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Audition fees are no longer charged for any Undergraduate or Postgraduate course at Leeds Conservatoire to make our courses accessible to as many applicants as possible.
We provide financial assistance to applicants from the following backgrounds:
This is to ensure that no one is deterred from attending an audition or interview at the conservatoire due to their background or cost.
If you would like to apply for a refund of your travel costs, you will be able to complete the Travel Costs Bursary application form in the online applicant portal once you have applied to Leeds Conservatoire.
An accommodation start up grant worth £150 for essential items, is available to applicants starting their course in September 2024, who have been receiving benefits, are care leavers, or are estranged from their family. Students starting in September 2024 will be able to apply for this on the online applicant portal.
The conservatoire will provide a cash bursary for lower income Home (UK) undergraduate students, as follows:
The information about the household income is obtained from the financial assessment which is undertaken in order to receive the income assessed part of the maintenance loan, so you must have applied for income assessed student finance in order to be eligible.
Applicants will not need to undergo another means test. The bursary will be paid in 2 instalments, 50% in November, 50% in March.
How do I apply for the bursary?
You do not need to apply for the Bursary – we will calculate your entitlement automatically. Leeds Conservatoire reserves the right to review and change bursary provision.
15 scholarships are available to alumni who have an offer of a place on a MA course at Leeds Conservatoire and belong to one or more of our underrepresented groups, will be automatically awarded a 10% discount on tuition fees. This is an additional 10% discount to your alumni discount, which means you will receive a total of 20% discount on the full price of your course.
See more details about the Leeds Conservatoire Postgraduate Progression Scholarship.
Generous support from the Leverhulme Trust has enabled us to provide 12 scholarships, to help towards living costs, for exceptional UK students, for the first year of study on the following courses:
Candidates will be selected based on potential identified at audition stage and interview. Awards are subject to the provision and conditions of funding from the Leverhulme Trust and may change.
Three scholarships of £1,500 per year are awarded to support gifted students on the conservatoire’s Classical and Jazz undergraduate programmes.
The award is open to all instruments, however selection may be partially on the basis of instruments in short supply so we especially welcome applications from instruments such as (but not exclusively): Trombone, tuba, bassoon, French horn, oboe, double bass, Violin and Viola, although this may vary each year.
Alan Hawkshaw was a successful composer of television and film scores. The Alan Hawkshaw Foundation has been established to put investment back into the industry by supporting gifted musicians and provide young musicians with opportunities they would otherwise not have access to.
Candidates will be selected based on musical, academic ability and potential identified at audition stage and interview. The award is open to all instruments, however selection may be partially on the basis of instruments in short supply so we especially welcome applications from instruments such as (but not exclusively): trombone, tuba, bassoon, French horn, oboe, double bass, violin and viola, although this may vary each year. Awards are subject to the provision and conditions of funding from the Alan Hawkshaw Foundation and may change.
The Reuben Vincent Trombone Scholarship supports up to two student trombone players annually, studying at Leeds Conservatoire.
Each scholar is awarded £2500 to either purchase a new instrument, or to support them financially throughout their studies.
Reuben Vincent was an accomplished jazz trombonist who played professionally. He qualified as a physiotherapist, later entering into sales and marketing with medical companies before founding his own manufacturing company in 1974.
His wife, Carole, wishes him to be remembered for his enduring love of jazz, his great sense of humour and powerful personality, as well as being a highly successful businessman, with this scholarship. As such, she has endowed the conservatoire with the Reuben Vincent Trombone Scholarship.
How do I apply for the scholarship?
Candidates will be selected based on potential identified at audition and interview for trombone principal applicants. Awards are subject to the provision and conditions of funding from Medasil and may change.
Four choral scholarships, one choral conducting scholarship and one organ scholarship, are available to undergraduates on any pathway.
Scholars are paid £1,000 and up to an additional £500 for extra events.
How do I apply for the scholarship?
The award is by application and audition during enrolment week. Read more about Leeds Cathedral choirs here.
One Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Scholarship will be awarded to support a gifted home student facing cultural, social or economic barriers on the conservatoire’s three year BA (Hons) Musical Theatre programme. The scholarship provides:
Awards are based on merit and financial need.
Suitable candidates will be identified after enrolment and invited to apply.
There are many charities and trusts that give additional funding to students in various circumstances.
The Scholarship Hub and the charity turn2us have search engines on their websites with some great tips so start looking early to ensure you can apply in good time. You can also find some ideas and tips on the Save the Student website.
National Youth Arts Trust offer music, dance and drama bursaries of up to £1,000 each for UK students who receive Pupil Premium and/or Free School Meals, or whose household receive state benefits.
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