4th Form Awards & BursariesTo apply for a Scholarship, download our application form 
which is also available from the Admissions Office: 020 8959 1221 or email registrations@millhill.org.uk. The deadline for all Scholarship applications is the end of November preceding the year of entry.
Mill Hill School funds up to 10 Academic Awards annually. These are available equally to boys and girls, and to both day and boarding pupils. All candidates for an Academic Award must sit the Scholarship Examinations, which take place in the January for a September entry. Candidates will normally be expected to sit papers in English, Mathematics, Science, French and Latin, plus Verbal and Non Verbal Intelligence Tests. Candidates not taking Latin will not sit the Latin paper. It is possible for candidates to sit single papers if they wish to demonstrate ability in a specific area. Such candidates will also have to sit the standard tests for 13+ entry.
4th form academic scholarship examinations:
Specimen papers may be obtained from the Admissions Office on 020 8959 1221 or email registrations@millhill.org.uk.
Ward Art and Design Awards may be made annually. Candidates will be required to submit a portfolio of recent work. Candidates for an Art and Design Award who do not wish to sit the Academic Scholarship Examinations should nevertheless expect to perform at a sound level in the School’s Entrance Examinations.
It is expected that any candidate for an Art and Design Award will:
It is expected that candidates for a Sports Award will:
A number of Sports Awards may be made annually. Candidates will be required to provide evidence of their sporting ability by the presentation of a sporting CV and a letter of recommendation from their present school and/or a letter of recommendation from a coach or manager of any out of school team represented. The letter of recommendation should detail significant skills and achievement of the candidates in their chosen sport/s.
Candidates for Sports Awards must also perform at a satisfactory level in the School’s Entrance Examination or in the exam leading to the award of Academic Scholarships.
Candidates will also be expected to attend a Sports Award Trial in January, where fitness and agility levels will be assessed in their chosen sports.
Music Scholarships and Exhibitions may be awarded annually. Candidates may enter for either an Academic Award or a Music Award or for both. Candidates for a Music Award who do not wish to sit the Academic Scholarship Examinations should nevertheless expect to perform at a sound level in the School’s Entrance Examinations. The Major Music Award is named the Helmore Music Scholarship.
At Fourth Form level, candidates for a Music Scholarship will normally be expected to have reached at least the standard (though not necessarily to have sat the examination) of Grade 6 in piano or Grade 5 in an orchestral instrument. For a Music Exhibition one grade lower would be expected. Candidates may also offer a second instrument at a lower level, and/or voice, and/or composition. Two contrasting pieces will be expected and there will also be aural and sight-reading tests. Musical ability may also be taken into account in making other academic awards.
Further information on Music Awards may be obtained from the Director of Music.
A drama award is available to a student who is able to demonstrate outstanding acting ability. Evidence for this will be threefold:
Candidates should only attempt this audition if they have a proven interest in drama and something very special to offer the school. The successful candidate will be expected to involve him/herself in public performances as requested at the school during their time at the school.
There are a number of awards funded by external Trust Funds; the Headmaster nominates candidates for these on the basis of the School’s normal interviews and Entrance Examinations and the reference from the Head of the candidate’s present school.
Bursaries (including boarding bursaries) may be awarded to pupils entering the Fourth Form. They are offered at the discretion of the Headmaster for a specified period. Before a bursary is awarded a detailed statement of the parents’ financial circumstances will be required in writing. Candidates should be registered for entry prior to applying for a bursary.
Applications for bursaries should be made by letter to the Headmaster, who will take into account the pupil’s personal qualities and aptitudes and the contribution he or she is likely to make to the School. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate:
The value of a bursary will be dependent on proven financial need. Selection is through examination and interviews, which are held at the School in January.
