Each year, Brighton Fringe offers a series of bursaries in collaboration with various local, national and international organisations. We also have a range of Staff Bursaries, covering a whole range of genres. Bursaries ensure that those who may not normally take part in Brighton Fringe can do so.
Bursaries cover the cost of event registration alongside a variety of other forms of support; financial, mentoring or marketing. If you are awarded a bursary after you have paid your registration fee, you will be refunded in full.
Each bursary will have a different set of criteria you are required to meet to apply, set by the bursary provider. To apply for a bursary, you will be required to fill out a short application form explaining your eligibility for the bursary. If you require support to fill out the form, please contact our Artist & Venue Services Team at [email protected].
To ensure as many people can apply as possible, all bursary applications will remain open until Friday 28 January 2026. Announcements will be made on Friday 28 January 2026. We will update this page and send regular mailouts as and when bursaries are announced.
Every year, Brighton Fringe offer a number of bursaries to make the festival more accessible for those who otherwise wouldn't be able to take part. Since 2023 we have offered Brighton Fringe Staff Bursaries - a chance for our staff to offer a bursary around something they are passionate about.
Local legend and seasoned Fringe performer, Spirit of the Fringe winner 2025 Aiden Bex, is offering this bursary for a performer who might consider themselves an underdog.
The inclusion criteria for this bursary is as follows:
Find out more about the criteria and bursary package in the application form below.
Applause Bursary at Brighton Fringe is for 2 x companies based in the Southeast, producing or interested in producing and touring theatre and drama to rural and community settings (not family theatre).
Kent based NPO Applause, are the lead partners for Create Tour Connect (CTC) a new innovative partnership project commissioning, developing and touring theatre and drama across the rural touring network in England. CTC supports the regional creation and touring of new work and connects this with a network of touring partners dedicated to small-scale touring. As part of their ongoing commitment to artists development, Applause are offering 2 bursaries for South East based companies to support their showcase at Brighton Fringe.
Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Bursary Package
Please apply via the form below:
For the 15th year running, The Pebble Trust is supporting Brighton Fringe artists by offering 3 bursaries to young people wishing to put on an event, in any category.
Bursary Package
The Pebble Trust will pick 3 winners who will each receive:
Bursary Inclusion Criteria:
Find out more and apply through the application form below:
Nik Coppin, winner of the 2024 Spirit of the Fringe Award, is delighted to announce that applications are open his Bursary for 2026, supported by Laughing Horse.
The recipient will receive:
Bursary Inclusion Criteria:
Apply through the application form below:
Spark Arts Marketing & Project Management are offering this bursary for a theatre show with touring ambitions.
Bursary Package:
Inclusion Criteria:
Find out more and apply through the application form below: