The Channel 4 Theatre Director Scheme is open to any theatre in the UK with a committed policy of training. There is always a waiting list of such theatres and those taking part are announced at the time of calling candidates for their initial interview. Every year THREE bursaries are awarded, each for a period of ONE YEAR. The annual award per trainee is £10,000, tax free, which is paid in quarterly instalments. On completion of the bursary the participating theatres are required, at their own expense, to offer the trainee a further six-month contract so that he/she might direct a production of their own, either main-house or studio. Funding of up to £5,000 is made available by Channel 4 towards each production.Applications for the awards are invited early each year through this website, through an advertisement in THE STAGE and by direct mail to theatres, colleges, universities and scholastic institutions. The application form consists of set questions which, when completed, are read by a special panel recruited from the theatre. Each year we receive over 300 applications for places on the Scheme. Of these up to 30 are called for interview during a period of three days and from these 8 are selected for a final interview with the Artistic Directors of the theatres taking part.Once assigned to their respective theatres each trainee receives a schedule of training (see Guidelines for Training) agreed between the theatre and the Administrator of the Scheme. Progress is monitored by the theatre and reports submitted to the Administrator on a six-monthly basis, and trainees themselves are invited to comment on their training. These reports are then forwarded to the respective sponsors of the bursaries. 





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