Support with illness and injury

Injury and illness can affect not only your health, but your ability to work and sustain a long-term career. We offer information and guidance, connect you with specialist organisations and services, and where appropriate can arrange health assessments. In some cases, we may provide grants towards medical procedures or costs associated with adapting to a health condition.

The support we can provide depends on your personal circumstances, and where you are in your career in music.

Services are available for, and tailored to, four musician groups:

• Aged 18 or over
• Studying or are intending to commence a course study in the coming September on an eligible music degree at an eligible music institution 

Please note that if you have a disability, our eligibility criteria are different: learn more.

• Be aged 18 or over
• Evidence that you earnt at least £500 from music in the 12 months before application

Please note that if you have a disability, our eligibility criteria are different: learn more.

• Be aged 20 or over
• Have earnt least 40% of your total income in the last 24 months before application from music
• Evidence you have earnt at least £5,000 from music in the last 12 months before application
• Not be a full-time student

Please note that if you have a disability, our eligibility criteria are different: learn more.

• Be state retirement age or older
• Receive primary income from pension
• Since the age of 18 have worked for at least 5 years in music, earning at least 40% of your income from music across that time

Please note that if you have a disability, our eligibility criteria are different: learn more.

As demand for our support is very high, we may need to apply limits on how much support we can provide to any one individual. This allows us to ensure that our limited resources can reach as many musicians as possible and give priority to those who need it the most.