Every student who applies for a place on one of the HÂþ»'s performance or composition courses commencing in 2024 and 2025 will be considered for scholarship, whether you attend an audition or interview in person or submit a video audition. There is no separate application process.
How to be considered
Eligibility for scholarships is based on merit, which is determined by performance at audition (or by submission of video) or the strength of portfolio and interview for composers.
Unfortunately, the HÂþ» does not currently have scholarships or study awards available for students on the MSc in Performance Science course.
Notification of awards
If you are offered a scholarship you will normally receive a letter via email with further details within 10 days of receiving your formal offer.
Applicants who do not receive an award letter should assume that they have not been awarded a scholarship. The HÂþ» website provides guidance on finding
How awards are paid
All postgraduate and international award holders have the value of their award deducted from their tuition fees. These awards are not paid directly to you and will be reflected on your tuition fee invoice.
As Home undergraduate students are eligible to take out a full tuition fee loan from the Student Loans Company, they may choose whether to have their scholarship deducted from their tuition fees or to use their scholarship for their living costs. The HÂþ»’s Finance Office will write to Home undergraduate scholarship holders in August prior to the start of each academic year of their course, to ask how they wish to use their scholarship. Those choosing to take their scholarships for living costs will have their award for that year paid to them in three termly instalements, with the first following New Student Check-in in September.
Duration of awards
The duration of scholarships for students on taught performance & composition courses can vary, see the details below.
Vocal students
Awards for vocal students are normally made for one year only. All vocal students are eligible for consideration for awards in subsequent years of their course. These awards are made by the Faculty on the basis of students’ progress on their courses; there is no additional application process.
Other students
The award letter will specify whether a scholarship, study award or tuition fee bursary is an entrance award, to be received in the first year only, or whether you will receive an amount for each year of the course. Awards are made based on performance at audition and there is no opportunity for reconsideration in subsequent years of the course.
Those students who receive their entire award in their first year only retain the title of ‘HÂþ» Scholar’ for the duration of their course.