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.
The College will provide assistance to applicants from lower income households, to ensure that no applicant is deterred on the grounds of cost from attending an audition or interview at the College. This
will take the form of a refund of reasonable travelling expenses and the audition fee to all applicants (Home students only) who have been, or are currently, in receipt of a full Education Maintenance Allowance, Adult Learning Grant, or who are from a household that is in receipt of income related benefits. Application forms for this are sent with the audition/interview invitation.
Leeds College of Music Bursary
The College will provide an annual Bursary to ‘Home’ students whose residual household income is below £39,333. The information about household income is obtained through the financial assessment which is undertaken in order to receive the maintenance grant and loan. Students will not need to undergo another means test. The amount of the Bursary will be in 3 payment bands, and will increase annually in line with the inflationary increases in fees, loans and grants. The bursary will be paid in 2 instalments.
The amount of bursary payable is as follows:
Household income under £18,360: £1,055
Household income between £18,361 and £27,819: £790
Household income between £27,820 and £39,333: £540
You do not need to apply for the Leeds College of Music Bursary – we will calculate your entitlement automatically, providing you and your parents have given permission for the data submitted for your Student Support application,
to be shared with us.
Illustration of the total funds available for living costs, for a single student studying at Leeds College of Music and living away from home.
Residual Household Income |
Maintenance Grant |
Maintenance Loan |
Leeds College of Music Bursary Total |
Total amount available for living costs |
£18,360 |
£2,906 |
£3,497 |
£1,055 |
£7,458 |
£25,000 |
£2,906 |
£3,497 |
£790 |
£7,193 |
£30,000 |
£1,906 |
£3,997 |
£540 |
£6,443 |
£34,000 |
£1,106 |
£4,397 |
£0 |
£6,043 |
£40,000 |
£711 |
£4,595 |
£0 |
£5,306 |
£50,000 |
£50 |
£4,925 |
£0 |
£4,975 |
£57,708+ |
£0 |
£3,565 |
£0 |
£3,564 |
All figures are for 2010 entry. Scholarships and Bursaries will be subject to review for 2011 entry. New information for 2011 entry will be available from July 2010.
Scholarships
The College offers up to 6 scholarships of £1,500 per year in the following categories:
Endangered Species
To be awarded to students whose principal instrument is one of the nationally recognised shortage instruments. These are oboe, bassoon, French horn, trombone, tuba and strings. Applications will be considered from students who are resident in one of the designated widening participation postcode areas, and/or those who have received a full Education Maintenance Allowance, Afult Learning Grant or whose household is in receipt of income related benefits.
Music and Dance Scheme Scholarship
To be awarded to applicants who have attended the Yorkshire Young Musicians centre or one of the other designated centres for advanced training for talented young musicians, and who have received means tested support from the DfES Music and Dance scheme.
If you fall into either of the above categories, please contact the Student Fees and Funding Manager after you have applied to Leeds College of Music.
Choral Scholarship
Twelve choral scholarships to the value of up to £1,500 are available at Leeds Cathedral. All HE students are eligible to apply – applications are dealt with directly by the Cathedral.
www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/cathedral/music/scholarships
The Alan HawkshawFoundation Scholarship
Three Scholarships of £1,500 per year are awarded to support gifted students on the College’s Music and Jazz Undergraduate programmes. 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 should submit a letter of application to the HE Admissions department after submitting their CUKAS form. In the event that there are more than three 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 jazz trombone players, for the purchase of a new instrument. These are in memory of Reuben Vincent, who was an accomplished jazz trombonist and 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 category, although eligibility for the Leeds College of Music Bursary will not be affected.
Useful contacts
If you live in England
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
Tel: 0845 300 50 90
If you live in Wales
www.learning.wales.gov.uk/students
Tel: 0845 602 8845
If you live in Scotland
www.saas.gov.uk
Tel: 0845 111 1711
If you live in Northern Ireland
www.delni.gov.uk/studentsupport
Tel: 0845 600 0662
If you live in a non-UK EU country
www.studentfinancedirect.co.uk/EU
Tel: 0141 243 3570
Aim Higher
Includes a useful online budget calculator
www.aimhigher.ac.uk
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