Scholarships and Bursaries

The college awards a number of scholarships (including entrance scholarships for musicians) worth between £500 and £15,000 per year. You do not need to apply for a scholarship - the college will consider the eligibility of all candidates based on their performance at audition and throughout their programme of study.

The RWCMD Scholarship Programme is supported by:

  • The Leverhulme Trust
  • The Wolfson Foundation
  • Richard Carne Trust
  • EMI Music Sound Foundation
  • D'Oyly Carte Trust
  • Thomas Frederick Willetts Foundation
  • Welsh Livery Guild
  • Salvi Harps
  • Sophie Silver Lining Trust
  • Joseph Strong Fraser Charitable Trust
  • David Seligman OBE FRWCMD and Philippa Seligman

Hardship Bursaries

Bursaries from the college's Hardship Fund are awarded to students enrolled on programmes of study at RWCMD according to merit and need. The Hardship Fund is supported by the Friends of RWCMD. You should talk to your Head of Study about your eligibility for a hardship bursary.

Scholarship Fund

With the opening of its new facilities in June 2011, the college announced the launch of a campaign to establish a substantial endowment fund, which aims to raise three million pounds over the next two years. This will enable the college to provide scholarships to ensure that every student offered a place is able to commence and complete their training now and in the future. For more information or to support the scholarship fund, contact the Development Team on +44 (0)29 2039 1399 development@rwcmd.ac.uk.