Music Performance Scholarships
Brass
| Name | Value | Open | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Barzyk Brass Award | Approximately $1,000 | Applications are not required.* | Brass, UG, One award |
| Donald William Thornton Bequest Scholarship | Approximately between $500 and $2,500 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | Brass and/or Woodwind; multiple awards; PG or UG |
| Mary Thurman Scholarship | Approximately between $5,000 and $10,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | General purposes of the MCM by discretion of Director; UG or PG |
*Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Dean will approve the recipients.
Conducting
| Name | Value | Open | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary and John Hopkins Award | Approximately $4,000 | 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 |
| State Music Camp - Orchestral Conducting | Approximately $3,700 and a professional development opportunity | Applications open in February annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Conductor, willing to participate in the State Music Camp |
*Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Dean will approve the recipients.
Guitar
| Name | Value | Open | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guitar Perspectives Composition Award | $2,000 | Applications are not required.* | Classical guitar composition; UG, PG or alumni |
| The Michael John Crowley Award | $2,500 | Applications are not required.* | Guitar (preference for classical guitar), UG including Honours. One award. |
*Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Dean will approve the recipients.
Keyboard
| Name | Value | Open | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Scholarship | Approximately $450 | Applications are not required.* | Home 50 miles from Horsham, UG, Piano, One award |
| Agnes Robertson Undergraduate Scholarship for Piano | Approximately $5,400 per year for 3 years (4 years if honours is undertaken) | Open triennially in late February. Last awarded 2019. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | First year UG, piano (Jazz & Improvisation). Australian citizen. |
| Bachelor of Music Keyboard Prize | $5,000 | Applications are not required.* | End of year prize for a high achieving student in pianoforte |
| Barry Bowen Accompaniment Prize | Approximately $1,500 | Applications are not required.* | UG or PG, Piano accompaniment, One award |
| Doris Chandler Bursary | Approximately $3,000 | Applications are not required.* | Piano classical; One award; UG or PG |
| DW Gardiner Fund | Approximately $1,000 | Applications are not required.* | piano - classical; <30 yrs old, Australian; 1 or more awards |
| Frederick Harlock Scholarship | Approximately $2,500 | Applications are not required.* | Piano, UG, One award |
| FW Homewood Scholarship | Approximately $1,500 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Graduated within 5 years; Cannot be awarded twice to same person; Piano; One award |
| Harold Charles Chatfield Medal | Approximately $350 plus engraved medal | Applications are not required.* | Organ, UG or PG, One award |
| John Hellyar Piano Scholarship | Approximately $20,000 in total, multiple awards | Applications are not required.* | Under 30, Aust born, advanced musical study (PG), based on audition results; Multiple awards |
| Katharine Ellis Memorial Fund | Approximately $3,000 | Applications are not required.* | Pianist, Australian, UG or PG, One or more awards |
| Madeleine Orr Scholarship | Approximately $4,700 | Applications are not required.* | Classical piano; One award; UG or PG |
| Mary Elizabeth McComas Piano Scholarship | Approximately $40,000 in total - multiple awards | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 1 or more awards, Piano, Travel overseas for graduate activity at a piano teaching institution, Australian citizen |
| Maude Harrington Prize | Approximately $50 | Applications are not required.* | piano accompanying, UG or PG, One award |
| McKay Pianoforte Scholarship | Approximately $300 | Applications are not required.* | Piano, UG, One award |
| Mona McCaughey Scholarship - Una Bourne | Approximately $200 | Applications are not required.* | Piano, UG or PG, One award |
| Pearis Rodger Scholarship | Approximately $8,000 | Applications open in February annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Piano, UG, One or more awards |
| Phyllis Judd/Therese de Kretser Scholarship | Approximately $55,000 in total, multiple awardees | Applications are not required.* | Piano classical, Australian citizen; Multiple awards; UG or PG |
| Rosemarie Kenny Prize | Approximately $300 | Applications are not required.* | Piano, Best piano exam 4th year, One award |
| 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 |
| The Graham Coyle Award | Approximately $4,000 | Applications are not required.* | 1 or more awards, Jazz and Improv, Piano, UG or PG |
| Will Poskitt Piano Scholarship | Approximately $2,600 | Applications are not required.* | 1 or more, piano - improv / classical, any year level |
| Dr Alexandra Cameron Scholarship | Approximately $1,000 | Applications are not required.* | Most outstanding undergraduate performance student (keyboard or string) or musical education in the final year of the Bachelor of Music. |
*Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Dean will approve the recipients.
