Applications now open for Richard Antwi Scholarship for Music Business Management MA course

The Richard Antwi Scholarship, which was established in 2017, aims to provide full support to a student on the highly regarded Music Business MA course at the University of Westminster, covering full tuition fees, a contribution to living expenses and the opportunity to undertake work experience. It is aimed at music entrepreneurs from the UK Black and Minority Ethnic community. Applicants do not need to have an undergraduate degree; however, they should share Richard Antwi’s passion for music and his entrepreneurial spirit.

Richard Antwi was a much-loved and widely respected music manager, lawyer and entrepreneur who played a pivotal role in the careers of Wretch 32, Lethal Bizzle, Daley, Wiley, Tinie Tempah and others. His untimely death in 2016, at the age of just 38, triggered a flood of tributes from across the music industry. Having grown up in Northwest London in a Ghanaian family, Richard went to a local comprehensive school before studying Law at the University of Oxford. He regularly mentored young Black and Minority Ethnic entrepreneurs in the community and contributed to the Music Business Management MA course at the University of Westminster as a guest speaker.

Talking about the scholarship, Sally-Anne Gross, Course Leader for the Music Business Management MA said: “The scholarship is designed to offer help, support and the opportunity to study the music business at master’s level. Our Richard Antwi alumni are already doing such great things and being part of the change, we all want to see, it really is a very exciting time in the UK music industries. So we really want to encourage applicants from the UK Black and Minority Ethnic music community to apply for the MA Music Business Management and the scholarship now.”

Speaking to Music Business Worldwide about the scholarship, 2019 recipient Esther Bokuma said: “Receiving the scholarship has truly been a life changing experience. It unlocked knowledge and career opportunities that I hadn’t considered prior to embarking on the MA course. I have really valued the support of the dedicated scholarship team and course leaders, not only during my degree but beyond graduation. They have been a source of encouragement, support and counsel as I continue to carve out my evolving and dynamic career.

“I would encourage everyone who is passionate about building a career in the music industry to come to the open day and find out how they can apply for the scholarship.”

Find out more about the Richard Antwi Scholarship and how to apply.