At DASP Music, we believe that music education should be available to all, irrespective of personal circumstances.  If you require financial assistance to access instrumental lesson or ensembles, please consider applying to one of the organisations below.

Some of the DASP schools offer limited support for music lessons for children in receipt of Pupil Premium funding.  Please let us know if your child is in receipt of Pupil Premium funding when you apply.

If your child is not in receipt of Pupil Premium funding, and yet funding lessons is going to be a struggle, please contact DASP Music directly to see if you are eligible for some financial support from our 'Support Fund'.

The Richard Ely Trust

The Richard Ely Trust.  This organisation will offer support for students who have a real need for funding.  There are various deadlines through the year.

Awards for Young Musicians

The organisation, 'Awards for Young Musicians' gives annual awards of £200 - £2000 to talented young musicians to help towards music costs.

Mary Coffin Scholarship

Mary Coffin Scholarship Trust was set up according to the wishes of Anne Coffin who died in 1933. It aims to provide educational grants for residents of Dorset who attend or have attended County or Voluntary Schools in the Borough of Dorchester and who are in need of financial assistance.
The awards are available for grants to help with continued study (ie at University), financial assistance to help with instrument purchase to help with the transition between leaving education and entering into a profession, travel allowances to access education in this country or abroad and financial assistance to study music.

Applications for these scholarships should be made to:
The Directorate Support Team
Children's Services Directorate
Dorset County Council
County Hall
Dorchester
Dorset
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