Bursaries are available to applicants to Junior Guildhall. The School makes strenuous efforts to help all applicants in need of financial support. All bursaries are awarded on a means-tested basis. Applications should be received by 1 May for students entering in the following September. Students receive financial support through a number of charitable trusts and organisations including the Drapers’ Company, Else and Leonard Cross Charitable Trust, Leverhulme Trust, Wolfson Foundation, John & Jo Padfield Scholarship and the Ruth David & John Beckett Bursary.

National Grants for Music and Dance

These grants are funded through the Department for Education – Music and Dance Scheme. They are intended for young musicians aged 8 to 16 with exceptional potential and dedication who do not have the financial means to access the best available training. Students offered places on the Music Course are eligible for these grants.

Application for all bursaries are made through the Junior Guildhall Bursary Scheme.

Junior Guildhall Scholarships

These are awarded to outstanding musicians either through the entrance audition or, in the case of existing students, through Junior Guildhall assessment procedures. No application is required.

Most Scholarships are worth between £250 and £1,000.

Junior Guildhall would like to thank the following for their generosity in supporting Junior Guildhall Scholarships:

In 1990 a sixth-form scholarship was established between the City of London School for Girls and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. This is a competitive scholarship and successful applicants join the sixth form of the Girls’ School for academic work and receive specialist musical training through Junior Guildhall. Initial enquiries should be made to the City of London School for Girls, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BB, tel. 020 7847 5500 (www.clsg.org.uk). Auditions are usually held in November for entry in the following September.