The Wayne Sleep Foundation
Supporting Students of the Performing Arts for over 25 Years.
Founded in 1998, The Wayne Sleep Foundation has provided support to students across the Performing Arts. We hold annual auditions for The Wayne Sleep Foundation Awards
Applications for 2024 Awards are Closed
We will be reopening applications in Spring 2025
How We Support Students
The Wayne Sleep Foundation Awards
The Wayne Sleep Foundation Awards are medium to large grants that support students who are enrolled at a Performing Arts Institute with funding towards accommodation costs. Please see ‘Apply’ for more details.
Hardship Fund
The Wayne Sleep Foundation Hardship Fund helps to provide small one-off grants for students in immediate financial need. This could cover a wide range of situations, for example; covering the costs of a flight to a competition, to help cover the costs of a summer course, etc.
Requests for Hardship Fund Awards must come directly from the Performing Arts Institute that the student is enrolled.
Support for Organisations and Creative Projects
The Wayne Sleep Foundation has previously supported organisations in various creative projects. Please use the contact form to get in touch about these opportunities.
‘Students of Dance, Theatre, and Music, need financial support more than ever before, and charities including The Wayne Sleep Foundation are essential in helping talented young people fulfil their potential’
Wayne Sleep OBE - Founder
Can You Help to Support the Next Generation of Performing Artists?
In these difficult financial times, The Wayne Sleep Foundation aims to expand our support to include even more students of the Performing Arts. We cannot do this without your generous donations, and we are grateful for contributions of any size.