Fatboy Slim announces BIMM scholarship offered in partnership with Martlets Hospice

Fatboy Slim has recently received an Honorary Fellowship from BIMM (Brighton Institute of Modern Music) which the international dance icon used as an opportunity to announce his collaborative scholarship with Martlets for under-represented undergraduates to the institute.

Fatboy Slim, the electronic music legend, has been an active member of the music community in Brighton for some time now. He acknowledged the particularly close work that the institute has been conducting over the years with his own efforts in the community:

“I am humbled and fulfilled to receive this honour from BIMM. Until now both our careers have run in parallel in the same city, both of us working in the music business, both of us contributing to the arts and also charitable causes in Brighton and the city’s unique talents but now our relationship is cemented by this event and honour.”

Supporting Under-represented Individuals in Pursuing Music Education

Fatboy Slim felt that in attempting to help his community, he should bring aboard another initiative close to the Brighton community and one close to Fatboy himself, the Brighton hospice charity Martlets, a foundation that Fatboy Slim has been working in tandem with to better the Brighton community. Fatboy Slim commented on why he felt it important to partner with the charity to bring his scholarship to life:

“Two of the most vital parts of my life recently have been the world of arts and music and my role as an ambassador for Martlets hospice. Having a scholarship in our joint name allows one student who wouldn’t normally have access to the start in a career that a degree from BIMM will enable to learn from the best in the business in the name of Brighton’s unique and wonderful Hospice.” 

The scholarship looks to help those entering an undergraduate program at BIMM who come from under-represented groups. The scholarship presents eligibility to those who fall under a certain criteria. UK nationals with a home fee status applying for an undergraduate degree at BIMM Music Institute Brighton can apply. The successful candidate will be one that comes from a low-income household or who otherwise belongs to groups elsewise under-represented in the sphere of education. Communities such as global majority communities, care leavers, mature students, members of the LGBTQ+, gender-diverse individuals, and those with disabilities. The scholarship will not only award the successful applicant with a 3-year tuition waiver for BIMM, but also foster the student with nurturing training environments and a skills and career development program. The scholarship awards only one successful applicant, making it a highly competitive award.