Coming from two survivors of music school, we know exactly what it’s like to be overwhelmed as a music student. Today we’re giving you our best advice for making the most of your education, with a listener Q&A at the end. And if you’re currently in the thick of it - you got this!
Grants/Stipends:
- Royal Philharmonic Society Julius Isserlis Scholarship (UK citizens and residents wanting to study abroad): https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/performers/study-abroad
- Help Musicians (UK citizens and residents): https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/
- Munster Trust (UK citizens and residents or international students that have completed a continuous course of education in the UK within the last 10 years): https://www.munstertrust.org.uk/funding/study-grants/
- Hattori Foundation Senior Award (funding for various things): https://www.hattorifoundation.org.uk/senior-awards.html
- Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (if you are wanting to study in Switzerland or Swiss wanting to study abroad): https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/sbfi/en/home/education/scholarships-and-grants/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships.html#1582163571
- Tom Willhemsen Stiftelse (Norwegians/ Norwegian residents to study in Norway): https://www.wilhelmsen.com/about-wilhelmsen/tom-wilhelmsens-foundation/
- Trygve Tellefsen Studielegat (Norwegians/ Norwegian residents to study in Norway): https://tellefsenslegat.no/send-soknad/
- Jansons Legat (Norwegians/ Norwegian residents to study abroad): https://www.jansonslegat.no/
- Doblougs Stiftelse (Norwegians/ Norwegian residents to study abroad i.e. in the US): https://dobloug.org
- NORAM (A stipend for for Norwegians and Americans encouraging Norwegian-American exchange): https://www.noram.no/
- Dextra Musica/ Sparebankstiftelsen (lends students of the Norwegian Academy of Music and Barratt Due Musikkinstitutt fine instruments for the duration of their studies): https://sparebankstiftelsen.no/om-oss/instrumentsamlingen/