Bursaries

Due to the generosity of the Trustees and the donations to our Charity, “Music for People” is able to offer 5 bursaries for the 2024 school. A Bursary may be a whole or a half free place at Summer School and includes all or the relative portion of all tuition costs, accommodation and meals. These bursaries do not cover travel to or from the School or other incidental costs. All bursaries are open to existing and new students.

The Bursary Committee will make the decisions about whether a full or half scholarship may be awarded based on the application received.

Standard Bursary (4 bursaries)

We are using ALL the following 3 criteria when making our decision to award each bursary place. Please add your information in support of each criterion. To apply for a bursary please read the information below regarding Summer School bursaries and complete the Bursary Application form (downloadable at the bottom of the page), or fill in the online Bursary application form giving a brief summary about why you are applying.

1. Are you on a restricted income (eg unwaged/ student / pensioner etc)? If you are not the main money provider in your family unit, please also tell us about them.
2. Do you make an active contribution to music in your local community? Please also enclose a reference from someone such as a band leader, teacher, music group committee member telling us more about this.
3. Tell us why you wish to come and what you think you would gain from attending the Summer School.

Jennie Vaughan Bursary open to Singers (1 bursary) The Jennie Vaughan Singing Bursary was set up in memory of one of our founding Directors Jennie Vaughan. The bursary covers the cost of a free place at Summer School and includes all course costs, accommodation and meals. Applicants must intend to take at least one course involving singing. Please state which singing course(s) for which you are applying.

To apply for a Jennie Vaughan Singing Bursary please complete the Bursary Application form downloadable at the bottom of the page, or fill in the online Bursary application form giving a brief summary about why you are applying. We are using ALL the following four criteria, of which you must meet all four, when making our decision to award each Bursary place:

1. You must be enrolling for at least one course on which you will be expecting to sing. Please state which singing course(s) you have applied for.
2. Are you unwaged / student / pensioner / have dependents etc? If you are not the main money provider in your family unit, please also tell us about them.
3. Do you make an active contribution to music in your local community? Please also enclose a reference from someone such as a band leader, teacher, music group committee member telling us more about this.
4. Please also tell us what you wish to achieve / take forward following the Summer School

Submission criteria applicable to all Bursary applications The final date for receipt of Bursary applications is the 27th April 2024. Please submit your Bursary Application form together with your Summer School Application form and “All about You” forms. Please also provide a reference to support the Bursary application (this is referred to on the form). The Bursaries will be decided on the relative merits of individual applications and are at the discretion of the organising committee whose decision is final. All applications will be treated with the utmost privacy and information in them will not be passed to anyone other than the organising committee. All successful and unsuccessful applicants will be informed by the 24th May 2024. If unsuccessful applicants still wish to attend this year’s Summer School, a place will be held open for them and they can pay using the method advertised in our brochure. If you are applying for a Bursary, PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR DEPOSIT.