Find out about our scholarships and bursaries.
If you have any queries please contact us via email: studentfunding@leedsconservatoire.ac.uk
We provide assistance to applicants from lower income households, to ensure that no one is deterred on the grounds of cost from attending an audition or interview at the conservatoire.
Audition fees are no longer charged for any Undergraduate or Postgraduate course at Leeds Conservatoire.
If you are from a household with an income of less than £25,000, and would like to apply for a refund of your travel costs, please download further information and an application form here.
An accommodation start up grant worth £100 for essential items, is available to applicants starting their course in September 2022, who have been receiving benefits or are estranged from their family. To make an application for funding from the scheme, please complete the accommodation start-up fund application.
The conservatoire will provide a cash bursary for lower income Home (UK) 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.
Generous support from the Leverhulme Trust for 2022 entrants has enabled us to provide 12 scholarships, to help towards living costs, for exceptional UK students, for each year of study on the following courses:
When you receive an offer from Leeds Conservatoire, complete this online application form. The form should take around 5 minutes to complete. See below for closing dates.
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.
When you receive an offer from Leeds Conservatoire, complete this online application form. The form will take about 5 minutes to complete. See below for closing date.
29 May 2022
Two scholarships of £2,500 each are available for principal trombonists, for the purchase of a new trombone. These are in memory of Reuben Vincent, who was an accomplished jazz trombonist and successful businessman.
How do I apply for the scholarship?
Suitable candidates are identified after enrolment and invited to apply.
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.
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.
Find out what it's like to study at Leeds Conservatoire by coming along to one of our Open Days.
As well as talks and tours specific to the courses you're interested in, you can also chat to our staff and students.
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