Fees and Bursaries

Principal study only (1 hour principal study)

£1,029.00 per term

£3,087.00 per annum

Principal and second study (1 hour first study, 30 minutes second study)

£1,333.00 per term

£3,999.00 per annum

£425.00 per term

£1,275.00 per annum

£378.00 per term

£1,134.00 per annum

Primary Winds Programme (30-minute shared lesson and woodwind workshop, including recorder club, woodwind ensemble, musicianship games and activities)

£330 per term

£990 per annum

For the Primary Winds Programme, RBC has a small stock of beginner woodwind instruments which students may borrow free of charge, initially for one year. These instruments are available on a first-come first-served basis. Alternatively, there are a number of musical instrument hire purchase schemes available nationally. 

For further details about the Primary Winds Programme, please contact Mia Walters: mia.walters@bcu.ac.uk

All applicants between the ages of 8-18 years old can apply for a bursary, though the awards are means-tested.

Eligibility is assessed at audition based on talent and potential.

Please apply by completing the application form listed on our How to Apply page.

Applications will be awarded on a first-come first-served basis. We encourage applications to be submitted by Friday 25 July 2025 for those wishing to start in September 2025, however applications after this point will still be considered.

If you indicate that you are interested in a bursary on your application form, we will send you a bursary application form to complete shortly after. You will also be invited to an audition at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and receive your decision after a successful audition.

After a successful audition and review of your financial circumstances, you will receive a decision on your place at Junior Conservatoire and whether you are successful in securing a scholarship.

There are 45 Music and Dance Scheme National Grants, 40 Leverhulme Trust Scholarships and further awards from the Wolfson Foundation.

Any bursary will be automatically deducted from your fees.

You can re-apply for a bursary each year at the Junior Conservatoire. Existing award holders are automatically sent application forms.

You might be eligible for an award from an external funder such as Future Talent or Young Sounds UK.

If you have any questions about our fees or bursaries, please contact the Junior Conservatoire office (Mia.Walters@bcu.ac.uk or 0121 331 5905).