Before completing an Application form, please complete this eligibility check list.

If, after reading this list, you still consider yourself eligible to apply then you may complete the Application Form, attaching information requested in questions 1-8 and send it with your recent cassette or CD (not video) recording and sealed references to the Hattori Foundation.

1. Will your ensemble members have an average age not exceeding 27 on 30th April 2010?

2. Are all your ensemble members either British Nationals or UK residents?

3. Has your ensemble been performing together for a minimum of 12 months?

4. Can your ensemble demonstrate promise of an international career with evidence of concert experience and future solo engagements?

5. Does the period for which you are seeking assistance fall between 1st September 2010 and 31st August 2011?

6. Can you confirm that you have not received funding from another charitable foundation for this same project and that you are not applying for assistance with course fees?

7. Do you have a recent cassette or CD recording of your work of at least 30 minutes duration which includes at least three contrasting works chosen from different periods, including Classical and Contemporary?

8. Would your current teacher and one other prominent musician be willing to act as referee for your application and to confirm that you are an exceptionally talented instrumental soloist with the promise of an international career?

9. Are you available to audition in London on 5th and 6th June 2010? (Preference for either day due to playing commitments will be accommodated where possible and must be stated clearly on your application).

If you have answered YES to all of the above questions then you are eligible to apply then you may print and complete the Application Form, attaching information requested in questions 1-8 and send it with your recent cassette or CD (not video) recording and two sealed references to the Hattori Foundation.

Please avoid sending additional documents such as exam reports and concert flyers.

The application form can be accessed and printed as a PDF document or as a Word document:

Completed application forms must be received by 30th April 2010.

Application Form for Chamber Ensembles - PDF Format

Application Form for Chamber Ensembles - DOC Format

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