Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
In each academic year, one scholarship will be made available to a UK student progressing to either the MA Composition for Film, TV and Games or an MRes Music with a composition focus.
Benefits
The scholarship takes the form of a partial tuition fee reduction, worth £5,000.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be UK students and able to demonstrate this.
- The eligibility of applicants will be considered as part of the standard application procedure. There is no separate application process for the scholarship.
- As part of the standard application process, in addition to the musical example/s applicants may be expected to provide a sample of their written work.
- The successful candidate will keep the University regularly updated on their progress and achievements.
- The successful candidate will be required to assist in the promotion of the scholarship and the MA Composition for Film, TV and Games or MRes Music programme as appropriate and when requested to do so.
- The scholarship is conditional on successful academic progress and demonstration of professional behaviour. The panel reserves the right to withdraw or suspend the Scholarship if there are any reasons for concern.
- Due to the nature of the award (i.e. tuition fee waiver) it cannot be claimed in conjunction with another scholarship or bursary which constitutes a reduction on tuition fees (e.g. the UoL Graduate Loyalty Advancement Scholarship).
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
There’s no separate application process for the scholarship. You should use the standard MA application form or the MRes application research proposal to identify how you expect the programme to allow you to fulfil your educational, research, or professional ambitions in music.
The work submitted should demonstrate your compositional approach and may be presented in a form appropriate to your area of practice:
For film and media composers, the example may be a single audiovisual clip or a showreel/montage containing up to 3 examples of your work, with a total duration of approximately 5 minutes
For composers working in other areas, the example may be a single complete composition or an extract from a longer work, normally of approximately 5 minutes' duration.
Audio or video materials may be hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, ReelCrafter or another suitable hosting service