Leeds Conservatoire Undergraduate Principal’s Scholarship

We are offering eight scholarships of £5,000 to new international students starting on a 3-year undergraduate course at the conservatoire in September 2026.

Please note that Foundation Year students can apply for scholarships for Years 2 to 4 of their studies. The scholarship does not apply to the Foundation Year, as it already benefits from a lower fee.

Principal’s Scholarships are awarded to exceptionally deserving students based on audition and personal statement.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to apply for the Leeds Conservatoire Principal’s Scholarship, you must:

• Be classed as an international applicant

• Have applied for a full-time bachelor’s or Masters degree at Leeds Conservatoire beginning in September 2026

• Received a conditional or unconditional offer of admission for the academic year 2026/27

• Be available to start academic studies at Leeds Conservatoire in September 2026 – no deferral to a subsequent academic year will be permitted

• Be able to satisfy current UK immigration requirements

• This scholarship is only available to new students, and not to continuing or current students.

• Does not include Foundation year of study.

Terms & Conditions 

Scholarship recipients agree to:

• Include reference to your scholarship on your CV and in your biography.

• If requested, write a short article for Leeds Conservatoire and/or website, letting our audiences and supporters know about your experiences and progress as a musician or performing artist.

• Attend any relevant events during the academic year which give scholarships funders and students the opportunity to meet each other e.g. the Prize-winners event.

• To support the conservatoire’s fundraising activities which aim to increase the scholarship support available for future students .e.g. attending or playing at special events if requested, featuring in articles or videos as necessary

Additional

• Scholarships are valid for the length of the course subject to passing each year of study without resits or repeat years. If you need to undertake re-sits or repeat the year, you will need to pay the full fee for the applicable year. If you successfully complete the year, your scholarship can be re-instated. Please note that MA courses are typically completed in one year, so the above mainly relates to undergraduate study.

• Successful candidates will be notified of the outcome up to four week after the stated deadline, subject to the conditions conveyed here or by our Student Funding Team.

• All awards will be finalised once all offer conditions have been met.

• All scholarships awarded take the form of a partial tuition fee waiver.

• The closing date will be stipulated on the application form. Please ensure you complete and submit the form by the specified date to be considered for a scholarship.