Financial Assistance Bursary
Bursaries are awarded to students based on financial need. Funds vary from year to year and the Academy tries to help as many students as it can.
The Academy awarded 180 students with financial assistance bursaries in academic year 2024/25 with most bursary awards in the region of £1,000 to £2,000.
UK-fee Bachelor Degree students are not usually eligible for Academy bursaries because they can access both tuition fee loans and maintenance support.
However, we are offering maintenance bursaries for UK-fee BMus students in the most challenging financial circumstances.
If you believe you fit this criteria, please contact Victoria Benito, Student Funding Administrator, at admissions@ram.ac.uk.
Information for Junior Academy applicants can be found on our Junior Academy Financial Support page.
Applications
Applications for the academic Year 2026-27 are now closed.
Applications for the 2027-28 academic year will open in early January 2027.
2026-27 Financial Assistance Bursary Timeline
Phase 1: Application Window (January – May)
- January 9 (9:00 AM UK time): Applications officially open.
- May 25 (5:00 PM UK time): Deadline to submit your application.
Note: Around May, you may also be asked to submit an Update Requests Form if your financial situation or external funding status changes.
Phase 2: Review & Decisions (June – July)
The Financial Assistance Committee meets over two months to review applications and issue decisions via email.
June: First Committee Meeting
The committee reviews all applications submitted by the May deadline. You will receive an email with one of three decisions:
- Bursary Awarded: You have been granted a bursary for the 2026–27 academic year.
- Application On Hold: A decision is postponed (usually because you are waiting on external funding or the committee needs more information).
- Action Required: You will be asked to fill out an Update Requests Form with your latest financial info.
- Application Unsuccessful: The bursary is denied (most commonly because the application steps/eligibility were not clearly demonstrated).
July: Second Committee Meeting
The committee meets again to review all applications that were placed on hold or brought forward from the June meeting.
Phase 3: Late Applications & Close (August – September)
- August: Late applications may be considered at the committee's discretion, but only after all on-time applications have been processed.
- September: The academic year begins. The bursary process officially closes, and no further applications will be accepted.