Jean Kennoway Howells Scholarship

About the project

One scholarship is available for taught masters programmes offered by the Reid School of Music.

Important information

Funding for this award has yet to be confirmed for Academic Year 2027/28 . Please continue to check this webpage for updated information.

Award

We are offering one scholarship for the sum of £15,000 . The award will be tenable for one academic year and will be automatically deducted from your tuition fee with any remaining funds being awarded towards living costs.

All scholarship award holders are expected to be energetic members of our postgraduate community, and will engage with opportunities to present their work to the wider student and staff body during the period covered by their award.

Eligibility

The scholarship will be awarded to new applicants who have applied for admission to a full-time postgraduate taught Masters programme of study within the Reid School of Music commencing in the 2026-2027 academic year.

Awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit, the Jean Kennoway Howells Scholarship requires candidates to have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent.

If wishing to commence a new programme of study in September 2026 you must ensure that you have fully completed and submitted your Masters programme application for admission using the University's online system by no later than 23rd March 2026.

Scholarship applications from prospective students which are not supported by a fully completed PG programme application and not submitted by the deadlines above will not be considered for funding.

Please note : This scholarship cannot be held alongside any other ECA or University of Edinburgh scholarship funding

• How to apply for postgraduate study

Applying

The deadline to apply for this scholarship has now passed.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Scholarships Systems FAQs for Applicants (152.11 KB / PDF)

Notification

All applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of June 2026.

Contact Details

Please contact the ECA PG Scholarships Team if you have any questions about the scholarship application process.

If you have a programme enquiry please contact the Music Administration Team or the Programme Director of the programme you wish to apply for:

Please note: This award is jointly funded by the Jean Kennoway Howells Scholarship and the Bucher-Fraser endowment funds.

• MSc Acoustics and Music Technology – Dr Thomas McKenzie
• MMus Composition – Dr Gareth Williams
• MSc Sound Design – Dr Jules Rawlinson
• MMus Musicology - Dr Morag Josephine Grant

Important

The University reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend of withdraw any of the advertised scholarships, without notice.

This article was published on 2024-07-29

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