Audition fee waiver
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is pleased to offer audition fee waivers for applicants from low-income backgrounds.
Fee waivers for applicants from low-income backgrounds
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer accommodation or travel costs.
To be eligible for an audition fee waiver, you must be a current UK resident and you (and/or the household where you permanent residence) should be in receipt of one or more of the following:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Housing Benefit
- Council Tax support (not just the single person reduction)
- Income-based Employment Support Allowance
- Personal Independence Payments (PIPs)
- Pension credit (guaranteed element only) with an award notice showing annual gross household income of
less than £30,000 - Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit or Universal credit with an award notice showing annual gross household
income of less than £30,000 - Full-time carers allowance
- The applicant is under 18 and in residential or foster care
How to apply for an audition fee waiver at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
UCAS Conservatoires calculates and collects RWCMD audition fees at the point of application. In order to apply for an audition fee waiver, you will need to:
| Pay the audition fee as instructed on the UCAS Conservatoires application system and then submit your request for reimbursement with evidence that you meet the above requirement/s to the College’s Admissions email address (admissions@rwcmd.ac.uk) no later than one month after your audition. If your request for reimbursement is approved, we will contact you to OR arrange a refund of the audition fee. | |
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| You can apply to RWCMD for a waiver prior to submitting your application. Please submit your request for a fee waiver with evidence that you meet the above requirement/s to the College’s Admissions email address (admissions@rwcmd.ac.uk). We will email you to confirm whether the waiver has been approved. When applying for your course through UCAS Conservatoires you will reach an auditions payment screen. Please select the option to pay later by invoice (this is presented as an option for those unable to pay by card). The College will confirm the waiver with UCAS if you qualify, so your application can proceed without paying. |
If you do not apply for an audition fee waiver, or your application for a fee waiver is not approved by the College, you will need to pay your fee in advance of the audition. Failure to do so may result in your application being cancelled by UCAS Conservatoires. The College will not be able to arrange an audition for you until an audition fee has been paid, or a waiver agreed. Please note that we can only waive the College’s own audition fee, which in all cases means that you will still have to pay the UCAS application fee.