Scholarships and Bursaries

The following information applies to Home students only.

In addition to the statutory funding available, Leeds College of Music provides a range of additional Scholarships and Bursaries to ensure that no applicant is deterred from applying to Leeds College of Music for financial reasons. We encourage applications from those interested in shortage areas or from groups that are underrepresented at Leeds College of Music.

Information for 2012 Entry

Leeds College of Music Bursary

Students will not need to apply separately for this bursary - it will be administered by the College automatically.

Examples of total support for living costs

Scholarships

The Alan Hawkshaw Foundation scholarships

Three Scholarships of £1,500 per year are awarded to support gifted students on the College’s Music and Jazz undergraduate pathways. Awards are made to students studying the following principal instruments: Trombone, tuba, bassoon, French horn, oboe, double bass and piano.

Selection for these scholarships will be on the basis of musical and academic ability, and potential. Applicants selected for audition, who play an appropriate instrument will be invited to apply. In the event that there are more than 3 suitable candidates, priority will be given to those from the lowest income households.

Alan Hawkshaw is a successful composer of television/film scores and he received the Ivor Novello Award for Best Film Score in 1979. Having worked with leading artists such as Tom Jones, Cliff Richard and Dusty Springfield, he developed his career further by composing iconic theme tunes for Grange Hill, Grandstand, Channel 4 News and Countdown. His composition The Champ is one of the most widely sampled and emulated in hip-hop and rap music, appearing on tracks by DJ Shadow, De La Soul, Cut Chemist, Beastie Boys and 2 Many DJs.

The Alan Hawkshaw Foundation has been established to put investment back into the industry by supporting gifted musicians. The Scholarships from the Foundation provide young musicians with opportunities that would not otherwise be open to them. John Dankworth CBE, one of Britain’s best known jazz musicians, composers and commentators is a patron. 

The Alan Hawkshaw Foundation Scholarship is open to ‘Home’ students only

The Reuben Vincent Trombone Scholarship

Two scholarships of £2,000 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. The Reuben Vincent Trombone Scholarship is open to ‘Home’ and EU students only.

Please note that students may only receive a scholarship from one of the above, although eligibility for the Leeds College of Music Bursary will not be affected.

Excellence Scholarships

The College will award up to three scholarships annually, to outstanding applicants who demonstrate excellent potential at application and interview/audition.  These will be available to all undergraduate applicants to the value of £9,000 per year for up to 3 years, subject to annual review. This will take the form of full fee remission for Home/EU students and partial remission for International applicants, who will need to pay the difference in the fee.

National Scholarship Programme

The College will also participate in the National Scholarship Programme, offering tuition fee reductions of £3,000 each, to 18 students in year 1, whose household income is below £18,000 and who achieve the highest scores at audition/interview.

Please note that some information is provisional and subject to approval by the Office for Fair Access.