The Loan Fund for
Musical Instruments is a Charitable Trust, set up in 1979. The
Trustees are The Arts Council of England, The Musicians' Union,
The Royal Society of Arts and the Worshipful Company of
Musicians. Each of these organisations appoints a Trustee
representative to sit upon the Executive Committee. Its
principal object is to assist young professional musicians to
enable them to purchase high quality instruments, appropriate to
their careers, which they would not otherwise be able to afford.
A professional musician in this context is one whose main source
of income is from public performance.
Although the fund has substantial assets, donations are welcomed
from those who wish to support what the Fund stands for.
There is a Loan Scheme for professional players under the age of
36 who can show that they have sufficient income to be able to
repay the Loan.
There is a Grant Scheme, designed to help students and young
professional musicians from the beginning of their third year of
full-time study until two years after the completion of their
full-time couse.
Preference is given to British Nationals and the Fund is
particularly interested in supporting instrument makers resident
in the United Kingdom. Awards are not made in respect of
electric or electronically controlled instruments.
If you are interested in applying under either of the two
schemes please click on the appropriate link above. |