In 1996 a fund-raising campaign was begun with the specific aim of supporting the Cathedral's music through endowment, the rebuilding of the organ and to enhance the Cathedral's education project. As part of this project, the Cathedral started a scheme whereby young singers could join the choir for a year and gain valuable experience singing next to the Lay Vicars Choral. The scheme has proved a great success for all involved with it and past scholars have won awards to St John's College, Cambridge; King's College, Cambridge; New College, Oxford; Christ Church, Oxford; The Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music.
| Academic Year | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
|---|---|---|---|
| the cathedral has suspended the choral scholarship scheme from Setember 2010 for financial reasons | |||
| 2009/2010 | - | Matthew Barnaville | Alexander Dance |
| 2008/2009 | Edward Horsman | Paul Robinson | Stephen Harrison |
| 2007/2008 | Cameron Foote | Timothy Lawrence | Robin Crinson |
| 2006/2007 | Benjamin Edmonds Benjamin Stevens | Michael Duffy | Robin Crinson |
| 2005/2006 | Jonathan Heath | Aidan Coburn | Edward Yeo |
| 2004/2005 | - | Alastair Little | Mark Begbie |
| 2003/2004 | Jonathan Cannock | Edward Lee | Richard Paterson |
| 2002/2003 | Jonathan Lycett | Mark Hounsell | Edmund Lovatt |
| 2001/2002 | Jonathan Lycett | Jonathan Halliwell | Simon Whiteley |
| 2000/2001 | Oliver Gerrish | Jonathan Halliwell | Luke Gasper |
| 1999/2000 | Owen Willetts | Ben Cox | Tim Whiteley |
| 1998/1999 | Andy McIntosh | Luke Ramsden | Stephen Nichols |
| 1997/1998 | Tristan Jones | Julian Ross | Timothy Bowes |
| 1996/1997 | Richard Shakeshaft | - | Daniel Eaton |
| 1995/1996 | Richard Shakeshaft | - | James Thomson |
| 1994/1995 | Zannis Mavrogordato | - | James Thomson |
| 1993/1994 | Ben Turner | - | - |