NORVIS offers bursaries from the NORVIS Bursary Fund to assist young people, students, the unwaged or those in cases of financial hardship, at the Trustees’ discretion. In 2026, a bursary will normally reduce the fees by £300.
We like to give out bursaries, but we can only give them to those who apply to us. So please apply if you think you might qualify. There is no age limit. We decide quickly when you apply.
When you apply to NORVIS using our ONLINE APPLICATION form, you will be able to fill in the Bursary application as part of that process.
If you are unable to apply online for some reason, please email us and we will assist you: info@norvis.org.uk
Other organisations may also be able to help with the fees. It is important to apply EARLY for funding because their committees normally meet only once or just a few times each year to decide on awards.
Please let us know about success with these sources, as it will help us to give you better advice. NORVIS regrets that it cannot provide any recommendations about such independent sources of funding. Please also tell us if any of the information on this page is incorrect.
- the Viola da Gamba Society administers the Joy Dodson Music Fund
- the Society of Recorder Players administers the Walter Bergmann Fund
- the Lute Society also gives discretionary grants, we understand – contact the society’s Secretary
- your local authority may have access to or knowledge of discretionary or means-tested grants
More possible sources of information (or you could do your own web search):
Munster Trust: https://munstertrust.org.uk
Help Musicians, Student – https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk
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