Studying music at BSU? You may be eligible for funding to further your studies in 2025/26.

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. Full instructions will be provided.

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

*Distribution of payment to recipients on the Professional Placement Year will be agreed separately.

"This award was extremely helpful in giving me invaluable experiences and opportunities to aid my course and future. I am very grateful, and have thoroughly enjoyed getting to explore in the way I've been able to. Not only has it helped me to achieve ambitious projects but has also let me experience performances that have inspired me and my work."

Emma Wilkin, BA (Hons) Creative Music Technology, 2024/25

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 (masters) 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 (Hackney). Students studying at our Educational Partner institutes are not eligible.

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, you will receive a targeted email from the Scholarships and Bursaries Coordinator who will:

  • Confirm the Bursary tier applicable to you
  • Provide the Taunton Maids Bursary terms and conditions
  • Invite you to register for the Bursary should you wish to accept it.

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.

Eligible students will be invited to join the Taunton Maids Bursary in the early part of their first year of study. Students who do not register will not be offered the Bursary again in subsequent years. Later registrations may be considered, however, retrospective payments will not be applied.

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.