The Preliminary Qualifying Round provides anyone that currently does not qualify to enter for the Young Performer Awards Competition an opportunity to qualify by receiving a diploma award. For this purpose, an aspiring participant has to submit an ONLINE VIDEO entry as if it were submitted for Eisteddfod 2024. The closing date for these entries is 3 February 2024. Proof of paying the non-refundable special entry fee of R190.00 needs to be submitted together with this entry.
Preliminary Qualifying Round
Once it has been received (with proof of payment), all Preliminary Qualifying Round videos will be submitted to a member of the NEA Adjudicators’ Forum for adjudication. The outcome of this adjudication will be communicated by e-mail to all participants in this round not later than 10 February to allow successful participants to enter for the Young Performer Awards Competition before any of the closing dates for live or video entries). (Kindly refer to ” Procedure for submitting an entry for the Preliminary Qualifying Round” below for more information).
This Preliminary Qualifying Round opportunity is open for:
- Participant(s) in the National Eisteddfod 2024 that did not qualify to enter this Competition in any particular genre.
- Anyone that did not participate in the National Eisteddfod 2023 or any other eisteddfod or similar event and subsequently could not qualify to enter for the Young Performer Awards Competition 2025.
Procedure for submitting an entry for the Preliminary Qualifying Round:
- Register on the National Eisteddfod ONLINE ENTRY platform if you have not done so before.
- Click here to register or
- For help with how to register, click here.
- Login to your existing or new Online Profile.
- Click here to login or
- For help click here.
- Submit your entry ONLINE. For more information about submitting entries online, click here.
- Record your performance on video and submit your video for adjudication by following the Guidelines and requirements for Video Recorded Entries
- Should you get stuck or need further assistance, please call the NEA Office on 011 886 6005 (office hours). Alternatively, please send an email to admin@eisteddfod.co.za with more information about your query.
How to enter: Help file for Preliminary Qualifying Round
National Eisteddfod Academy NPC ABSA Current Account Account No.: 404 747 8448 Branch Code: 632 005 Quote PAYREF and name of participant as reference
Can someone that didn’t participate in any eisteddfod or similar activity in 2024 qualify to enter for the Young Performer Awards Competition 2025?
For aspiring participants that did not participate in any eisteddfod event in the past year the NEA has created a Preliminary Qualifying Round as an alternative opportunity for a limited period only:
The Preliminary Qualifying Round provides anyone that currently does not qualify to enter for the Young Performer Awards Competition an opportunity to qualify by receiving a diploma award. For this purpose, an aspiring participant has to submit an ONLINE VIDEO entry as if it were submitted for Eisteddfod 2024. The closing date for these entries is 3 February 2024. Proof of paying the non-refundable special entry fee of R190.00 needs to be submitted together with this entry.
Preliminary Qualifying Round
Once it has been received (with proof of payment), all Preliminary Qualifying Round videos will be submitted to a member of the NEA Adjudicators’ Forum for adjudication. The outcome of this adjudication will be communicated by e-mail to all participants in this round not later than 10 February to allow successful participants to enter for the Young Performer Awards Competition before any of the closing dates for live or video entries). (Kindly refer to ” Procedure for submitting an entry for the Preliminary Qualifying Round” below for more information).
This Preliminary Qualifying Round opportunity is open for:
- Participant(s) in the National Eisteddfod 2024 that did not qualify to enter this Competition in any particular genre.
- Anyone that did not participate in the National Eisteddfod 2023 or any other eisteddfod or similar event and subsequently could not qualify to enter for the Young Performer Awards Competition 2025.
Procedure for submitting an entry for the Preliminary Qualifying Round:
- Register on the National Eisteddfod ONLINE ENTRY platform if you have not done so before.
- Click here to register or
- For help with how to register, click here.
- Login to your existing or new Online Profile.
- Click here to login or
- For help click here.
- Submit your entry ONLINE. For more information about submitting entries online, click here.
- Record your performance on video and submit your video for adjudication by following the Guidelines and requirements for Video Recorded Entries
- Should you get stuck or need further assistance, please call the NEA Office on 011 886 6005 (office hours). Alternatively, please send an email to admin@eisteddfod.co.za with more information about your query.
How to enter: Help file for Preliminary Qualifying Round
National Eisteddfod Academy NPC ABSA Current Account Account No.: 404 747 8448 Branch Code: 632 005 Quote PAYREF and name of participant as reference