Yes, as long as you are an Australian citizen you can live anywhere in the world. 

No. You do not have to have representation to enter and be considered. 

No, you do not need to be a current AiF member to apply. All applicants will receive a free one-year Access Membership to AiF, and all existing Network or Access members will receive an additional year of Access membership for free. 

Professional schooling or training is not a requirement, but you must have a high level of working knowledge of the acting profession with practical performance experience on stage or screen. 

Yes! Many finalists applied several times before they became the recipient. 

The Scholarship is not available to any Australian actor who has had (or at the time of application has) a significant role in a US movie or an ongoing or recurring role in a US network, cable or streaming TV series. The spirit of the HLS is to find a talented individual who has not yet found the pathway to Hollywood. If you have acted in the US, but not as a series regular, lead or co-lead in a US production, we still encourage you to apply. 

All five finalists will be flown to Los Angeles courtesy of our airline partner Delta Air lines on or around the last week of October.