Youth Scholarship Course

Students are nominated by a teacher at their school, with only one nomination accepted per school. The selection panel, comprising Melbourne Theatre Company Education staff and the course teaching artists, selects approximately 20 students who best meet the eligibility requirements. The panel strives to achieve a balanced mix of students according to age, gender, school type and region.

The group of students selected to participate in the Youth Scholarship Course will all be aged 14-16 and everyone will be from a different Victorian school.

The opportunity for students to showcase their talent is not the major focus of this course, so students nominated purely for reasons of ability will not be given preference. Teachers should consider nominating a student who may thrive if given the opportunity to develop their skills in an alternative learning environment.

This course is intended for students experiencing economic, educational, geographic and/or social/personal disadvantage. Please note: We don’t expect nominated students to have considerations in each area, but please provide as much information as possible, as all relevant details regarding the student’s situation can assist the selection panel.

Thanks to Quest Southbank, we can provide free accommodation to a limited number of students from regional and remote areas if they do not have relatives or family friends to stay with in Melbourne. Each apartment has 2 bedrooms and a kitchenette. For this option, one parent or guardian is required to accompany the student to provide duty of care.

Upon request, we can reimburse students for train/bus fare only. Please save receipts.

Morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and drinks will be provided on each day of the course. We cater for dietary requirements.

Melbourne Theatre Company will supervise students during the course. We cannot provide duty of care outside of the course hours. If the student is staying with relatives or family friends, a contact person must be nominated by the student’s family. Students are expected to make their own travel arrangements to and from Melbourne Theatre Company.