Cost: £925

Your membership fee includes all tuition costs, accommodation, food and board, travel within the residency and social activities. 

Thanks to the generous support from our funders and supporters, National Youth Arts Wales subsidises a significant part of the costs of being a member of one of the national youth ensembles.

However, we aim to make sure that money is never a barrier to participation in any of our ensembles or projects. We understand that for some applicants this contribution may be out of reach, which is why we run a generous bursary scheme that supports where support is needed. 

If you have an annual household income of less than £125,000, Our Bursary Fund could help to cover some, or all you’re your membership fee. 

We also offer an instalment payment plan.

Visit NYAW BURSARY FUND for full information.

Applications are accepted from singers who have a keen interest in singing and participate regularly with a choir at a high level. You should be aged between 16 and 22, on 31 August 2026. (This means that you may be able to audition aged 15, as long as you will be 16 by this date). We may take younger participants into the ensembles on occasions where extraordinary talent is shown. This will be solely at the discretion of NYAW. You must either have been born in Wales and/or currently living in Wales, or studying full-time in Wales.

NYAW reserves the right to exclude anyone from taking part in its ensembles at its reasonable discretion, to be exercised by senior staff or trustees.

For any questions about our eligibility criteria, please email us at: nyaw@nyaw.org.uk.