Help with costs

Because nothing should stop you making music

We want to ensure that learners from all backgrounds can access opportunities to explore high-quality and inspiring music making.

West Sussex Music has a Bursary Fund that helps support children and young people aged 5-18 years of age, living in West Sussex or attending a West Sussex maintained school (local authority, academy, or free school).

When applying for West Sussex Music tuition, instrument hire or music centre membership, you can apply for financial assistance. Pupils learning with an Associate Tutor need to ask their school and the Associate Tutor for more details.

Please note that the fund is limited and financial support for new applicants cannot be guaranteed.

The Bursary Fund can help reduce fees for:

✅ Tuition (group lessons, one instrument only)
✅ Instrument hire fees
✅ West Sussex Music Centre membership

Major Bursary

For pupils whose school is unable to fully support them through pupil premium funding. To qualify, pupils must be:

Receiving benefits-related free school meals, or
A Child in Care, or have
Refugee status

Minor Bursary

For pupils whose school is unable to fully support them through pupil premium funding and whose parent/carer receives one or more of the following:

Income Support/Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Jobseekers Allowance (JSA)
Child Tax Credit/ Working Tax Credit/Universal Credit
Incapacity Benefit
Housing Benefit
Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit)

Bursary fund enquiry

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