How to Make an Impact

How to Make and Impact introduction

With your support, Central can continue to ensure that the most talented individuals benefit from the best training and graduate into an industry that will be richer for their input.

Find out more about how your support can help to:

  • Create Scholarships and Bursaries  

  • Accelerate our Access and Inclusion programme 

  • Enhance the experience  of our students

Alternatively, we invite you to contact us at development@cssd.ac.uk to enquire about donating to these initiatives.


“I loved my time at Central and happily it gave me a great start in the theatre world.  I’m contributing to help future students access a truly rewarding profession”

Clare Fox, Alum and Supporter 

Create Scholarships and Bursaries  

Two young men reading a script and smiling

Scholarships and Bursaries help break down the barriers which deter applicants from some groups underrepresented in the industry. 

With your help, we can offer financial assistance to more talented individuals so that they can accept the offer of a place at Central, complete their training and make a difference in the world through performing, making and civic engagement.

With your gift we can:

  • offer Named Scholarships of £5,000 or £10,000 
  • offer Bursaries of £1,000 - £5,000  

We invite you to donate now to our Dream On Bursary Fund

“In most cases, a Scholarship or Bursary is the deciding factor for a talented student in making the choice between studying at Central, or a different school… or studying at all. They can really make a significant impact on a young person’s life, and career prospects.”

Callum Tilbury, Alum, Harold Pinter Scholar 

Accelerate our Access and Inclusion programme 

Members of the Saturday Club

As one of the world’s leading performing arts conservatoires, it is vital that our outreach work continues to engage and inspire underrepresented groups in the creative arts.  We are working hard to ensure that every year hundreds of young people have the opportunity to learn about conservatoire training and to experience and to engage with the rich variety of opportunities in the creative arts.

With your support we will reach an even greater number of young people. 

We invite you to contact us at development@cssd.ac.uk to enquire about donating to support to our Access and Inclusion Programme.

“Central’s outreach is important as it allows underrepresented voices to experience live theatre, to be able to speak to current students and teachers to find out what it’s like at drama school and how some of those students got there” 

Isaac Hart, Alum, Clare Rich Scholar  

Enhance the experience  of our students

two students look into a miniature prop of a street of Tokya

To be leaders in their field, our students need to train in an environment that matches the evolving industry needs and to learn from the best people in the sector.  We need to invest in state-of-the-art facilities; attract and retain the best teachers and collaborators; and provide robust student support services, such as mental health care.

Your gift can help us provide the best training environment for our students by investing more in our facilities, staff and support services.

We invite you to contact at development@cssd.ac.uk to enquire about donating to enhance the experience of our students.