The Áine Lark Bursaries
What could you do with some financial and expert support as a teacher of Drama?
Could you take your primary students to a special location, learn through Drama and bring their curriculum to life? Or could you take your KS4 group to a chosen location to meet people to do fantastic research on a verbatim piece?
Would you love to attend a conference and develop your professional practice as a BA, MA or PhD student or teacher?
Would you be excited about a research project to learn about how to inspire SEND learners in mainstream or specialist settings?
We have revamped the AINE LARK bursaries! We welcome applications from all members, from primary, SEND, secondary, post 18, theatre educators, and alternative provision sectors! There are three available for up to £1000 each per year, in categories of Inspiration, Research and Conference Support. We are excited to offer support and mentoring, and successful applicants will be asked to provide interim feedback to the ND executive at a meeting as well as the published article in Drama magazine to celebrate outcomes and achievements.
Click the images at the top of this page to find out more about each individual bursary and make an application.
DEADLINE: 28th June 2026
The awarding committee will meet on 30th June 2026.
Winners will be notified on 5th July 2026
Your application will be evaluated by how well your proposal fulfils the following principles:
- Significance
- Impact
- Budget
- Timeline.
- Inspiration for Drama Inspires Bursary, Research Quality for Drama Research, and Professional relevance for Conference Support.