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Music and Dance Scheme: funding for students

About this grant

| Name | Location | --- | | 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 | --- | | Elmhurst Ballet School | Birmingham | | The Hammond School | Chester | | Royal Ballet School | London | | Tring Park School | Hertfordshire | ## Music and dance CATs ### Music CATs [...] | Name | Location | --- | | 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