Applications Open For Sky Academy Arts Scholarships

Sky Academy Arts Scholarships, in partnership with IdeasTap, are now open for applications.

The Sky Academy Arts Scholarships are designed to support emerging artistic talent. Four artists living in the UK and one artist living in Ireland will each receive £30,000 and high level mentoring.

Sky Academy Arts Scholarships give five talented artists, aged 18-30, the time and support to develop their creative practice and take their career to the next level. Since 2011, the Scholarships have supported fifteen young artists. Each scholar receives £30,000 towards the development of an artistic project and living costs for one year, as well as mentoring from Sky and the Arts industry, giving access to new skills and networks. In addition, each artist receives a short film about their project and practice, and wider developmental support from Sky and IdeasTap.

Sky Academy Arts Scholarships are open to artists aged 18 to 30 living in the UK and Ireland. Applicants need to be a member of IdeasTap.com, which is free to join, and can submit either a written or filmed application in the categories of visual art, theatre, dance, music, creative writing (excluding film or TV scripts) and creative producing. Applications will be assessed by industry professionals as well as individuals from Sky and IdeasTap, with winners announced at the South Bank Awards in June 2015.

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