Scholarship Named After Rocker Brown

Former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown has had a scholarship established in his name by officials at an audio engineering school in his native England.

Boardmembers at the School of Sound Recording, which is based in Manchester, have launched the Ian Brown Scholarship, offering new students enrolling in the Audio Engineering Techniques and Technology course at its forthcoming London branch the chance to land a bursary worth $15,000 (£10,000).

And the star insists he's honoured to have the educational fund named after him - revealing it's particularly special because the Stone Roses used to rehearse on the grounds of the Manchester establishment.

He says, "It is an honour for me to be supporting Ssr London and the next generation of talented producers and engineers being taught there. I have a long history with Ssr from the early days recording with The Stone Roses and I hope the scholarship inspires the next generation of talented producers and artists."