The Rebecca Skelton Fund
The Rebecca Skelton Fund provides financial assistance towards the cost of postgraduate dance study in experiential/creative work to include dance improvisation and those training methods such as Skinner Releasing Technique, Alignment Therapy, Feldenkrais Technique, Alexander Technique and other body-mind practices that focus on an inner awareness and use the proprioceptive communication system or an inner sensory mode.
Number of awards given last year: 4 of £100 each in 2006, 2 in 2007 1 of £700 and 1 of £300.
- Purpose: To assist students to pursue a course of specialist or advanced performance studies or an appropriate dance or dance research project in the specific field of dance as detailed above.
- Eligibility: Open to anyone pursuing dance studies at postgraduate level. (Inclusion criteria: prograduates/established dance professionals, emerging professionals who are undertaking a short research project or course (can be within a masters/phd), applications with strong methodologies or those who show the undertaking will make considerable difference to their area of investigation and professional development, dance performance, dance science, mind body connection, investigation, improvisation and collaborative work, UK based artists/researchers.Exclusion: finance towards the general cost of FT/PT courses such as MA, MSc, Phd's ie to undergraduate students, former awardees having received funds within the last 3 years.)
- Annual award: Grant in the region of £500.
- Length of study: Any length.
- Country of study: Any country.
- Number of awards offered: Between 1 and 4.
- Application procedure: Applicants must complete an application
form and submit it together with a CV.
- Closing date: Friday 8 January, 2010
To apply please download Application form
For further information
c/o Marisa Zanotti
University of Chichester Dance Department
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 6PE
England
Tel: (01243) 816470
Fax: (01243) 816080
Contact: Marisa Zanotti