Bursaries

We take a fresh approach to how we support our community. We see firsthand just how tough it can be for the jobbing actor – unlike many other professions, the struggle and uncertainty does not necessarily lessen as experience grows. Therefore we do not limit our bursary to certain pockets of the profession – in fact, whilst applicants must be over 18, we welcome all professional actors to apply and enforce no upper age limit.

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The Actors’ Guild Bursary 2013
Supported by Spotlight

Applications open on 4th March and must be in by noon on Friday 17th May 2013.

Our 2013 bursary provides approximately £2,500 worth of benefits and, as well as lifetime membership to The Actors’ Guild, provides:

• A year’s subscription to Spotlight

• A year’s premium subscription to Casting Call Pro

• A year’s subscription to The Stage

• 1-2-1 headshot healthcheck with Michael Wharley Photography

• Headshots by Luce Newman-Williams

• Showreel edited by Spotlight

• Voicereel produced by Round Island Voicereels

• Website designed and built by Arts Hosting

• 1 years free website hosting and a free .uk domain name (2 years) with Arts Hosting

• Headshot repro package with Pelinor Repros

• One-to-one career advice with Casting Director Carl Proctor (CDG)

• One-to-one social media healthcheck with Penguin in the Room

• A set of essential guides for actors published by Nick Hern Books: Actions: The Actors’ Thesaurus by Marina Caldarone & Maggie Lloyd-Williams, The Actor and the Target by Declan Donnellan, An Attitude for Acting by Andrew Tidmarsh & Dr Tara Swart, Finding Your Voice by Barbara Houseman and A Screen Acting Workshop (with DVD) by Mel Churcher.

• A copy of Contacts

• A copy of Actors’ Year Book

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Apply

Members: You must be logged in (log in top right of screen) to be able to view the application page.

>> Apply at: www.actorsguild.co.uk/bursary-application

Non-members: Basic membership is free of charge and allows you to login and apply for our bursary. Applicants must either have trained on a Drama UK accredited course or have at least four verifiable professional acting credits on their Spotlight CV. >> join here

>> Apply at: www.actorsguild.co.uk/bursary-application

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2012 Bursary winner…

The 2012 bursary has been awarded to Thomas Coombes. Thomas is 30 years old and has been acting professionally for seven years. In the face of hundreds of extremely strong submissions, many of which were worthy of winning, his application was outstanding.“I just wanted to say a massive thank you to The Actors’ Guild. Winning this year’s bursary is appreciated so much – I feel very lucky.As everyone will know, it is not the easiest of professions; so when you have a booster like this, it’s really welcomed & I’m ever so grateful…” >> read more

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2011 Bursary winner…

The 2011 bursary was awarded to Philippa Howard. Philippa is 37 years old and a graduate of Bristol Old Vic.

“Winning last year’s bursary was such an honour and a privilege for me. Knowing someone has such belief in you to deem you worthy of such a unique collection of benefits gave me renewed faith to keep on being optimistic, that great things can be just around the corner. But the best part of all was discovering The Actors’ Guild itself.I have gleaned so much extra knowledge of our industry, made contacts, had castings and landed my first feature – ‘Flying Blind’, starring Helen McCrory and directed by the award winning Kasia Klimkiewicz – I learnt so much from the stellar cast.”  >> read more