Holmes Scholars
This award arises from a benefaction by Terry Holmes, for postgraduate students specialising in composition.
Applications for 2026/27 are open until Sunday 7 June 2026, 11.59pm BST
Reflecting Terry Holme's long support for contemporary music composition, performance, and collaboration, the Holmes Scholars will be expected to take a leading role in the contemporary music life of the department, including running Chimera, our student-led contemporary ensemble providing performances of student compositions alongside broader contemporary repertoire.
Annually, we will award one scholarship to a PhD student in music composition or contemporary performance entering 2nd year, to be held for two years; and one scholarship to either an MA music composition student or a PhD student in music composition or contemporary performance entering first year, to be held for one year.
FT and PT students are eligible to apply.
Holmes Scholars contact details
Kath Watson
act-admin-manager@york.ac.uk
Eligibility
Open to EU, International (non-EU) and UK (home) students.
Open to students in the School of Arts and Creative Technologies.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be a postgraduate in the School of ACT studying or applying to study music composition or contemporary music performance.
How to apply
Application deadline: Sunday 7 June 2026, 11.59pm BST
Apply for this scholarship via our application form. You'll need to submit your personal details, your academic details, information about your achievements to date and your intentions in respect of your future postgraduate study.
How we allocate
The ACT Scholarships Committee will make a decision based on your application.