Music and Dance Scheme: funding for students
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Disciplines
About this grant
| Name | Location |
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| Dance City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Dance East | Suffolk |
| FABRIC (East Midlands) | Nottingham |
| FABRIC (South Asian National Strand) | Birmingham, across the UK |
| FABRIC (West Midlands) | Birmingham |
| The Lowry | Salford |
| National Centre for Circus Arts | London, across the UK |
| Northern Ballet | Leeds |
| Northern School of Contemporary Dance | Leeds |
| The Place | London |
| Swindon Dance | Swindon | [...] | Name | Location |
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| Elmhurst Ballet School | Birmingham |
| The Hammond School | Chester |
| Royal Ballet School | London |
| Tring Park School | Hertfordshire |
## Music and dance CATs
### Music CATs [...] | Name | Location |
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| Aldeburgh Young Musicians | Suffolk |
| Centre for Young Musicians | London |
| Guildhall School of Music & Drama | London |
| Royal Academy of Music | London |
| Royal Birmingham Conservatoire | Birmingham |
| Royal College of Music | London |
| Royal Northern College of Music | Manchester |
| Sheffield Music Academy | Sheffield |
| South West Music School | South West England |
| The Glasshouse | Gateshead |
Eligibility
- ✓ Parents of children aged 8 to 19 for music schools or CATs, 11 to 19 for dance schools or CATs, disabled students up to age 25
- ✓ Help to pay for full time study at a school or part time study at a CAT
- ✓ United Kingdom
- ✓ music
- ✓ dance
How to apply
Apply directly to the school or CAT. You’ll usually need to fill out a form and your child will need to audition.
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Last verified: 29 March 2026