Partially funded

Royal Academy of Music Financial Assistance Bursary

Royal Academy of Music, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

Financial Assistance Bursaries are awarded on financial need rather than musical merit, to help bridge the gap between a student's available funding and the cost of living or tuition. Funds vary from year to year and the Academy tries to help as many students as it can. The Academy awarded 180 students bursaries in 2024/25.

Bursaries are awarded for one academic year at a time, and a new application is required every January.

Award Information

  • Open to most International and Home postgraduate students; the 2026-27 timeline also covers International undergraduates.
  • A place at the Academy must have been offered first.
  • UK-fee Bachelor degree students are not usually eligible because they can access tuition fee loans and maintenance support; maintenance bursaries are available to UK-fee BMus students in the most challenging financial circumstances, who should contact [email protected].
  • Most awards in 2024/25 were in the region of GBP 1,000 to GBP 2,000.
  • Awarded for one academic year only.
  • 2026-27: applications opened 9 January (9:00 AM UK time) and closed 25 May (5:00 PM UK time); now closed.
  • Committee decisions in June and July; late applications may be considered in August at the committee's discretion.
  • 2027-28: applications open in early January 2027.
  • The process closes in September when the academic year begins.
  1. Receive an offer of a place.
  2. Use the link emailed to you to complete the Financial Assistance Application Form.
  3. Submit by the May deadline; an Update Requests Form may be requested around May if your circumstances or external funding change.
  4. Receive a decision by email: bursary awarded, on hold, action required or unsuccessful.

Official links

How selection works

The Financial Assistance Committee reviews applications in June and July. Applicants are expected to have applied for available loans and external funding.

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