Arts Culture Trust Nyoloha Scholarship Programme Applications Close 30 March
The Arts Culture Trust ACT is reminding talented young South Africans with a passion for arts and culture wishing to apply for the ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme NSP 2025 that applications close at midnight on Sunday 30 March. Space is limited and late applications will not be considered.
The ACT NSP for 2025 is for young South African visual and performing artists with a specific interest in studying arts at a tertiary or accredited arts institution in South Africa. If you are between the ages of 17 and 25, and eager to pursue a career in the arts, the ACT NYC could be the life-changing opportunity youve been waiting for. Visit www.act.org.za/nyoloha to see if you qualify, then submit your application. The end of March is drawing close. Dont delay.
The ACT NSP is a partnership between the ACT and the Nedbank Arts Affinity, supported by Nedbank, Sun International and the MTN Foundation South Africa. This joint initiative creates an opportunity for a young, qualifying performing artist and a visual/digital artist to receive professional arts training and potential scholarship funding towards higher education, which is limited to covering registration fees, tuition fees and books or related study materials. The scholarship amount is dependent on the institution of choice and is limited to R300 000 per person.
The undergraduate scholarship programme is aimed at youths aged 17 to 25, who are either currently in matric, or already have matric with university undergraduate or college admission, who are not already studying arts and are not professionals. The goal of this scholarship is to help these youths earn their first qualification in the performing, visual or digital arts at a South African tertiary institution or an ACT-approved, accredited institution. One successful applicant in each category, that is performing arts and visual or digital arts, will receive a scholarship to start their studies in the 2026 academic year.
The dynamic training component of the programme, which rolls out bi-weekly on Saturdays, is designed to empower the selected participants by combining practical exercises, mentorship and collaboration. Participants will develop their technical skills, creative expression and professional readiness for the creative and cultural industries.
