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There are two levels of financial support: fees (plus maintenance) and travel grants.

Fees and maintenance

Prospective MA and PhD students at Queen's are eligible for a range of government grants (most typically DEL and AHRC for ‘home students’).  Some may be eligible for specified QUB awards as well.  Students should consult the following web site for further information and application forms (information about additional grants for EU and overseas students will be detailed here as well): http://www.qub.ac.uk/rrs/webpages/postgd-awards.htm

All research applicants are advised that they should consult their prospective supervisor to draw up a programme of study before making any research application.

All MA applicants are advised that you may make an AHRC application through one institution only, and that you will be required to have a dissertation topic as part of the application – therefore consultation with your prospective supervisor well in advance of any deadline is essential.

The deadlines for individual grants may vary – application for certain grants may effect the deadline for your Queen’s application as well.  All information about deadlines is provided at the web address above.

School of Music Bursaries

May Turtle Awards

Two postgraduate awards made annually and tenable for one year but may be renewed for a second or third year. Applications are submitted to the Head of the School of Music and Sonic Arts by the end of May in the year preceding the proposed study.

Each of a value up to £1000.

This award enables Music graduates of Queen's to continue their studies at postgraduate level in composition, music therapy, performance or scholarly research.  The students may be registered for study at any recognised institution at home or abroad and the awards may also be held at Queen's.

Recent recipients of May Turtle Awards have held them while studying at Southampton University, King's College London, the City University in London, Roehampton Institute, the Royal Northern College of Music, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

Travel grants

Research students already enrolled at Queen’s are entitled to apply for various awards for travel related to their research.  Typical events for which you can apply include:

• Presenting a conference paper
• Attending a conference closely related to your area of research
• Travel to libraries or archives for research purposes
• Attending a premiere of one of your compositions
• Attending a composition workshop

Further information about travel grants may be found at the address given above and from Academic and Student Affairs

The PG noticeboards in the basement of the School of Music and Sonic Arts will give further funding information.

In all cases, applicants are advised that well-costed and specific applications tend to meet with more success than vague or general requests for funds.