Registered Charity No. 293658

Affiliated to THE BRITISH & INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FESTIVALS FOR MUSIC, DANCE & SPEECH

SECRETARY: Janet Coates, 4 Stanley Road, Cowes, IW, PO31 7PZ

Email: coatesjanet@hotmail.com

2012 FESTIVAL SUMMER SCHOOL BURSARY INFORMATION

As part of our continuing support for young performers, we are delighted to offer bursaries towards the cost of a Residential Summer School in the three disciplines of Music, Speech & Drama and Dance. These bursaries will be for competitors in the Junior section of the festival.

Each bursary will have a value of approximately 2/3rds of the Residential Summer School fee and a contribution towards travelling expenses may also be considered.

Applicants must be within the age range stated for each Summer School and whilst all candidates would be expected to be of a good all-round standard, the successful applicants will not necessarily be first place prize winners.

To be considered for a bursary, a candidate must have entered and competed in at least one category in the discipline of the IWMCF in 2012 and must have completed this application form and returned it to the secretary by 31^st January 2012.

Following the completion of the festival, a specially selected panel will meet to consider each applicant alongside their festival performance(s) and the adjudicators’ comments. A final short list will be presented to the Executive Committee of the IWMCF, who will make the final selection for each of the two bursaries in 2012. No young person may be related to a member of the special selection panel.

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The chosen Summer Schools are organised by the British & International federation of Festivals. Further information can be found on their website.

www.federationoffestivalsd.org.uk

Music Summer School:

EYSM (European Youth Summer Misc) for young instrumental musicians and singers.

Performance Arts Centre, MMU, Crewe

Age range: 11-18 years

Speech & Drama Summer School:

The British & International Federation of Festivals

Speech Summer Course with Musical Theatre

Age range: 11-18 years

Dance Summer School:

The Summer School that we have chosen is run by the Urdang academy in London. Draft dates Monday 23rd July to Friday 27^th July 2012. For students: 14-21 years.

** FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF EACH DISCIPLINE **