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A Choral Award can only be held in conjunction with an academic place at the awarding College. You cannot obtain an Award at more than one College. The Awards are primarily geared towards, and held by, undergraduates, but some Colleges will accept applications from potential postgraduate students (details should be sought from Directors of Music in individual Colleges).

You may list as many or as few Colleges as you like on your application form. Only list Colleges for which you are eligible: Newnham is a women's College and so only women should list Newnham (although Newnham Choral Awards are held in Selwyn College's mixed choir). King's and St John's have both male-voice and mixed choirs.

Please note candidates cannot apply for admission to both Cambridge and Oxford.

Can students studying any course apply for a Choral Award? 

Some Colleges will not consider Choral Award applications from students on particular courses, as detailed below. 

  • Christ's - Architecture restrictions
  • King's - Architecture and Medicine restrictions
  • St John's - Male-voice choir only - Architecture and Veterinary Medicine restrictions

Contact

Louisa Denby
Choral Awards Co-ordinator
E choralawards@group.cam.ac.uk

Key Dates

  • 15 February 2023 - Choral Award application deadline
  • 1 March 2023 - Choral Award references receipt deadline
  • 10 March 2023 - Pre-recorded videos receipt deadline
  • 20-22 March 2023 - Choral Trials
  • 29 April 2023 - Choral Awards Open Day

Choral Awards Applications 2023

Please submit your application by 15 February and your reference by 1 March. 

Application form

Reference Form