Guildhall School gains 60k funding assistance for under-represented students

Guildhall School of Music and Drama has announced that it will be providing students who are struggling with living costs and tuition fees with scholarships totalling £60,000 over two years. 

Donated by the City of London Corporation’s education board, the £30,000 per-year will provide undergraduate and postgraduate students from under-represented and diverse backgrounds with money to make up for a shortfall in their living costs. Students in the Guildhall Young Artists network of performing and production arts centres will also receive the grant to meet the cost of tuition. 

‘We are passionate about social mobility and dedicated to a vibrant and thriving city, supporting a diverse and sustainable London within a globally successful UK,’ said City of London Corporation chair education board Naresh Sonpar. ‘Achieving greater social mobility is a central part of this, and something we wish to see championed at every level of our organisation.’