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MA Scholarship – Immersive Media: Music, Immersive Technology & Creative Innovation

In partnership with Liverpool John Moores University, MusicFutures is offering tuition fee support to explore the future of music, digital culture and immersive experience.

Call Deadline: 30th June 2026

Are you interested in exploring the future of music, digital culture and immersive experience?

We are offering a funded tuition-fee place on the MA Immersive Media programme at Liverpool John Moores University for a UK/Home student whose interests connect music, creativity and emerging technologies. We are particularly interested in applicants from industry, creative practice or interdisciplinary backgrounds who are looking to develop their practice, experiment with new technologies, or explore new directions within music and immersive media. The opportunity is particularly suited to applicants wishing to study part-time alongside professional practice. The MA Immersive Media programme encourages experimentation across immersive storytelling, XR, sound, digital interaction, AI, spatial media and creative technologies.

Projects might include:

  • immersive or interactive music experiences
  • VR/AR performance environments
  • spatial audio and sound design
  • AI and music creativity
  • immersive storytelling and digital culture
  • music-focused gaming or interactive media
  • accessible and inclusive immersive experiences
  • sustainable approaches to digital and creative practice

This is an opportunity to join a growing creative and research environment connected to MusicFutures, an AHRC-funded initiative supporting innovation across music, creativity and technology. MA Immersive Media graduates have gone on to work across creative technology, immersive production, digital storytelling, exhibition design, interactive media and freelance creative practice.

Key Information

Call Deadline

30th June 2026

Funding available

  • Tuition fees covered for one UK/Home student

Who it’s for

For anyone interested in exploring the future of music, digital culture and immersive experience.

Project delivery

September 2026 -September 2027

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