Fees and Funding
BA (Hons) Acting
Foundation Acting
MA Professional Acting
MA Directing
MFA Linklater
ALRA is a private school, working with partners in Higher Education classed as an Alternative Provider (AP). Depending on personal circumstances and the course undertaken, students can access funding from a variety of sources.
– Dance and Drama Awards (DaDA): BA (Hons) Acting/Level 6 Acting, MA Professional Acting/Level 5 Acting
– Student Loan: BA (Hons) Acting/Level 6 Acting
– Masters Loan: All ALRA MA and MFA courses
– Private Finance: All ALRA courses
Audition Fees for 2022 Entry
Stage 1 – £5
Stage 2 – Free
Once enrolled at ALRA, students can be considered for various internal and external competitive scholarships, bursaries and awards. The student is supported by Administrative staff and Faculty throughout the application and in their preparation for any performance or interview as required. The Laurence Olivier Bursary A number of charities and funding organisations will also consider ALRA students’ applications but the majority that do, tend to focus on undergraduates. If you are applying for funding, it is important to approach funders whose priorities and concerns match your situation. Please ensure that you research the organisation and how they support individuals prior to making any contact with them. In addition, ALRA students have applied to or received help from: The Spotlight Prize The Sir John Gielgud Charitable Trust Bursary The Lionel Bart Foundation Lilian Bayliss Award The Laurence Olivier Bursary Sir Alec Guinness Award
The Stanley Picker Trust
The Lilian Baylis Award
The Sir John Gielgud Charitable Trust
The Lionel Bart Award
The Talbot House Trust
The APHP Headshot Bursary – a free set of headshots to one student each year.
Equity Student Bursary – two nominated 3rd year students each year (one north one south)
Constellation Creatives Drama Student Bursary Award – final year East Asian actor
BAFTA Scholarship Programme
Sunday for Sammy – for North East Actors – by personal application
The JAM Scholarship (won in 2020 by Madison Stock)
Sir Alan Bates Award
2020 Ethan and Elliott Roberts
2019 Leah Vanmali
2018 Hanna Durham
2016 Kyle Fisher
2020 Eleanor Garnett, Nathalie Empett, Tom Gallagher
2019 Zoe Murrell, Brandon Worrall, Helder Fernandes
2018 Rhiannon Cura, Joe Rowberry, Charles Barnett
2017 Samantha Jarvis
2016 Nicole Bartlett, Tom Wilmot
2020 Chanel McKenzie
2019 Marcia Davies
2017 Winnie Southgate
2016 Lucinda Jarvis
2015 Bethany Reilly
2013 Charlotte Boundy
2019 Natalie Blair
2018 Louis Ellis
2017 Romario Simpson
2016 Gaby French
2014 Elena Valentine
2013 Beth Mullen
2012 Lydea Perkins
2011 Maria Louis
2017 Evangeline Osbon
2011 Raj Bajaj
2010 Kirsty McDuff
There are some bursaries available in the UK for students who are facing financial difficulties during their studies. These are listed under the ‘other funding information’ tab above. Full information on who is eligible and how to apply is available to students once they have started a course with us.