Arts & Culture Trust Nyoloha Scholarship Programme 2025 for Young South Africans

Application Deadline: 30 March 2025:

Applications are actually open for the 2025 Arts & Culture Trust Nyoloha Scholarship Programme. The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is asking on passionate, proficient, and devoted younger South African artists with a particular curiosity in finding out arts at a tertiary or accredited arts establishment in South Africa* to apply for a coveted spot on the ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme (NSP) for 2025. If you’re between the ages of 17 and 25, are desperate to pursue a profession within the arts, and are able to take your skills to the subsequent stage, this may very well be the life-changing alternative you’ve been ready for.

The ACT NSP is a partnership between the ACT and the Nedbank Arts Affinity, supported by Nedbank, and MTN Foundation South Africa. The programme was relaunched in 2022 after a 2-year break in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic. This joint initiative creates a possibility for younger performing or visible/digital artists to obtain skilled arts coaching and potential scholarship funding ftowards larger training, which is proscribed to protecting registration charges, tuition charges, and books or associated study supplies.

Requirements

• The undergraduate scholarship programme is geared toward youth aged 17 to 25, who’re both at the moment in matric or have already got matric with college undergraduate or faculty admission, and who will not be already finding out arts and will not be professionals. The aim of this scholarship is to assist these youth earn their first qualification within the performing, visible or digital arts at a South African tertiary establishment or an ACT permitted accredited establishment.

The dynamic coaching element of the programme, which roll out bi-weekly on Saturdays, is designed to empower the chosen contributors by combining sensible workout routines, mentorship and collaboration. Participants will develop their technical abilities, artistic expression, {and professional} readiness for the artistic and cultural industries. 

Eligibility

Individuals who’re:

1. Between the ages of 17 – 25 years outdated.
2. Currently in Grade 12 OR have college exemption.
3. Need monetary help to pursue a qualification in performing or visible arts as a South African tertiary/accredited establishment, for research commencing in 2026.
4. Not at the moment registered at a tertiary establishment/accredited establishment for the 2025 educational 12 months.
5. Do not have an current tertiary qualification in an arts/artistic self-discipline from a South African tertiary/accredited establishment.
6. Not thought of knowledgeable artist – (have specialised coaching/and or employed full time of their creative self-discipline).
7. Not a 2024 ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme participant or finalist.
8. Willing and in a position to decide to the 6-month period of the programme.
9. A South African citizen. 

Who might not take part

• Professional artists or performers.
• Those who have already got an arts qualification.
• Those who’re already registered with a tertiary establishment or have already been accepted to register at a tertiary establishment in 2025.
• Those who might have participated In the ACT NSP over the previous 3 years.

Benefits

• One profitable applicant in every class, that’s performing arts and visible or digital arts, will obtain a scholarship to start out their research within the 2026 educational 12 months.
• ACT will cowl all bills for finalists’ journey, lodging and meals for the below-mentioned week in preparation for the gala efficiency and exhibition.

Application course of

• Category 1: Visual and digital arts – Candidates should submit portfolios in keeping with the application pointers doc.
• Category 2: Performing arts – Candidates should submit a 2-minute video through which they carry out of their chosen self-discipline (singing, performing or dance).
• ACT might be accepting a complete consumption of 80 contributors for this 12 months’s scholarship programme.
• The submitted portfolio (visible/digital arts) OR video (performing arts) might be used to shortlist candidates for participation In the ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme 2025.
• Parental or guardian consent is required for candidates beneath 17 years outdated when making use of for a spot on the 2025 scholarship programme.
• Shortlisted candidates might be contacted by the tip of May 2025.
• The programme includes bi-weekly on-line coaching and mentorship with business heavyweights.
• Participants should interact and take part in duties that might be evaluated month-to-month utilizing a score system.
• The high 15 candidates throughout all disciplines would be the finalists and can compete in a gala efficiency showcase and/or visible and digital arts exhibition on 2 October 2025 and 4 October respectively.
• The finalists might be delivered to Johannesburg, from 28 September 2025 till 5 October 2025and hosted for a full week of enrichment actions and preparation for the gala efficiency showcase and/or visible and digital arts exhibition.
• The winners in every of the two classes might be revealed on the gala efficiency on 4 October 2025.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Arts & Culture Trust Nyoloha Scholarship Programme