The Fulbright/Trinity Laban Award is a Fulbright U.S. Student Program partnership award, run with the US-UK Fulbright Commission, that sends one American graduate to Trinity Laban, a conservatoire in London.
It funds the first year of any taught master’s in music, dance or musical theatre, or of the Artist or Professional Diploma in Music. The MFA, MMus and MA Music Education and Performance last two years, and the second year is self-funded.
Benefits & funding
- First-year tuition waived by Trinity Laban
- Living stipend of £2,236.30 a month over a 10-month grant (about £22,363)
- US$1,500 travel stipend, plus travel and accommodation for required Fulbright Commission enrichment events
- Accident and sickness cover; no funding for dependants
- On a two-year programme you pay for the second year yourself
Eligibility
- US citizens or nationals at the deadline; permanent residents are not eligible; dual UK citizens may apply
- A bachelor’s degree conferred before the grant starts (final-year students may apply); in the arts, four years of professional training or experience can stand in, confirmed with IIE first
- Not eligible: PhD holders, or anyone who lived abroad five or more of the six years before the deadline
- Not eligible: six or more months in the UK in the year before the grant, unless on an undergraduate study abroad programme
- Must be admitted to the chosen Trinity Laban programme before arrival
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Here's who can apply
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“Applicants must have a conferred bachelor's degree or equivalent before the start of the grant period. … In the creative and performing arts fields, four years of professional training and/or experience meets the basic eligibility requirement. … Applicants who currently hold or will hold a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) by the national application deadline. … Anyone who has resided abroad for five or more years in the six-year period preceding the national application deadline.” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
USA
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Application process
- 1Submit the Fulbright online application, choosing this award, with an arts portfolio and three recommendations by 6 October 2026, 5pm ET.
- 2Apply separately to Trinity Laban through UCAS Conservatoires, ideally by 30 November 2026; Fulbright does not cover that application fee.
- 3Most Trinity Laban programmes require an audition or portfolio review.
- 4Hold a Trinity Laban offer before arrival.
Program timeline
6 October 2026, 5pm ET
Fulbright deadline (2027–28 cycle)
Trinity Laban application, recommended by
30 November 2026
recommended / not recommended notice
End of January 2027
final decisions, on a rolling basis
March–June 2027
grant starts
Fall 2027