THE CECCHETTI SOCIETY TRUST

THE CECCHETTI SOCIETY TRUST – ANNUAL STUDY BURSARY FOR TEACHERS IN SOUTH AFRICA WHO ARE WORKING TOWARDS PROGESSING THEIR TEACHING TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL

The Cecchetti Society Trust, UK generously makes an annual Study Bursary available to teachers in South Africa who wish to progress their teaching to the highest level.

• The purpose of the bursary is to assist teachers who are studying towards Fellowship or Maestro Enrico Cecchetti Diploma.
• At the discretion of an appointed Bursary Selection Panel, a bursary may be shared or granted to more than one applicant.
• The Study Bursary honours the dedication to teaching, the promotion of the art form and the selfless investment in the Cecchetti Method by Diana Barker, an esteemed Cecchetti teacher, Chair of the Cecchetti Classical Ballet Faculty, ISTD between 1976-1990, and a founder member and Chair of The Cecchetti Society Trust 1978-1990.
• The total monetary value of the Bursary is fixed by the Trust, and can be used for the cost of tuition, or the examination entry fee, or partly both, for either the Fellowship, endorsed by the ISTD, or the Enrico Cecchetti Diploma, certified by the CSSA.

FELLOWSHIP AND MAESTRO ENRICO CECCHETTI BURSARY APPLCATIONS FOR STUDY IN 2026

• The Cecchetti Society Trust is inviting bursary applications for Fellowship and Maestro Enrico Cecchetti Diploma training/study in 2026.
• Completed application forms are to be forwarded to the CSSA Council of Management no later than 1 March 2026.

FELLOWSHIP AND MAESTRO ENRICO CECCHETTI BURSARY APPLICATIONS FOR STUDY IN 2027

• The closing date is 1st December 2026 for training/study to be undertaken in the following academic year. Completed application forms are to be forwarded to the CSSA Council of Management no later than 17 November 2026.
• The application form and terms & conditions are available directly from CSSA HQ and on the CSSA website.
• An appointed bursary selection panel will review applications.

The Council of Management expresses enormous gratitude to the Cecchetti Society Trust for the magnanimous financial assistance offered to CSSA teachers, and likewise thanks Ms. Diane van Schoor for her efforts on behalf of the South African membership.