Funding & Partnerships

Funding:

NICA is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Environment, Water and the Arts  (DEWHA) and the Victorian Government through Skills Victoria.

We also receive funds from sponsors, private individuals, student fees, external based activities and donations.

The National Institute of Circus Arts has Deductable Gift Recipient status (DGR) and donations to NICA are tax deductible.

Supporters

To visit the websites of our supporters click on the names and logos below. 

•	The Australian Government through DEWHA
•	Swinburne University of Technology

Past and present supporters include:
 

 

•	Arts Victoria
•	Melbourne Museum
•	Regional Arts Victoria
•	Australia-China Council
•	Juggleart
•	Step Right Up

Partnerships:

NICA is one of eight arts training institutions that comprise the Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence, together with:

•	Australian Ballet School
•	National Institute of Dramatic Arts
•	Australian National Academy of Music
•	Australian Youth Orchestra
•	Australian Film Television & Radio School
•	Flying Fruit Fly Circus
•	National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association

The Roundtable is an initiative between these national arts training organisations and the Australian Government, who have come together to raise the profile of Australia’s most talented performing artists among the wider community, at political levels and at sponsorship levels. Visit the media page for further information.

NICA is an Associate Member of the Federation of European Circus Schools (FEDEC).

NICA is the Australian partner for the delivery of Social Circus Instructor Training in conjunction with Cirque du Soleil.