Musicians Benevolent Fund

The MBF actively seeks to encourage the next generation of professional musicians.

The MBF's education role is advanced through a number of award schemes which provide financial support to highly talented young musicians, usually in their final stages of study. Awards are made following audition towards study fees, maintenance and instrument purchase up to a maximum of £5,000.

The MBF makes awards to individuals for full-time postgraduate study in opera and musical theatre, and to instrumentalists including accompanists and repetiteurs, and to outstanding instrumentalists of school age.

The MBF also provides funding to organisations that provide specialist training and performance opportunities to those at the outset of their professional music careers. Information about the organisations currently receiving support from the MBF is available here.

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Email us: education@mbf.org.uk or phone: 020 7299 8356.