Fellowship | Directing

Job Description

Eligibility

The fellowship is open to applicants who meet the following criteria:

Identifying as being from global majority communities* or lower socio-economic backgrounds**
Have at least 5 years professional experience in the performing arts.
Are over 18 years old and not a full-time student.
Live and work in Scotland.

*Global Majority includes, Black, Brown or People of Colour, those from the African Diaspora, Caribbean Diaspora, East Asian Diaspora, South-East Asian Diaspora, South Asian Diaspora, West Asian and Middle East Diaspora, Latinix, Indigenous people, biracial/ multiple heritage.

**lower-economic includes those who are from low-income households and/ or identify as working class.

The Fellowship Programme is supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

Terms and Conditions of Engagement

A tax-free education bursary: £18,750 paid in 18 monthly instalmentsStatus: Fixed-term for 18 months (September 2026 – February 2028)Place of work: A workspace will be provided at our offices at Rockvilla, located at 125 Craighall Road, Glasgow, G4 9TL. As part of this role, you may, on occasion and where possible, be expected to attend events, performances, and briefing when required (including some evenings and weekends).Hours of work: The bursary is based on 14 hrs per week (0.4FT) for 18 months and the Fellow will manage their own time.Company Benefits: Access to free employee counselling (which includes counsellors with various lived experiences) and wellbeing activities.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Closing date: 10am Monday 27 April 2026 Interviews: Thursday 11 June 2026

If you need this information in another format or would like more information, contact AD@nationaltheatrescotland.com with subject line 'Fellowship: Directing' or call 0141 221 0970.

For monitoring and application tracking purposes, please complete our short equal opportunities monitoring form, this should take no more than 5 minutes of your time.

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