Funding and Scholarships at ICMuS
The International Centre for Music Studies has a range of scholarships, studentships and prizes available to undergraduate and postgraduate students. On this page, you will find information about the following funding opportunities:
- Newcastle Excellence Scholarships (UG only)
- AHRC studentship awards (PG only)
- The Whittaker Studentships (PG only)
- The David Barlow Scholarships (PG only)
- Organ and Choral Scholarships (PG or UG)
- Other opportunities
AHRC studentship awards (PG)
Newcastle University and ICMuS at Newcastle University have been exceptionally successful in the recent past in gaining Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding for our MFA, MPhil and PhD students, as part of the first Block Grant Partnership Scheme, BGP1. That scheme has now come to an end.
The university has recently made an application to the AHRC under the second phase of the Block Grant Partnership, BGP2, for funding of future PhD students across the Arts and Humanities. We will know the result of this application in the Autumn of 2014. If you are a UK or an EU student and wish to seek funding for entry in 2014 and beyond, you are advised to contact us (Will Edmondes) as early as possible to discuss your application.
Please note that we will accept applications to our courses after the AHRC application deadline but you would not be eligible for AHRC funding.
Whittaker Studentships (funded to AHRC level) (PG)
The Whittaker Studentship is normally a one-year fees-only full-time award for a student accepting a place on a postgraduate music degree. Normally, research students (MLitt, MPhil, PhD) will be given priority. The award covers the cost of fees at home/EU levels and can be held for a maximum of three years.
Your application for this fund will be considered automatically if you have applied for AHRC funding. If you are not eligible for AHRC funding and would like to apply for the Whittaker Studentship please contact us.
Please note this scholarship may not be available every year.
David Barlow Scholarships (PG)
The Barlow Scholarships are normally a one-year fees-only full-time award for a student accepting a place on a postgraduate music degree. Normally, students taking a taught programme (MLitt, MPhil, PhD) will be given priority. The award covers the cost of fees at home/EU levels. Students applying for any other PG scholarship in music are automatically considered for this scholarship.
Your application for this fund will be considered automatically if you have applied for AHRC funding. If you are not eligible for AHRC funding and would like to apply for the Whittaker Studentship please contact us.
Please note this scholarship may not be available every year.
Organ and Choral Scholarships (UG or PG)
Organ and Choral Scholarships are open to all student members of the university, whatever their degree course.
The organ scholarship can be held singly or in conjunction with scholarships at St Nicholas Cathedral or St John's Grainger Street (CofE) and other places of worship in the city; the magnificent new organ built by Kenneth Tickell for St Mary's Cathedral (RC), seen on the right, offers an another opportunity for teaching and recitals. Please contact Dr Magnus Williamson (magnus.williamson@ncl.ac.uk) for further information. Choral scholarships are offered by St John's Grainger Street (for both men and women: please contact Mr Charles Wooler: sjohnsmusic@gmail.com) and at St Nicholas Cathedral: for men only (pleae contact Mr Michael Stoddart: directorofmusic@stnicnewcastle.co.uk; 0191 261 4505).
Other Opportunities
There are other funding opportunities available to both UK and non-UK citizens. In the first instance, try using the university's funding pages to help you:
Other undergraduate information and funding opportunities:
- you should also check out the DirectGov pages on finance by clicking here (for students from England)
Or
- try here is you are from Northern Ireland
- try here if you are from Scotland
- try here if you are from Wales
- try here if you are from an EU county other than the UK
- Ii you are not an EU or UK citizen, click here to find out about Newcastle University's scholarships for undergraduates
Other postgraduate information and funding opportunities:
- DirectGov pages for funding guidelines