Mental Health First Aid Bursaries

FREE MHFA training for freelancers

Music Support is pleased to offer certain industry freelancers the opportunity to apply for a bursary to become a Mental Health First Aider for FREE thanks to funding from our partners Backup Tech, Stagehand and The Julia Rausing Trust.

We are working together to support the welfare of our peers and move closer towards a place where there is at least one MHFA trained individual on any tour or at any event.

To be eligible for the bursary you must be self-employed, working full time in a freelance capacity (ideally for a minimum of five years) as crew/production personnel (which could range from Rigging and Catering to Production Assistant and Tour Manager and everything in between) in a touring role (having worked on at least one tour) or as a music creator or representative (e.g. musician, composer, songwriter, lyricist or artist manager). You must also work in the UK music and live events industries.

IF you do not meet this criteria but would like to become a Mental Health First Aider with Music Support, it is available at a cost of £325 per delegate. Please visit this page for further details and contact learning@musicsupport.org if you have any questions.

Available Dates (further upon request)

(please note you must attend all four sessions to complete the training)

December 9th to 18th 2024

Live Session 1	Monday 9th December 10am – 2pm
Live Session 2	Wednesday 11th December 10am – 2pm
Live Session 3	Monday 16th December 10am – 2pm
Live Session 4	Wednesday 18th December 10am – 2pm

January 27th - February 5th 2025

Live Session 1	Monday 27th January 10am – 2pm
Live Session 2	Wednesday 29th January 10am – 2pm
Live Session 3	Monday 3rd February 10am – 2pm
Live Session 4	Wednesday 5th February 10am – 2pm

January 13th - 22nd 2025

Live Session 1	Monday 13th January 10am – 2pm
Live Session 2	Wednesday 15th January 10am – 2pm
Live Session 3	Monday 20th January 10am – 2pm
Live Session 4	Wednesday 22nd January 10am – 2pm

February 17th -26th 2025

Live Session 1	Monday 17th February 10am – 2pm
Live Session 2	Wednesday 19th February 10am – 2pm
Live Session 3	Monday 24th February 10am – 2pm
Live Session 4	Wednesday 26th February 10am – 2pm

Please complete the following application form to apply for the bursary:

MHFA Bursary Form 2023

Declaration of employment status

How did you hear about the bursary?

First Name

Last Name

Mobile Phone

Address for us to send you course materials if your application is successful:

Region

What is your usual job role/title?

Does your usual role involve oversight of other? (e.g. line management or supervisory responsibility):

Does your role involve you working on tour?

How long have you worked in music and/or live events?

What sector do you work in the most? (For example, Music, Theatre, TV, etc)

Tell us why you would like to complete this course? (in no more than 200 words):

What capacity venues do you tend to do most of your work at?

150

500

2,000

12,000

30,000+

We regularly run online MHFA courses. Please use the space below to tell us the start date of the online course you have seen on our website and would like us to consider you for.

If more than one course date option works for you please let us know below:

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If you have any questions, please contact learning@musicsupport.org

Find out more about Music Support’s Mental Health First Aid course here.

Read testimonials from those who have become MHFAiders with Music Support here.

Thank you to our partners:

The UK’s registered technical entertainment charity that provides financial & wellbeing support to technical industry professionals. Visit their website.

A charitable fund supporting organisations and initiatives that provide benefit to society in the UK. Find out more.

The PSA Welfare and Benevolent fund established as a charitable trust in 1998. They help live production crew to survive in times of hardship. Find out more.