School of Music

Funded Research Projects

The School balances musical studies of performance, composition & critical & historical studies, with developing areas such as popular music, world musics & music technology.

Resarchers in the School of Music bid to a range of grant-giving bodies: in 2001-07, the School generated research income of over £800,000 from sources including MIST (Mineral Industry Sustainable Technology programme), EU bodies, the AHRC/AHRB, British Academy, British Council, Music & Letters Trust, British Library, and Japan Foundation. The School’s record for bringing research projects to a successful completion is 100%.

Research students in the School have been successful in the following schemes: Overseas Research Studentships, University Research Scholarships, AHRC postgraduate awards, Stanley Burton Scholarship. On opportunities for postgraduate research funding, visit the ‘postgraduate’ pages of this site.

Click here for details of our new School of Music Research Scholarship competition