Scholarships

Scholarship applications are open until midnight on 6 July, each year.
However, if you have already confirmed your audition-slot by 6 July – even if the appointment falls later in July – you will still be eligible for consideration!
GILES FOREMAN CENTRE FOR ACTING – ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Giles Foreman Centre for Acting is delighted to announce the return of the annual scholarship, offering one actor or actor/director a subsidised place on the 20-month advanced Professional Intensive Acting & (Post-Graduate-equivalent) Acting/Directing Programme, and training from some of the world’s leading acting coaches. If you are chosen, you will earn a scholarship granting you a place on the advanced course with some of the finest acting training available, for 50% of the course fee.

Those who have not yet been auditioned are invited to submit a two-minute long video audition piece (more information below) by midnight on 6 July, along with a letter of application. A shortlist (maximum of 10) are invited to an audition online or at our centre in London with Giles Foreman and other core tutors.

To reach this point, an additional application is required, with supporting documents, where you may set out your reasons for applying for the award.

Giles Foreman Centre for Acting is a not-for-profit drama school and acting studio based in the heart of Soho in London, with another Centre in Paris, and regular workshops in NYC and other European cities. GFCA actively seeks to open up its training to all, and even though a self-funded institution, continues to explore ways to reach out to talent irrespective of the financial or social background.

The Centre was set up by Giles Foreman, one of the foremost internationally-respected and award-winning acting coaches.

Our acting philosophy has grown from that of the original Drama Centre London under Christopher Fettes, Yat Malmgren and Reuven Adiv: a teaching team and school that trained some of the great UK actors of our generation – Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Helen McCrory, Anne Marie Duff, Paul Bettany, Lambert Wilson, Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, Tara Fitzgerald (Game of Thrones), John Simm, Ruta Gedmintas (Che, Heroes), Santiago Cabreras (Borgias, Star Trek: Picard), Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones, Wednesday). – to name but a few. Giles trained, and taught for many years at Drama Centre London.

Until his retirement, Christopher Fettes offered master-classes in directing and classical text analysis at GFCA London. Christopher Fettes has professor-emeritus status at GFCA; he was one of the founders of Drama Centre who trained generations of actors including Colin Firth, Frances de la Tour, Sean Connery, Geraldine James, Simon Callow, and Sir Anthony Hopkins – and wrote the book on the training: A Peopled Labyrinth.

Richard Listor was the recipient of the first scholarship in 2012-13, and said: “Being offered the Giles Foreman scholarship was massive. Before, I had all but written off the idea of post-graduate actor training as something entirely inaccessible to me. Now I’ve had the opportunity to train with fantastic teachers, to get equipped and get prepared for life as a professional actor.”

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Richard Listor & Richard Mason (right) in Phoenician Women

On the scholarship, Giles Foreman said: “The scholarship has been very successful, and we’re offering the same opportunity each year in order to reach out to young actors, irrespective of their personal circumstance or location. While we’re a self-funded institution competing in challenging times, we’re aware that incredibly talented actors slip through the net due to their personal means. We hope that the scholarship can enable those from all types of backgrounds to apply.”

Each year, submissions open at 9 am on 1 February and close on 6 July at midnight. Those shortlisted will be invited to an audition online or at the studio, with a decision announced by 1 August at the latest. For further information, please email info@gilesforeman.com

VIDEO SUBMISSIONS
Shoot a monologue / extract of no more than 2 minutes in length and email a link with the subject line ‘Giles Foreman Centre for Acting Scholarship Submission’. Due to the file-size, we require those submitting to send video files via Wetransfer or other free downloading sites, or to upload via YouTube / Vimeo (videos can be set to private on both). Actor/ directors should also include a statement about their specific experience in these fields, in the online application.
Complete an online application-form – please use this link

Further information on the Advanced Diploma

• Videos will not be judged on production quality, but please ensure that the audio-visual quality is good enough to be appropriately assessed.

• Those shortlisted will be given at least 2 weeks confirmation of an audition-date, if held live in London.

• A decision will be made on the scholarship no later than 1 August, with the successful candidate invited to enrol in late September for the next cohort.

Anyone who has already been auditioned does not need to supply a video, but please send a confirmation email by the 6 July deadline, stating your reasons for wishing to be considered.

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Yat workshop with Giles