Scholarships, Bursaries, Financial Assistance

Please don't let finances prevent you from being in our program!

No Strings Theatre offers a quality program at an extremely competitive price. Market research shows that programs such as this in downtown Toronto average $300 a week (at least 30% more than our fees) This is our first attempt to make our program affordable and attract a larger demographic pool of talented individuals.

Much as the government supports theatre projects, it does not support tuition-funded programs. In other words, because we are providing instruction/technique classes as well, this summer program is more regarded as a private educational school as opposed to a community theatre organization. We do feel our mandate to provide training as well as a community performance is an important one for the youths. We are therefore, very dependent on our tuition fees to meet our financial needs including hiring trained staff and providing a quality program.

We do realize, however, that there are families who just can't afford to send there children to camp or individuals that are supporting themselves or their own artisitic education. We have decide to create a few subsidized spaces for students who meet a number the criteria below.

The Artistic Director, certainly found herself in need as without parent financial support she managed her own education and artistic instruction since she was 18, with the assistance of  Apprenticeship bursaries.    Then later, as a single parent, could not afford to send her own children to specialty camps such as this.  She is pleased to support youths and families in this regard.

There are 3 areas of financial assistance

APPRENTICE SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES

PRIORITY AREA SCHOLARSHIP

INCOME SUBSIDY

THE STUDENT MUST BE A RESIDENT OF CANADA

 

APPRENTICE  SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES

Youths 19-21 with advanced skills in one or more of the three music theatre disciplines may qualify for our apprenticeship program bursaries or scholarships

see Apprenticeship Program for more details and the application   This 2010 summer season we are extending the bursaries to qualified male singers age 17 and over.....see details.

 

PRIORITY AREA SCHOLARSHIP

Residents of the GTA

Students gifted in the performance or technical arts and living in one of Toronto's Priority areas. (this year there are 2 scholarship placements available)

GTA Priority Areas

Crescent Town Flemingdon Park Victoria Village Jamestown Jane-Finch Malvern Westminster-Branson Weston-Mount Dennis Lawrence Heights Steeles-L'Amoureaux Dorset Park Eglinton East-Kennedy Park Scarborough Village Kingston-Galloway.

INCOME SUBSIDY
See criteria below for income subsidy assisitance

(one or more of the following)

* Single Parent
* Living in one of Toronto's Priority areas (see list)
* Many Dependents
* Combined family income under 40,000
* Independent Student

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If you meet some of the above qualifications for financial assistance, please complete the application forms below and remit by June 1, 2010.  For more information, please contact the Artistic Director, (416) 588-5845.

APPLICATION FORMS

APPRENTICE  SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES

PRIORITY AREA APPLICATION FORM

INCOME SUBSIDY APPLICATION FORM