Holmes Scholarship

This award arises from a benefaction by Terry Holmes, for postgraduate students specialising in composition.

  • Funding: £1,500 fee waiver
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Open to: EU, International (non-EU) and UK (home) students
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Number available: 1
Applications for 2024/25 are closed.

The Holmes Scholarship is an award towards the fees of a postgraduate composer.

Eligibility

Open to EU, International (non-EU) and UK (home) students.

Open to students in the School of Arts and Creative Technologies.

You must be a postgraduate specialising in composition.

How to apply

Application deadline: Sunday 2 June 2024, 11.59pm BST

Apply for this scholarship via our application form. You'll need to submit your personal details, your academic details and a personal statement of up to 400 words addressing the following:

  • Why you have applied for the Holmes Scholarship
  • Further information about why you have chosen to study the Master's course
  • Information about your achievements to date
  • Why you feel you should receive the Holmes Scholarship award.

Your academic supervisor will be prompted to complete their section of the application after you have submitted your section.

Contact details

Catherine Duncan
+44 (0)1904 32 2445
catherine.duncan@york.ac.uk