpoint or pdf to demonstrate their work and achievements, as well as a photograph of themselves that may be used by the festival for promotional purposes if their application is successful.
Students can apply each year for a maximum of 3 years’ funding in total.
If you have any queries about the bursaries or application process, please contact us by email at info@broadwayartsfestival.com
22 Bursaries totalling just under £30,000 were awarded to students in January 2026 on a wide range of courses from the world of film, drama and fashion design to music, fine art, architecture and musical theatre.
Dakota Nayler
Dakota Nailer from Mickleton is studying Film at the University of South Wales.
Anya Mitchell
Anya Mitchell from Pershore is studying Fine Art at Aberystwyth University.
William Puddy
William Puddy from Temple Guiting is studying Fine Art Painting and Printmaking at the Glasgow School of Art.
Jack Mackinnon Little
Jack McKinnon Little from Blockley is studying Jewellery & Silversmithing at the Birmingham City University School of Jewellery.
Scarlett Clarke
Scarlett Clarke from Blockley is studying Professional Dance & Musical Theatre at the University of London.
Stan Fotheringhame
Stan Fotheringhame from Long Marston is studying TV & Film Production at the Falmouth University.
Edie Pollock
Edie Pollock from Cutsdean is studying Fine Art at Goldsmiths.
Joss Robbins
Joss Robins from Weston Subedge is studying Architecture at Oxford Brooks University.
Ferdinand Allard Morgan
Ferdinand Allard Morgan from Laverton is studying Interior Design at the University of South Wales.
Elise Jenkins
Elise Jenkins from Evesham is studying for a BA in Painting at the University of Edinburgh.
Thom Mackinnon-Little
Thom Mackinnon-Little from Blockley is studying Artistic Blacksmithing at Hereford College of Art.
Jess Birch
Jess Birch from Stow on the Wold is studying Fashion at Kingston University.
Freya Gault
Freya Gault from Broadway is studying Theatre & Film at the University of Bristol.
Zackary Wainwright
Zackary Wainwright from Willersey is studying Drama at the University of Exeter.
Shannon Carina Gillett
Shannon Carina Gillett from Chipping Campden is studying English & Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick.
Molly Ford
Molly Ford from Evesham is studying Graphic Design at Nottingham Trent University.
Abigail Pearce
Abigail Pearce from Childswickham is studying Film at the University of Westminster.
Vienna Davies
Vienna Davies from Badsey is studying Graphic & Media Design at the London College of Communication.
Elizabeth Starkey
Elizabeth Starkey from Broadway is studying Television Production at the University of Bournemouth.
Meryn Scammell
Meryn Scammell from Winchcombe is studying Creative Arts Practice at Bath Spa University.
Libby Cooke
Libby Cooke from Ebrington is studying Filmmaking at BIMM/MET Film School in Manchester.
Lorna Finnimore
Lorna Finnimore from Wyck Rissington is studying Architecture at the University of the West of England.
