Guidance

Dance and Drama Awards guide 2024 to 2025 academic year

Funding rules for Dance and Drama Award scheme which is income assessed support for tuition fees and living costs.

Applies to England

Documents

Dance and Drama awards application assessment flowchart

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Details

The guide sets out the funding rules for the Dance and Drama Awards (DaDA) scheme and forms part of institutions’ Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding agreements. Institutions must comply with the rules and must be able to show they comply at any audit.

ESFA provides the funding for the DaDA scheme. Only institutions who are ESFA approved to administer the scheme can offer DaDA funding to students.

Published 12 March 2024