Berklee College of Music, the world’s premier college of contemporary music, offers merit-based scholarship funds to prospective master’s students. What better way to invest in your future?
All candidates that have successfully completed their application for a master’s program will automatically be considered for a Berklee scholarship. Berklee offers a range of scholarship amounts up to full tuition. These will be available to candidates demonstrating the highest qualifications for the master’s programs.
Students who are accepted to a master’s program will be issued a scholarship decision with their admissions decision.
Full Tuition
A limited number of full-tuition awards are available to exceptionally gifted students who apply to a master’s program. To qualify, applicants must demonstrate the highest academic and/or musical merit and potential as well as financial need.
Named Scholarships
Berklee has established the following named funds to recognize outstanding talent and potential:
Alumni Scholarship: awarded to an outstanding Berklee alumnus/a.
BIN Scholarship: awarded to a student, alumnus/a, or faculty member from a Berklee International Network school.
Michel Camilo Scholarship: awarded to one gifted performer who is accepted to the Berklee master’s program in contemporary studio performance.
Juan Luis Guerra Scholarship: awarded to one gifted performer who is accepted to the Berklee master’s program in contemporary studio performance.
Alberto Iglesias Scholarship: awarded to one gifted composer who is accepted to the Berklee master’s program in scoring for film, television and video games.
Howard Shore Scholarship: awarded to one gifted composer who is accepted to the Berklee master’s program in scoring for film, television, and video games for the upcoming year.
Conexus Scholarship: awarded to one gifted performer from and/or resident in Madrid, Spain who is accepted to the Berklee master’s program in contemporary studio performance.
Below is a list of other institutions outside Berklee that offer financial aid and scholarships for graduate studies.
Financial Aid
Berklee College of Music does not currently offer Federal Financial Aid for graduate studies. However, we have submitted an application to participate in Federal Financial Aid programs and our application is currently pending. We will notify you with any changes to our financial aid offerings.