VW Scholarship Application - Vaughan Williams Foundation

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Link to Form Part 2

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Please read the application guidelines before completing this form. Answer all the questions. Do not enclose a CV with your application.

You can save the form and return again later at the end of each section. Your form must be completed and submitted by 31 March.

Personal Details

Forename*

Last name:*

Email:*

Mobile number:*

Home Address:*

Street Address Address Line 2 Town / City County Postcode Country

Nationality*

*If you do not have a British/Irish passport you must upload, with your scores, proof of residence; or confirmation from your place of study or tutor that you have lived in the UK for at least three years.

Date of Birth*

Details of the course for which you are seeking funding

Name of Institution

Course title (eg MA Composition)

Full-time/part-time:

Duration (years)

(Doctoral students should not include the writing up period in the duration or completion date)

Start Date:

Are you already enrolled on this course?

Completion Date:

If so, in which year of study are you currently?

Your Work

Please provide information about the three pdf scores that you are submitting with this application:

1. Title

Date of composition:

Instrumentation:

Premiere performance details (performers, venue, date)

Are you submitting a recording (audio or video) of this work? Y/N

Yes

No

If yes, please provide an online payable link here (please do not send actual sound files):

Recording credits (performers, venue, date)

2. Title

Date of composition:

Instrumentation:

Premiere performance details (performers, venue, date)

Are you submitting a recording of this work? Y/N

Yes

No

If yes, please provide an online playable link here (please do not send actual sound files):

Recording credits (performers, venue, date)

3. Title

Date of composition:

Instrumentation:

Premiere performance details (performers, venue, date)

Are you submitting a recording of this work? Y/N

Yes

No

If yes, please provide an online playable link here (please do not send actual sound files):

Recording credits (performers, venue, date)

Study to date

Undergraduate

Where did you (or will you) complete an undergraduate degree in music?

If you do not have an undergraduate degree in music please give more information at the end of this form.

Name of Institution

Title of your course:

Qualification

Date of course completion:

Name of principal composition teacher/s:

Postgraduate

If you have already embarked on, or completed, a postgraduate course other than the course relevant to this funding application, please give details.

Name of Institution

Title of your course:

Qualification

Date of course completion:

Name of principal composition teacher/s:

Musical experience

Please give further relevant details of your musical education and experience, including any prizes and awards (max 200 words):

Please list your most important public performances of your work in the last three years (max 3):

Please tell us briefly how you feel your chosen course of study will benefit you as a composer. (Suggested max 200 words)

If you prefer to communicate this information by audio/video means, please state so here and upload the appropriate file with your scores.

Financial information

Expenditure

A. What are your anticipated tuition costs for your next academic year?

B. How much will you need for maintenance (accommodation and living) for the next academic year?

Total cost for one year of study (A + B)

Income

How much can you contribute towards these costs from:

Other grants/scholarships? please detail below*

Earnings?

Savings?

Family?

Student loans?

Other? please detail below*

Confirmed funding

*Please list below any grants/scholarships or external financial support already confirmed:

Unconfirmed funding

Please list below any additional grants/scholarships or external financial support, not yet confirmed, but for which you are applying:

Additional Information

If there are any other factors which affect your application, or your financial position, and which you would like the Trustees to take into account, please give details here:

Referees

Each application must be supported by two references from professional musicians of standing, one of whom should be your most recent composition teacher.

You will receive a submission ID number and upload link once you have registered your application which you must send to your referees immediately. References are confidential. You must ensure your referees upload references through the link provided before the the final closing date.

Name of Referee 1

Name of Referee 2

Declaration

Date*

Confirmation

On pressing submit you will see confirmation that your application form has been received. You will also be sent an email with your application reference number, a copy of your submitted information and a link to part 2 where you can upload your scores and supporting information. Please check your junk folder if this does not arrive.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your application form, pdf scores, references and any other supporting information are received no later than 23.59 on Friday 11 April 2025

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VW Scholarships Registration

Personal Details

Details of the course for which you are seeking funding

Your Work

Study to date

Musical experience

Financial information

Additional Information

Referees

Declaration

Confirmation