The ESOP Young Artists Scholarships1 are composed of two types of scholarships
| Advanced Painting Young artist Scholarship 2026-28 | Young Artist Scholarship 2026-27 |
| Last day to apply 31st May 2026 | Last date to apply 30th June 2026 |
Each scholarship is open to artists aged 20–30 at the start of the selected course. While each scholarship has its own criteria, you can apply for both, however, only one scholarship will be awarded per applicant.2.
1: The ESOP Advanced Painting Young Artist Scholarship 2026-28.
This scholarship provides for 50% of the annual academic course fee over the two years of the Advanced Painting Course 2026-28 and includes a full time studio3 and the End of Course exhibition.
To apply you will need to follow the application process for the ESOP scholarships as detailed in the PDF document below and then add, in your brief statement of why you are applying for the course, that you would like to be considered for the ESOP Advanced Painting Young Artist Scholarship.
Please click here for details on the course.
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2: ESOP Young Artist Scholarship 2026-27.
Open to all applicants of all levels of experience. Successful candidates will receive a full or part-funded academic scholarship on one of our one-day a week yearlong courses over the academic year 2026-27 and depending on the course selected have a End of Year Exhibition in 2027.
You are welcome to apply for two or more courses in your application, however if successful the scholarship will be offered for only one of the courses.
How to apply to either of the ESOP Scholarships:
All applications must be emailed to our admin team. Click the button below to do this
How-to-Apply-for-Scholarships-2026Click here for application terms and conditions.
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1 The two scholarships are open to artists between 20-30 years1 This is the age you are or will be at the start date of the course.
2 Please note both type of the scholarship are course specific and are not transferable between individuals.
3 On the two year advanced painting course You will have a studio space within a studio that is sub-divided into individual studio-pods.