You should begin your search for financial support as early as possible because securing financial assistance can be a long and time-consuming process.
There are a number of private funding bodies that may be able to assist with tuition / maintenance costs. Recommended sources of information on funding bodies are as follows
An online guide to Musical Awards and Scholarships
Musicians' Benevolent Fund, 16 Ogle Street, London, W1P 8JB
www.mbf.org.uk
The British and International Music Yearbook
Published by Rhinegold Publishing, www.rhinegold.co.uk
The British Council — for international students
10 Spring Gardens, London, SW1A 2BN, tel: 020 7211 6000 www.britishcouncil.org
A Guide to Grants for Individuals in need D. Carson & P.Brown (eds.)
Grants to study in the UK: A Guide for Overseas Students
Directory of Grantmaking Trusts
All of these are available from the Directory for Social Change,
tel. +44 (0)20 7209 5151, www.dsc.org.uk
Professional and Career Development Loans
Professional and Career Development Loans are bank loans that can be used to help pay for work related learning. You can borrow between £300 and £10,000 to help support the cost of up to two years of learning (or three years if it includes one year’s relevant unpaid practical work). The Young People’s Learning Agency will pay the interest on the loan while you are learning and for one month afterwards. The loan can be used to pay course fees or other costs such as travel and living expenses. You can also use the loan to supplement other forms of support such as grants or bursaries. Because the Professional and Career Development Loan is a commercial loan product, they should only be considered as an option once all other student funding options have been investigated. For further information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning or contact Careers Advice on 0800 100 900.
Our learning provider registration number is: 2437.
We recommend that you also do your own research into available funding. The best source of information is the internet, but you may also find information in a good public library or in a local British Council Office. These internet links may be of use to you:
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
www.grad.ucl.ac.uk/funds
www.grantsforindividuals.org.uk
www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/cdl/
www.educationuk.org/scholarships
www.scholarship-search.org.uk
www.studentcashpoint.co.uk
www.chevening.com
www.skill.org.uk
The following organisations may be in a position to help you, but please check carefully to see if you are eligible before approaching them.
The Countess of Munster Musical Trust, Wormley Hill, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 5SG
Army Benevolent Fund Charity (SSAFA) — family connections only. www.ssafa.org.uk
The Lawrence Attwell's Charity, Skinners Hall, 8 Dowgate Hill, London, EC4R 2SP
The Tillotson Bradberry Charitable Trust, Port of Liverpool Building, Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 1NW
Charity of Thomas Dawson of St Clements (Thomas Dawson Educational Trust), Oxford Clerk and Receiver, 56 Poplar Close, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9BP
Cleveland Community Youth with Excellence Award Scheme, Southlands Business Centre, Ormesby Road, Middlesborough, TS3 0HB
Stephen Dadson's Educational Foundation (Kent only), Mount Pleasant Farm, Lewd Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QG
Ruby and Will George Trust, The Close, Bellingham, Hexham, Northumberland NE48 2DA
The Great Britain - China Educational Trust, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS. Tel: 020 7235 6696, Fax: 020 7245 6885
The Holt Education Trust Fund, India Buildings, Liverpool, L2 0RB
The Leche Trust, 84 Cicada Road, London, SW18 2NZ
The Liszt Academy Network - Scholarships for Post-Graduate Hungarian Students in the United Kingdom
The Heidi Meyer Trust Fund, 43 Castle Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 7LX
The Sidney Perry Foundation, PO Box 1689, Hindon, SP3 6TP
Contact Mrs L Owens, Secretary
The Rivendell Trust, PO Box 19375, London, W4 2GH
The Eric W Vincent Trust Fund, 4-5 Summer Hill, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 3BU
Thomas Wall Trust, Charterford House, 75 London Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9AA
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation, 2nd Floor, 20-22 Stukeley Street, London WC2B 5LR www.wingate.org.uk
The Nichol Young Foundation, 27 Friars Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AD
Funding for students from Scotland:
Student Awards Agency for Scotland, Glyview House, 3 Redheughs Rigg, Edinburgh, EH12 9HH
The Scottish International Education Trust, The Director, 22 Manor Place, Edinburgh EH3 7DS
Glasgow Educational and Marshall Trust, 21 Beaton Road, Glasgow G41 4NW
Third Inglis Property Trust Donaldson, Alexander, Russell, Haddow, Rothesay House, 134 Douglas Street Glasgow G2 4HF
Mark Scott Foundation, Pacific House, 70 Wellington Street, Glasgow G2 6SB
Robertson Scholarship Trust, PO Box 15330, Glasgow G1 2YL
The Charles and Barbara Tyre Trust, Lockgilphead, Argyll, Scotland
Many trusts and foundations will not accept direct applications from individuals as they distribute funding through the Academy, and therefore you should not contact them directly. You can find a list of these bodies here.