Costs and Funding
It’s important that financial barriers don’t stand in the way of young people joining the CAT. Therefore students can apply for means-tested grants from the Department for Education’s Music and Dance grant scheme to support the costs of the programme, classes, dance wear, theatre trips and a lot more.
GRANTS 2022/23
The fee per student for academic year 2022/23 is £3,840. This is set by the Department for Education and is a National Grant.
RELEVANT
|
MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANT |
PARENTAL CONTRIBUTION |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £31,481 | £3,840 | nil |
| £31,482 to £35,680 | £3,454 | £386 |
| £35,681 to £39,877 | £3,070 | £770 |
| £39,878 to £44,129 | £2,661 | £1,179 |
| £44,130 to £48,273 | £2,287 | £1,553 |
| £48,274 to £52,470 | £1,909 | £1,931 |
| £52,471 to £57,124 |
£1,537 | £2,303 |
| £57,125 to £60,867 | £1,152 | £2,688 |
| £60,868 to £65,065 | £769 | £3,071 |
| £65,066 to £69,260 | £385 | £3,455 |
| £69,260 and above | nil | £3,840 |
Parental contributions can be paid in three termly instalments, or over ten months by monthly standing order.
To qualify for a national grant, the applicant must have been resident in the British Islands for three years prior, be a member of the European Economic Area or Switzerland, or be a refugee or the child of a refugee (conditions apply).
TRAVEL AND DANCEWEAR
Students can also apply for financial assistance with travel and dancewear costs. Applications can be made on a yearly basis and assistance is means-tested on the same scale as the grant funding. For example, families who are entitled to a full grant are also entitled to full reimbursement for dancewear and travel costs; families who are entitled to 50% grant are entitled to claim 50% of these costs.
