Sources of Funding
Section outline
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FUNDING WIZARDS:
The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding
This funding database contains over 800 charities, each one with a short description and contact details. The database is searchable by age, nationality, subject, and also has a free text search to enable you to make customised searches. You can also find videos and guidance here, which will take you through each stage of the funding process. A fantastic place to start if you are, or are about to be, a postgraduate student!
Follow the link and click option 2 in the BLUE box to login
postgraduate-funding.com/gateway
The Countess of Munster Musical Trust
As well as being a major source of funding for musicians, the Countess of Munster Musical Trust website also contains useful information about other funding sources – trusts, awards and competitions. Make sure to also check out their Frequently Asked Questions section!
www.munstertrust.org.uk/funding-guide
INSTRUMENT PURCHASE:
In addition to Trusts found within the Funding Wizards, the Countess of Munster page (above) lists supporting organisations that offer instrument loans.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:
We recommend that international students contact either their own education ministry and/or British Council office for details of possible awards for study abroad. However, there may be useful funding information relevant to you on the following sites:
The British Council
10 Spring Gardens, London, SW1A 2BN. Telephone: 020 7211 6000STUDY GRANTS
A Guide for Overseas Students, Directory of Grantmaking Trusts
These are available from the Directory for Social Change, telephone +44 (0)20 7209 5151The Rushworth Trust
https://www.lcvs.org.uk/grants/rushworth-trust/ Telephone: 0151 -227 5177 Email: grants@lcvs.org.ukThe Rushworth Trust is based in Liverpool, and it aims to support the furtherance of music education. It is a small charity, and makes grants to individual applicants of up to £500. Awards are restricted to individuals living within 60 miles of Liverpool Town Hall.
The Elizabeth Eagle-Bott Memorial Fund
https://www.rnib.org.uk/living-with-sight-loss/education-and-learning/music-education/music-awards-and-funding/
The EEBMF provides financial support of up to £2000 for visually impaired musicians and grants of up to £5000 for organisations and other third parties whose work supports the activities of VI musicians.Wayne Sleep Foundation
https://www.waynesleepfoundation.org/funding-and-awardsThe Wayne Sleep Foundation are medium to large sized grants given to individuals who have obtained a place at a higher education Arts Institution, and are specifically to be put toward accommodation and living costs. Applications are open from 24 March and close on 21 May.
Crowdfunding
If you are an individual or ensemble looking to raise funds for a particular project, you might want to consider crowdfunding, which you to raise money online to reach a financial target. These websites might be of use:-
- www.creative-choices.co.uk/
- www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2012/aug/16/kickstarter-uk-launch-crowdfunding-culture
- www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2014/aug/20/crowdfunding-arts-top-tips-experts
CV Writing Guidelines & CV Bank
Click on the below for some guidelines and a useful CV example.
Other Resources:
Royal Philharmonic Society Young Musicians Programme Awards
European Funding Guide, including information on scholarships
http://www.european-funding-guide.eu/uploads/scholarship/presentation-scholarship-dream-new.ppt
Karl Jenkins Award
http://www.karljenkins.com/musicaward
'The Arts Club - Sir Karl Jenkins Music Award' was recently established to help young instrumentalists in the pursuit of their careers.
Karl Jenkins will be joined on the jury panel by Sam Jackson, Managing Editor of Classic FM, music educationalist Carol Barratt and a consultation group consisting of internationally renowned solosts: Alison Balsom, Nicola Benedetti, Catrin Finch, Dame Evelyn Glennie and Emma Johnson.
The winner will be awarded the prize of £4,000. In addition, a piece from the winner’s competition repertoire as well as a short work especially composed by me, will be recorded in a London studio and subsequently broadcast on Classic FM. The runner-up will receive a cash prize of £1,000.
Uni Grants UK
Uni Grants UK hosts a number of funding opportunities out there for students about to become, or who are currently, undergraduates. You can search on subject of study or by location. There are many grants out there which will support individuals studying a certain subject who are from a certain area – the Uni Grants UK search tool is great at finding these (although it can be quite time consuming to wade through them all!)
Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust
The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust has funds available for undergraduate and postgraduate students in financial need who are UK residents with a household income of less than £90,000 and work as (or their parents work as):
Community Pharmacists
Grocers (includes working in supermarkets)
Commercial Travellers*See further details here:
Eligibility | The Leverhulme Trust (leverhulme-trade.org.uk)
If you or your parents do fit these criteria, you could be eligible for an award of up to £3,000 for undergraduates and up to £5,000 for postgraduates. And the good news – the application form is very straightforward and easy to complete! Because the criteria is so specific, those that are eligible have a relatively high success rate.