We work with some of the industry’s biggest names to bring scholarships, awards and bursaries for our students. Our scholarships are reviewed yearly, with applications opening in the Spring. See below for some of our most recent scholarship partners.
WaterBear has teamed up with the Music Venue Trust to offer this BA (Hons) scholarship award for 2024. 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.
WaterBear have teamed up with Tramlines Festival to offer this brand-new scholarship award for 2024. The scholarship will cover all tuition fees for one lucky student throughout their degree at WaterBear Sheffield. The courses eligible are our Sheffield-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 or Songwriting & Music Performance, which can be studied from September 2024.
WaterBear have teamed up with the Music Venue Trust to offer this scholarship award for 2024. The scholarship will cover all tuition fees for one lucky student throughout their master's degree at WaterBear. The courses eligible for the scholarship award are our 1-year on-site MA Music Business, 1-year on-site MA Music Performance, Production & Business, 1-year on-site MA Songwriting, and the 1-year online MA Songwriting degree, which can be studied from September 2024.
Innovation bursaries of up to £500 each are offered each year at WaterBear and applications are open to all students. These bursaries are designed to help support the realisation of new and innovative projects. Innovation Bursary awards are offered at various times throughout the year and students from all courses are invited to apply.
The WaterBear Student Hardship Fund provides financial help for any student who may find themselves in severe financial difficulty, without the means or support available to help them through it. Applications are considered on an individual basis of need, with awards of up to £500 available.
SHEFFIELD 2024
Slambarz and WaterBear have teamed up to offer one lucky Slambarz artist a 3-year scholarship award at WaterBear Sheffield for September 2024.
This brand-new scholarship is formed in collaboration with Slambarz, a music events initiative open to young lyricists, rappers and music producers between the ages of 14 and 25 from across Sheffield and beyond.
BRIGHTON (2023) 2024
WaterBear have partnered with AudioActive to create a brand-new scholarship award for emerging artists. AudioActive, is a non-profit music organisation that focus on creating social change by empowering young people through making music. The award covers tuition fees for 3 years of a BA (Hons) degree course at WaterBear Brighton.
SHEFFIELD (2023)
We are excited to announce a brand-new scholarship formed in collaboration with Pattern + Push, who provide a platform to help new and emerging talent achieve their goals, encouraging positivity and empowerment through music.
SHEFFIELD (2023)
The iconic Sheffield music venue The Leadmill has teamed up with WaterBear to offer a scholarship award to cover all tuition fees for one lucky student throughout their master’s degree at WaterBear. The course eligible for this scholarship award is the MA Music Industry Enterprise degree which can be studied as a full-time 1-year onsite course at either our Brighton or Sheffield campus, starting September 2023, or online, part-time, over 2-years, starting in January 2024.
SHEFFIELD (2023)
To celebrate the opening of our new college in Sheffield, WaterBear have partnered up with Sheffield Metalcore icons While She Sleeps to offer a course scholarship in their name. The While She Sleeps Scholarship award will cover all tuition fees for one lucky student throughout their degree at WaterBear. The courses eligible for the scholarship award are our Sheffield-based 3-year on-site BA (Hons) Professional Music degrees 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 2023.
BRIGHTON (2020 2021 2022 2023)
Run in collaboration with WaterBear Patrons Royal Blood, The Royal Blood Scholarship award covers all tuition fees for one student throughout their degree at WaterBear. The courses eligible for the scholarship award are our Brighton-based 3-year BA (Hons) on-site degrees or 2-year BA (Hons) online degrees. We’re immensely proud to have Royal Blood on board, giving back to and supporting upcoming musicians. They are true genre pioneers who continue to innovate and push musical boundaries.
BRIGHTON (2022)
Beatport, one of the world’s largest and most successful online music stores for electronic music, has partnered with WaterBear to offer the Beatport Scholarship for 2022. The Beatport Scholarship will cover tuition fees for one lucky student for their degree course at WaterBear. The course eligible for the scholarship award is the BA (Hons) Electronic Music & Business (3yr and 2yr options).
BRIGHTON (2022)
Damian Keyes, award-winning entrepreneur, educator, author, social media specialist and long-time friend of WaterBear, has teamed up with the College to offer a scholarship award in his name. The Damian Keyes Scholarship award will cover all tuition fees for one lucky student throughout their master’s degree at WaterBear. The courses eligible for the scholarship award are the 1-year MA Music Industry Enterprise course and the 1-year MA Music Performance, Production & Business course, which can be studied on-site in Brighton, starting September 2022.
BRIGHTON (2020)
Legendary guitarist Cory Wong (Vulfpeck, The Fearless Flyers) has teamed up with WaterBear to offer a scholarship in his name. The Cory Wong Scholarship award covers all tuition fees for one student throughout their degree at WaterBear. The course eligible is the 2-yr online option of the BA (Hons) Career Musician degree. Cory is a stellar musician, known for his innovation and ground-breaking work with Vulfpeck and other numerous influential musical projects.
BRIGHTON (2021)
World-renowned DJ and producer Carl Cox has been at the pinnacle of his profession for nearly 3 decades and is someone who continues to innovate and inspire through his music. He has partnered with WaterBear to create a scholarship award linked to our BA (Hons) Electronic Music and Business degree. The award consists of £15,000 of musical equipment for one student and can be applied for by all students enrolling on the 3-yr version of the course.
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WaterBear Education Ltd, Hanover House,
118 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG, UK Map
Email: info@waterbear.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1273 726230
WaterBear Sheffield, Unit 4, Gatecrasher,
49 Eyre Lane, Sheffield S1 4RB, UK
Email: infosheffield@waterbear.org.uk
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WaterBear Education Ltd, Hanover House,
118 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG, UK Map
Email: info@waterbear.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1273 726230
WaterBear Sheffield, Unit 4, Gatecrasher,
49 Eyre Lane, Sheffield S1 4RB, UK
Email: infosheffield@waterbear.org.uk
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.
