Applications are open and admissions are ongoing. As places on this course are limited, we encourage early applications.
The ESOP Young Artists Scholarships1 are composed of two types of scholarships
- The ESOP Advanced Painting Young Artist Scholarship 2025-27 – last date to apply 31 May 2025
- The ESOP Young Artist Scholarship 2025-26 – last date to apply 31st July 2025
Each scholarship is open to artists aged 20–30 at the start of the selected course. While each scholarship has its own criteria, you may apply for both, however, only one may be awarded per applicant.2.
1: The ESOP Advanced Painting Young Artist Scholarship 2025-27.
The deadline to apply 31st May 2025 (23.59hrs)
This scholarship provides for 50% of the annual course fee over the two years of the ESOP Advanced Painting Course 2025-27 (EAPC) 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. All you will need to do is 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.
ESOP AP Scholars
2: ESOP Young Artist Scholarship 2025-26.
The deadline to apply for this scholarship is July 31st, 2025 (23.59hrs) a month after that of the Advanced Painting Courses 2025-27.
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 2025-26 and depending on the course selected have a End of Year Exhibition in 2026.
You are welcome to apply for two or more courses in your application, however if successful the scholarship will be offered for one of the courses.
Five of the seven ESOP Scholars 2023-25
How to apply to either of the ESOP Scholarships:
All applications are to be emailed to our admin team. Click the button below to do this
How-to-Apply-for-ScholarshipsClick here for application terms and conditions.
Some of ESOP Scholars past & present
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 EAPC You will have a studio space within a studio that is sub-divided into individual studio-pods.