Studying music at Bath Spa? You may be eligible for funding to further your studies.

The Taunton Maids Bursary assists recipients with funding the following activities or purchases related to their studies:

  • Concerts for special occasions
  • Instrumental or specialist tuition
  • Scores/sheet music
  • The purchase of instruments
  • Music-related trips and activities.

Payments

The amount you are awarded depends on the level of financial support you have received from Student Finance England.

To ensure that you continue to receive the payments in each year of study, you must submit a report and receipts that demonstrate how you’ve used the bursary.

Undergraduate students

  • Lowest household income band (under £25,000)

    You will receive £1500 over three years of undergraduate study

    Year one: £400
    Year two: £400
    Year three: £700
  • Middle household income band (£25,001-£35,000)

    You will receive £1000 over three years of undergraduate study

    Year one: £300
    Year two: £300
    Year three: £400
  • Top household income band (over £35,001) or no information shared with the university about household income

    You will receive £500 over three years of undergraduate study

    Year one: £150
    Year two: £150
    Year three: £200

Postgraduate students

  • If you are studying full-time, you may receive £300 per year
  • If you are studying part-time, you may receive £150 per year

"I am so happy that so many people are going to benefit from this once in a lifetime opportunity and that I have been once of those people. It will stay with me forever and be one of my happiest moments from my three years at university."

Joe Coombs, BA (Hons) Commercial Music

Criteria 

To be eligible for this award, you must be:

  1. Aged between 18-25.

  2. You are a current student fully enrolled on the first year of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Bath Spa University for September intake.

  3. Studying one of the following courses:
    • BA Music
    • BA Commercial Music
    • BA Creative Music Technology
    • MMus Songwriting
    • MMus Performance
    • MMus Composition
    • MMus Creative Sound and Media Technology.
  4. Your permanent residence before coming to University must have been in one of the following areas:
    • Somerset
    • North Somerset
    • Bath and North East Somerset.
  5. You must be a Bath Spa University student studying at either Newton Park, Sion Hill, Locksbrook, Corsham Court or BSU London (Hoxton). Students studying at our Educational Partner institutes are not eligible.

For more information, please see our Terms and Conditions.

“I was lucky enough to receive funding from the Taunton Maids Bursary [and] the items I bought have become incredibly important in my musician career.

The laptop has been used for editing my band's music and doing promotion for social media. The resonator has been used in the studio as well as for acoustic videos. I also bought a new amplifier for my guitar which has been gigged several times since purchasing it.

The amp is beautiful and has given me sounds that have sparked new inspiration in what I can achieve from the guitar... I would not have been able to get this without the help from the bursary, and I am so incredibly thankful and lucky."

Joe Coombs, BA (Hons) Commercial Music

Applications

There is no application process for this bursary. Prospective applicants will be automatically assessed for eligibility in the early part of the academic year.

If you fulfil the criteria and meet our terms and conditions, you will automatically receive a targeted email from our Scholarships and Bursaries Coordinator, enabling you to apply for funds from the Taunton Maids Bursary.

This process usually takes place in late October or early November, so if you believe you may be eligible, please do not expect to hear before then.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about this award, please login to MyCareer and submit a question. Please select the 'scholarships and bursaries' option from the question type list.