Matt Dibble MA Music Scholarship

This award is made possible by a generous donation by the Dibble family in memory of their son Matt Dibble, a talented musician and alumnus of Music at York. The scholarship is awarded each year to one student registered on the MA Music: Composition programme.

  • Funding: £5000 fee waiver
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Open to: International (including EU), International (non-EU) and UK (home) students
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Number available: 1
Applications for 2025/26 are open until Sunday 1 June 2025, 11.59pm BST
Eligibility

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

In order to be eligible you must also have an offer for a place on this course:

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 student in the MA Music: Composition programme.

How to apply

Application deadline: Sunday 1 June 2025, 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 Matt Dibble MA Music Scholarship
  • Further information about why you have chosen to study the Master's course
  • Information about your composition achievements to date
  • Why you feel you should receive the Matt Dibble MA Music Scholarship award.

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

Contact details

Martin Suckling
+44 (0)1904 324750
martin.suckling@york.ac.uk