The scholarship was established to promote classical music in Wales and to support the professional development of the competitor in the classical singing industry.
All competitors will be invited to an audition to present a programme of up to 15 minutes, which must include at least one song by a Welsh composer, and all songs should be sung in Welsh
Prizes:
- W Towyn Roberts scholarship, in memory of his wife, Violet Jones, Nantclwyd, a £5000
- £3000
- £1000
- £500
Contact cystadlu@eisteddfod.cymru to confirm the availability of translations. In addition you must prepare a written statement of up to 200 words outlining the intended use of the Scholarship.
The Eisteddfod will provide an accompanist for this competition, but competitors have the right to use their own. The adjudication panel has the right to withhold or share the scholarships among more than one winner.
The competition is open to:
- who have been born in Wales, or
- who have one of their parents born in Wales, or
- who speaks the language or can write Welsh, or
- who have lived or worked in Wales for three years before 31 August of the year of the Eisteddfod
After the competition results, all competitors will be invited to a workshop session at the Eisteddfod with members of the adjudication panel
Closing date: 1 May 2026 at 12 noon