The deadline for applications is midnight on 31 March 2023.

If you are applying independently as a theatre maker or director, you will need to submit:

• A one page personal  statement which must include the answer to the following two questions:
  • Please indicate how the monies would be used to develop your directing skill set
  • Please outline specifically how the monies would be spent, noting that the purpose of the award is to assist the person, not the project
• A two page outline of the project
• A preliminary one page budget top sheet
• Two letters of recommendations from a theatre practitioner or a member of a University or accredited Drama School in support of their application.  Please note that these letters must be sent under separate cover, unseen by the applicant
• A current CV
• A signed consent form

If you are a professional theatre who is applying on behalf of a director you wish to hire, you will need to submit:

• A letter of support from the theatre
• An outline of the project
• A contract demonstrating the financial terms and time period of the engagement
• A personal statement from the director
• The director’s current CV
• The Theatre’s most recent company accounts
• A signed consent form

Please send by email to:

John Fernald Award c/o Equity Charitable Trust

kaethe@equitycharitabletrust.org.uk.