Mr Andrew Arthur
Organ Scholarships Co-ordinator
Director of Music
Trinity Hall
Cambridge CB2 1TJ
T 01223 332549
E organsch@group.cam.ac.uk
Which Colleges take Organ Scholars?
The Colleges listed in the table below offer Organ Scholarships, and their vacancies for the next two years are shown. Organ Scholarships are not available at: Hughes Hall, Lucy Cavendish, Murray Edwards, Newnham, St Edmund's, or Wolfson.
Are there any restrictions?
An Organ Scholarship can only be held in conjunction with an academic place at the awarding College. You don't have to be studying for a Music degree. However, some Colleges don't permit Organ Scholars to study certain subjects (usually in the sciences, as lab times often conflict with rehearsal and Evensong) and these are indicated in the Course restrictions column.
What vacancies are there?
The following is accurate at the time of being published online. However, from time to time the individual circumstances of any given College may change and potential candidates are advised to check the site regularly in case the list of scholarships changes for any reason.
| College | Vacancies for 2025 and 2026 entry | Course restrictions |
|---|---|---|
| Christ's | No vacancies | Not available for Architecture, Computer Science, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Churchill | 2025 and 2026 | Not available for Land Economy, Theology, Religious Studies and Philosophy of Religion |
| Clare | 2026 only | No restrictions |
| Corpus Christi | 2026 only | Not available for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine |
| Downing* | 2025 or 2026 (see below) | No restrictions |
| Emmanuel | 2026 only | Not available for Land Economy, Medicine |
| Fitzwilliam | 2026 only | No restrictions |
| Girton | 2025 and 2026 | Not available for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine |
| Gonville and Caius | 2026 only | No restrictions |
| Homerton | 2025 only | No restrictions |
| Hughes Hall | n/a | Organ Scholarships not available at this College. |
| Jesus | 2025 and 2026 | Not available for Education, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine |
| King's | 2025 and 2026 | Not available for Veterinary Medicine, Architecture, Medicine, Education, Land Economy |
| Lucy Cavendish | n/a | Organ Scholarships not available at this College |
| Magdalene | 2026 only | No restrictions |
| Murray Edwards | n/a | Organ Scholarships not available at this College |
| Newnham | n/a | Organ Scholarships not available at this College |
| Pembroke | 2026 only | Not available for Education, Geography |
| Peterhouse | 2025 and 2026 | Not available for Education, Geography, Veterinary Medicine |
| Queens' | 2026 only | Not available for Archaeology, Medicine, Philosophy, Veterinary Medicine |
| Robinson | No vacancies | No restrictions |
| St Catharine's | No vacancies | Not available for Architecture, History of Art, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine |
| St Edmund's | n/a | Organ Scholarships not available at this College |
| St John's | 2025 and 2026 | Not available for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Natural Science. |
| Selwyn | 2026 only | No restrictions |
| Sidney Sussex | 2025 only | Not available for Education |
| Trinity | 2026 only | Not available for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine |
| Trinity Hall | 2026 only | Not available for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine |
| Wolfson | n/a | Organ Scholarships not available at this College |
*Downing has only ONE vacancy but a successful candidate could start in either 2025 or 2026.
