NIDA will offer a new scholarship to prospective Bachelor of Fine Arts students living with disability as part of a new collaboration with The Dylan Alcott Foundation (DAF).
NIDA CEO Liz Hughes has warned that a UNSW proposal for more than 800 new student rooms opposite the university's main entrance poses a "grave and serious threat" to her institution's future via costs that represent more than a third of its annual budget and the forced closure of several teaching theatres.
NIDA and Prime Video have awarded Master of Fine Arts Directing student Nicole Puni and Master of Fine Arts Writing student Krishna Patel the $50,000 Prime Video Scholarships.
NIDA has appointed Catherine West as chair, following the departure of Noel Staunton, who steps away after nearly a decade on the board.
Prime Video Australia is teaming up with NIDA to offer two new scholarships to women and nonbinary applicants with intersectional backgrounds.
NIDA alum Travis Cardona is set to return to the institute to be its first ever head of First Nations.
"Our plan sees sustainability becoming a core part of NIDA’s education and we will change the way we create and produce creative works at NIDA to lead and cultivate green industry practice."
The Balnaves Foundation has pledged $530,000 to NIDA's First Nations Program, facilitating three scholarships, three paid internships, and funding for the institute's first Elder in Residence.