Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships for Students with Exceptional Artistic, Creative or Sporting Talent
The Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship scheme is open to undergraduate students with exceptional musical, dramatic or sporting talent. The scheme is open to students applying to any undergraduate programme at the University of Bristol (although, as the scheme is designed to attract students with exceptional abilities outside their normal field of study, a music student would not be eligible for a music scholarship nor a drama student for a drama scholarship).
For entry in 2012, the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship scheme has changed. Up to 24 scholarships will be available, valued at £1,500 per annum. In addition the scheme is now open to home and international students.
- Award Criteria
- Conditions of Scholarship
- Download an application form
- Full terms and Conditions
- Instalment payment dates for 2011/12 and proposed payment dates for 2012/13
- Contact details for further information
Award Criteria
To be eligible to apply for an award for this academic year, you need to:
1. Apply, through UCAS, for admission to any undergraduate programme* at the University of Bristol by 15 January each year.
2. Submit a separate Scholarship application directly to the University by 15 January 2012.
3. Firmly accept an academic offer of a place on any undergraduate programme at the University of Bristol by 1 September in the year of entry. If the offer is conditional, you will need to fulfil the terms of your offer and have your place confirmed by 1 September in the year of entry.
4. Intend to commence your study in October 2012.
5. Be able to demonstrate outstanding artistic, creative or sporting potential. Awards will be made on a competitive basis but applicants will normally be expected to satisfy the following minimum criteria:
- Music/Vocal awards: A minimum of Grade VIII in examinations offered by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (or equivalent). Those students short listed for a scholarship will be required to attend an audition in Bristol on Saturday 3rd March 2012. Full details will be sent to short listed students during the first two weeks in February. Any students invited to audition, who are not able to attend on 3rd march 2012, will not be considered for a scholarship. Travel Bursaries to attend the audition are available for home (UK) students from lower income families (normally those with household incomes of £42,600 or less).
- Drama awards: Evidence of sustained extra-curricular engagement with theatre and/or filmmaking, along with distinguished achievement in relevant school subjects (e.g. theatre studies, film studies or other arts/humanities subjects).
- Sporting awards: Successful applicants will have had considerable success at representative level. It would be unusual for an award to be given to a student who had not had International honours, at least at Junior level. Although a student might apply for other scholarships, such as the government funded Talented Athlete Sports Scheme awards, the holder of a Vice-Chancellor’s Award must not hold other funded sporting grants.
* Please note that students applying for a Single or Joint honours Music degree will not be eligible for a Music scholarship and students applying for a Single or Joint honours Drama degree will not be eligible for a Drama scholarship.
Conditions of Scholarship
Successful applicants will be expected to put Bristol as their firm choice in the first instance, and with regards to their scholarship offer, either :
- Music/Vocal awards: Successfully audition for the University’s Symphony or Chamber orchestras, or University Singers or Chamber Choir (keyboard players would participate in Chamber ensemble playing, approved by the Music Department) and participate in other musical opportunities offered from time to time by the Department of Music.
- Drama awards: Contribute substantially to the output of the University of Bristol Union (UBU) DRAMSOC, Spotlights, or Music Theatre Bristol societies
- Sporting awards: Become a member of the Advanced Sports Squad, part of the University High Performance programme.
Application form for entry in 2012/13
The scholarship application form can be downloaded below for students starting their studies in 2012/13.
Application Form (64k Word)
Full terms and conditions of the Scholarship
Please read the full Terms and Conditions
Instalment payment dates
The 2011/12 Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships will be paid in 3 equal termly instalments on the following dates:
- 7 November 2011
- 13 January 2012
- 23 April 2012
The proposed termly instalment dates for the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships in 2012/13 are as follows:
- 29 October 2012
- 14 January 2013
- 22 April 2013
Contact details for further information
For further details regarding eligibility please contact:
Department of Music - TBC
Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television – Dr Alex Clayton (A.Clayton@bristol.ac.uk or 0117 331 5274).
Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health – Mr Gordon Trevett (Gordon.Trevett@bristol.ac.uk or 0117 331 1168).