New postgraduate UK/EU students
Tuition fees
As a result of recent changes in Government funding to higher education, the Conservatoire faces a considerable reduction in its teaching grant from 2012. Please see the table below for details of Postgraduate fees for 2012/13:
| Course | Home/EU Fee |
| Postgraduate (part-time students pro-rata) | £4,750 |
| Postgraduate 1-term MA | £1,583 |
Support from the schools
The affiliate schools may offer their own bursary schemes and support. The links below will take you to the relevant section of each school’s website:
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
www.oldvic.ac.uk/student-bursaries
Central School of Ballet
www.centralschoolofballet.co.uk/sscosts.php
Circus Space
www.circusspace.co.uk
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
www.lamda.org.uk/drama/funding
London Contemporary Dance School
www.lcds.ac.uk/fees
www.lcds.ac.uk/bursaries
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
www.nscd.ac.uk
Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance
www.rambertschool.org.uk/funding
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
www.rada.ac.uk/courses-at-rada/acting-and-performance
www.rada.ac.uk/courses-at-rada/production-and-design
Other sources of funding
If you are applying for a postgraduate degree, you will not be eligible to apply for a student loan from the Government and you may wish to consider alternative sources of funding to support your studies.
Access to Learning Fund
www.direct.gov.uk
This is a hardship fund for students experiencing financial difficulty. You can only apply for this after you have started your course.
Professional and Career Development Loans
www.direct.gov.uk
If you already have a degree, you can apply for a Professional and Career Development bank loan which you repay once you have finished studying.
You can also download this information as a PDF document:
Download alternative sources of funding
Educational Grants Services
www.direct.gov.uk
A directory of organisations which offer educational grants.
Grants for Individuals
www.grantsforindividuals.org.uk
A directory of organisations which offer grants.
Turn to Us
www.turn2us.org.uk
A directory of organisations which offer grants.
Useful links
For more information about applying for vocational training, you may find it useful to visit some of the sites listed below:
Dance and Drama Councils
Council for Dance Education and Training
www.cdet.org.uk
National Council for Drama Training
www.ncdt.co.uk
FAQs
If you have further queries about fees and finance or about applying to the Conservatoire, you may like to visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.
