OFSS Bursary Fund

"I am writing to express my thanks for the bursary to attend the summer school. It has been a hugely valuable experience resulting in many changes to my playing and thinking. Without your support I would have been unable to attend"

The Bursary fund was established in 1995 to offer full or part-bursaries for players between the ages of 15 and 24 to attend the Oxford Flute Summer School, as the Trustees recognised that many accomplished young flautists were prevented from attending the course because they could not afford the fees.

Between 1996 and 2009 forty seven young players have received help with the fees and many of them have gained places at music colleges and are playing professionally.

The benefits bursary recipients have gained from being taught and inspired by the internationally renowned players and teachers who have worked with them during the summer school have been instrumental in preparing them for these achievements.

In awarding bursaries the Trustees take into account not only the developed talent but more crucially the inability to afford the fees. Checks are made to establish genuine financial need and bursaries are not awarded merely for technical and musical excellence.

Applicants for bursaries must:

• be between the ages of 15 and 24 on the first day of the Oxford Flute Summer School course
• demonstrate that they cannot attend the course without a bursary and that they have tried and failed to raise funds from family and other sources
• have the potential to achieve the standards needed to pursue a career in music
• demonstrate they are able to benefit from all aspects of the course

The application process is simple. Download or complete an application form and submit it together with the requisite copies of your CD by the closing date (15 March 2010).