Financial support
Queensland Ballet Academy is a global leader in ballet training and sits amongst the prestigious Prix de Lausanne network of elite partner schools.
Thanks to the generous support of our donors and partners, Queensland Ballet is able to offer a number of scholarships, bursaries and awards to Pre-Professional Program, Upper and Lower School students each year through our annual Scholarship and Bursary Scheme.
Part or full scholarships, bursaries and awards may also be offered to students in any program, at the discretion of the Academy Director, at any point during the continuum of audition, enrolment and progression from year to year.
Families of full-time students may apply for financial assistance during our annual Scholarship, Bursary and Award Scheme (SBAS). Applications open in November, to all families of Pre-Professional Program, Upper and Lower School, with funds awarded as credit towards Program fees for the following year of study.
An outline of the financial support available at each Academy level is provided below.
#Support types
Financial assistance bursaries
With thanks to the very generous support of numerous individuals, funds and organisations including the Queensland Department of Education, Queensland Ballet is able to offer a range of financial assistance bursaries annually.
Committed to enabling Queensland students to pursue a world-class educational and artistic pathway whilst remaining in Queensland, QB Academy also supports the development of young dancers from regional, interstate and international destinations.
Talent scholarships
Queensland Ballet offers a range of scholarships which enable the best young talent from Australia and abroad to pursue world-leading professional training with QB Academy.
The Academy Director, who regularly travels to high-profile national and international dance events, may award Talent Scholarships in a discretionary manner outside of the annual application process.
2025 applications for financial assistance for Academy Upper and Lower School and Pre-Professional Program students will open on 1st November 2024.
Information will be shared with all new and continuing students who have received an offer of placement for next year, have secured their position by completing enrolment documentation, and paid their security deposit.
Submission of an application implies that the applicant understands and agrees to the Guidelines, Terms and Conditions outlined.
#Upper and Lower School Financial Supporters
Enabled by Queensland Ballet and the Queensland Department of Education through Kelvin Grove State College, these bursaries are designed to address financial hardship in general, diversity and regionality categories.
#Pre-Professional Program financial supporters
Ergon Energy and Energex Scholarship
Offered to entrants of the Pre-Professional Program to ensure financial constraints do not restrict aspiring young ballet dancers from around Australia from partaking in the Program and pursuing a professional career.
Shirley Goldsworthy Bursary
Generously donated by Professor Ashley Goldsworthy AO OBE KSS KM, the Shirley Goldsworthy Bursary assists one talented young dancer each year in the pursuit of their dreams at Queensland Ballet Academy.
Charles Lisner Scholarship
In honour of Queensland Ballet's founder, Charles Lisner and enabled by Queensland Ballet Friends, this scholarship is awarded annually to a student entering the Pre-Professional Program.
#Awards
Awards are given in acknowledgement of an individual student's exceptional characteristics or achievements and may be awarded at any point during the year.
ADFAS Brisbane Award
Enabled by the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (Brisbane) for a promising Upper School student who requires financial assistance. Awarded at the discretion of the Academy Director.
François Klaus and Robyn White Award
This award honours the contribution of former Artistic Director François Klaus and Artistic Associate Robyn White, to Queensland Ballet, and is enabled by Queensland Ballet Friends. It is to be awarded to a student graduating from the Pre-Professional Program annually.
School Holiday Program - Financial Hardship Bursary
The Academy has created a new bursary to support dancers who wish to attend our School Holiday Programs, but are experiencing financial hardship.
Bursaries offer successful applicants a 50% fee waiver.
Applications for these bursaries are currently closed.
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Events
Queensland Ballet Academy offers a range of workshops and training events for aspiring young dancers, to improve their technique, dance with their peers and learn from our esteemed faculty. Participation in these events is open to all!
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