Alumni Scholarships
| Name | Value | Open | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| AE Floyd Memorial Scholarship | Approximately $3,000 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | under 30; Music alumni, UoM or other University; travel; One award |
| AEH Nickson Travelling Scholarship | Approximately $4,000 | Applications open in March biennially (odd years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Music graduate; Travel; One award |
| Barbara Bishop Hewitt Scholarship | Approximately $5,500 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Graduate of Conservatorium of Music; One or more awards; to support further study in Australia or overseas |
| Cranbourne Scholarship in Visual Art | $30,000 (paid across 2 years) | Applications open in March biennially (odd years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Master of Contemporary Art (Visual Art) incoming student |
| Dorcas McClean Travelling Scholarship for Violinists | Between $5,000 and $40,000 | Applications open in March triennially. Applications will close approximately 12 weeks after the opening date. | Violin Competition -held triennially (2025, 2028 etc); UG, PG or alumni 25 years or under Resident in Australia for minimum 2 years |
| Donovan-Johnston Memorial Scholarship | Approximately $10,000 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Graduate of Conservatorium of Music; under 30; One or more awards; travelling to undertake a study program |
| First Step Theatre Grant | $20,000 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Theatre graduate within prevuious 5 years. One award, intended to support a project or study program |
| FW Homewood Scholarship | Approximately $1,500 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Piano; Graduated within 5 years; Cannot be awarded twice to same person; One award |
| George Fairfax Memorial Award | Approximately $10,000 | Applications open in March biennially (even years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Theatre or Production: Australian Citizen; Alumni, graduated within 10 years |
| Guitar Perspectives Composition Award | $2,000 | Applications are not required.* | Classical guitar composition; UG, PG or alumni |
| Joyce McKenna Scholarship | Approximately $30,000 in total - multiple awards | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Music graduates; Most talented; Travel; One or more awards |
| Katharine Kearns Scholarship | Approximately $10,000 | Applications open in March biennially (even years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Piano, violin, viola or cello; travel to any European country; under 30, Australian Citizen |
| Keith & Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship (Art) | $25,000 | Applications open in March biennially (odd years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Visual Art; Australian Citizen; Travel, Alumni, graduated within 4 years; One award |
| Keith & Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship (Music) | Approximately $20,000 | Applications open in March biennially (odd years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Jazz & Improvisation or Interactive Composition alumni, Australian Citizen, graduated
within 4 years, Travel; One or more awards |
| Keith & Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship (Theatre) | $25,000 | Applications open in March biennially (odd years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Theatre: Australian Citizen, Alumni, graduated
within 4 years, Travel; One award |
| Lizette Bentwitch Scholarship | Approximately $8,000 | Applications open in March biennially (even years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Music: PG; Alternates every 2 years
between Faculty of Art and FAM, next 2020-21 Study overseas, tenable for 2 years, graduate |
| Mary Elizabeth McComas Piano Scholarship | Approximately $100,000 in total - multiple awards | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Piano, Travel overseas for PG study at a piano teaching instituition, Australian citizen |
| Philip Hunter Fellowship | $15,000 | Applications open in July annually. Applications will close 6 weeks after the opening date. | 1 award, any FAM discipline, individuals or group projects, primary applicant FAM graduate,to create a new work with environmental focus and public impact. For public display. |
| Rosemary and John Hopkins Award | Approximately $2,500 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Conductor; youth or community music project; One award; UG, PG or alumni |
| Sir William McKie Travelling Scholarship | Approximately $1,000 | Applications open in March biennially (odd years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Organ/piano; Music graduates for study in London; One award |
| Stuart Black Drawing Fellowship | Multiple awards- variable amounts | Applications are not required.* | Artistic drawing fellows conducting drawing classes to Visual Art |
| The Paul Selzer Fellowship | Approximately $50,000 - multiple awards | Applications are not required.* | Alternates between Fellowship (2020 and 2022) and Exhibition at (2021 and 2023). Visual Art Alumni |
| VCA50 Creative Development Grant | $10,000 | Applications open in November annually. Applications will close in March. | VCA graduate, graduated within 7 years, to support creative development, multiple awards |
| Welsford Smithers Memorial Travelling Scholarship | Approximately $25,000 in total - multiple awards | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Graduate in music; to study overseas for 2 years; Travel; Multiple awards |
*Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Director and Dean will approve the recipients.