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7 April 2025
Scholarship holders may be reading any subject. Applications are welcome from current undergraduate and postgraduate students. Scholarships are held for up to three years, with annual review.
Each year Christ Church offers at least four Choral Scholarships: one on each voice part (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; note that countertenors and contraltos are equally welcome).
Each October we offer:
- At least four choral scholarships (one for each voice type, SATB), of between one and three years’ duration (with compulsory performance reviews/reauditions at least annually)
Scholars’ stipends are paid in four annual instalments (at the end of each academic term and following September graduations), in arrears. Deductions will be made for services and other obligatory events that have been missed without good reason.
It is preferred, but not essential, for potential Choral Scholars to have had relevant experience in a church choir. For all Scholars, good sight-reading skills are essential.
Choral Scholarships is awarded by audition at the start of each academic year. They are held for up to three years, with an annual review (re-audition) in the spring.
Scholars are appointed at the start of Michaelmas Term, usually in early October. Duties commence immediately upon appointment and end the following year, with the September graduation ceremonies. Scholars will be appointed using the audition procedures below.
Application for Choral Scholarship, commencing October 2020
Application for Choral Scholarship, commencing October 2020 Applicants must be a current (or prospective) student (at any level) at CCCU. The deadline for applications this year is 9.00 am on Monday 5 October (see above). No applications will be considered after this date.
No matter what you study, if you have the talent you can help form the professional heart of the University Chapel Choir and benefit from our new £800 choral scholarships (£1000 for organists and conductors).