The scholarship will cover all tuition fees for one lucky student throughout their degree at WaterBear Brighton. The courses eligible for the scholarship award are our Brighton-based 3-year on-site BA (Hons) Professional Music degree courses in either Performance, Production, Electronic Music, Business or Songwriting, and our 2-year BA (Hons) online degrees in Creative Music Production, and Songwriting & Music Performance, which can be studied from September 2024.
To be in with a chance of securing this fantastic opportunity please complete the form below and ensure you read the 'how to apply' and 'terms and conditions' sections carefully. Good Luck!
Deadline for applications is 23rd August 2024. Applications are now closed for this scholarship.
The Music Venue Trust
Music Venue Trust, a UK charity founded in January 2014, aims to protect and improve Grassroots Music Venues, ensuring their long-term future. Iconic venues like Hull Adelphi, Exeter Cavern, and The 100 Club are vital for developing British music, offering local talent a stage to grow their careers and skills.
The Trust works to highlight the importance of these venues for artist development, the music industry, and local communities. Their efforts focus on preserving and enhancing venues, improving efficiency, and enhancing experiences for both performers and audiences. Additionally, they plan to acquire the freeholds of as many of these essential venues as possible.
https://www.musicvenuetrust.com/
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
1. Please complete the form below providing a personal statement telling us about your background, your music and why you would benefit from this scholarship. Tell us where you would like to take your music in the future. This can be submitted in a written format (approx. 1000 words) or a video (approx. 5 minutes).
2. Include links to at least 3 filmed or recorded performances. These can be studio or live performances; phone video is fine, and audio quality needs to be good enough that we can clearly identify the parts and performances. If you are sending a collaborative performance, please make your own contribution clear.
3. Please also confirm in the email that you have read and understood the Music Venue Trust Scholarship Terms & Conditions (see below).
4. Ensure you get your completed application with all requested information to us by the deadline of Friday 23rd August 2024.
5. WaterBear will be in contact with you thereafter with news about your application and whether or not you have been successful. All applicants will be notified of the outcome by Friday 30th August 2024.
The 3-year BA (Hons) on-site degrees and 2-year BA (Hons) online degrees are designed to give you the perfect blend of artistic freedom alongside practical strategies to forge your own career. The degree is built on three fundamental elements – your music, your career and your projects. It deals with what really matters in the industry. It will expand your options and push you to create original, boundary-shifting music. It’s fully accredited and run-in close partnership with one of the UK’s leading specialist universities for the creative industries, Falmouth University.
Applications to the Music Venue Trust Scholarship by students enrolling on a 3-year BA Hons) on-site degree (Brighton) or a 2-year BA (Hons) online degree at WaterBear are subject to the following Terms and Conditions:
1. One (1) Music Venue Trust Scholarship place is available for the start of the 2024-2025 academic year. The successful recipient of the Scholarship award will be selected by an independent industry panel whose decision will be final.
2. The Scholarship award application is open to new students applying to study the 3-year BA (Hons) on-site degree (Brighton campus) or a 2-year BA (Hons) online degree.
3. Applications can be submitted from Monday 1st July 2024 will remain open until Friday 23rd August 2024. The successful applicant will be announced by Friday 30th August 2024.
4. The successful recipient of the Music Venue Trust Scholarship award will be notified by email from WaterBear to inform them directly of the decision. WaterBear will celebrate the news of the Scholarship award being made by running the story across the usual media outlets.
5. The Scholarship award will cover tuition fees for a 3-year BA (Hons) on-site degree (Brighton campus) or 2-year BA (Hons) online degree.
6. The Scholarship award is for tuition fees only and does not cover living expenses or other associated course costs.
7. Course entry requirements apply. WaterBear welcomes applications from non-standard applicants and mature students. WaterBear can advise on your suitability for the course.
8. The successful recipient of the Music Venue Trust Scholarship award agrees to participate in press and PR opportunities as required and to provide quotes and updates where appropriate.
9. WaterBear will immediately cease any award associated with the Music Venue Trust Scholarship being made if: a) The student in receipt of the Music Venue Trust Scholarship withdraws from the programme of study; b) The student in receipt of the Music Venue Trust Scholarship is suspended or excluded from WaterBear; c) The student in receipt of the Music Venue Trust Scholarship is unable to continue their studies at WaterBear; d) The student in receipt of the Music Venue Trust Scholarship has made any misrepresentation or acted fraudulently or dishonestly in their application.
10. WaterBear Education reserves the right to withdraw the Scholarship and associated awards if any of these terms and conditions are not met.
11. There is no cash or cash equivalent associated with the Music Venue Trust Scholarship award.
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WaterBear Education Ltd, Hanover House,
118 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG, UK Map
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 1273 726230
WaterBear Sheffield, Unit 4, Gatecrasher,
49 Eyre Lane, Sheffield S1 4RB, UK
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 1143 992720
- ‘Water bear’ is the common name for a Tardigrade.
- Tardigrades are micro creatures, found everywhere on earth.
- They are the most resilient creatures known.
- They can survive and adapt to their surroundings, even in outer space.
- Their resilience and ability to adapt and survive inspires us in everything we do. We love them.
