The Music Business Management MA course’s Richard Antwi Scholarship has partnered with Universal Music’s UK Task Force for Meaningful Change (UK TFMC) to provide internships to Black and ethnic minority graduates.
The Richard Antwi Scholarship was established in 2017 and aims to provide full support to a student on the highly regarded Music Business Management 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, and applicants should share Richard Antwi’s passion for music and his entrepreneurial spirit.
The newly-announced partnership with the Universal Music UK TFMC will see recipients of the Richard Antwi Scholarship at Westminster being offered internships through their scheme. The revolutionary scholarship has generated significant online coverage, including BBC Radio London, PA Media, Sony Music and various music trade publications.
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 North-West 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 partnership with Universal Music UK, Sally-Anne Gross, Course Leader for the Music Business Management MA, said: “We are all very excited about this new phase of the Richard Antwi scholarship and working in partnership with Universal Music UK. The incredible support we have received across the music industry is testament to Richard Antwi’s legacy that lies at the heart of the aspirations for the scholarship and our incredible scholars, all of whom are already proving themselves to be future industry leaders.
“This has been the most challenging time for everyone including everybody working across the music industries, so it is a privilege to be able to make a meaningful contribution to our students’ lives and with them be part of creating positive change. It really gives us all some much-needed hope for a brighter future for all.”
Find out more about the Richard Antwi Scholarship and how to apply.
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