Strings
| Name | Value | Open | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Alexandra Cameron Scholarship | Approximately $1,000 | Applications are not required.* | Most outstanding undergraduate performance student (keyboard or string) or musical education in the final year of the Bachelor of Music. |
| E&D Rogowski Scholarship | Approximately $4,200 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | Bachelor of Music: Cello or Saxophone, Multiple awards |
| Alberto Zelman Violin Scholarship | Approximately $400 | Applications are not required.* | Violin, UG or PG, One award |
| Bertha Jorgensen Exhibition | Approximately $150 | Applications are not required.* | Violin, UG, 3rd/4th year, One award |
| Brunner Music Scholarship - Excellence Prize | Approximately $800 | Applications are not required.* | 2nd year BMus, UG, violin or viola, One award |
| Corinna D'Hage Mayer String Scholarship | Approximately between $500 and $5,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | Strings, Australian born, multiple awards, UG or PG |
| Dorcas McClean Scholarship | 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 (2020, 2023 etc); UG, PG or alumni 25 years or under Resident in Australia for minimum 2 years |
| Grace Ella Fraser Fund | Approximately $4,500 | Applications are not required* | Cello; UG; 1 or more |
| Gwen Prockter Violoncello Prize | Approximately $750 | Applications are not required.* | Final year student: 3rd year Bachelor or Honours student, Cello, One award |
| Judith Rodriguez Violin Scholarship | loan of a violin and bow for up to the duration of BMus degree (allowance for Honours if applicable) | Applications open in February triennially (2023, 2026 etc). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | First year UG, Violin |
| Kate Flowers Memorial Scholarship | Approximately $10,000 | Applications open in February annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 1 award, Violin, viola or cello, UG, completed at least one year of study. |
| Peg Oldfield Prize | Approximately $800 | Applications are not required.* | Strings, Final year BMus/Honours, best results, UG, One award |
| The Ann and Peter Law Scholarship for Cello | Approximately $1,400 | Applications open in February annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | BMus, Cello 1 or more |
| The Liselotte ‘Lilo’ Nassau Cello Scholarship | Approximately $1,000 to $5,000 | Applications are not required.* | cello; ideally 1 x 1st year, 1 x 2nd year, 1 x 3rd year; UG |
| W Bardsley Award | Approximately $500 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 1 award, violin- can be classical or contemporary; UG or PG |
| Brunner Music Scholarship - Improvement Prize | Approximately $800 | Applications are not required.* | 2nd year Bmus student, violin or viola, One award |
| CD Hume Violin Scholarship | Approximately $480 | Applications are not required.* | Violin, UG, 1 award |
| Otti Veit Violoncello Scholarship | Approximately $17,000 in total, multiple awardees | Applications are not required.* | One award, UG or PG, cello |
| Peers Coetmore Fund | Approximately $3,000 | Applications are not required.* | Cello; 1 award; UG |
*Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Dean will approve the recipients.
Voice
| Name | Value | Open | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| CM Middleton Scholarship | Approximately $1,450 | Applications are not required.* | Voice - classical; female; UG; One award |
| Grace Durling Encouragement Award | Approximately $1,000 | Applications are not required.* | Voice, one award, UG or PG |
| Mona McCaughey Scholarship | Approximately $200 | Applications are not required.* | Classical voice, UG or PG, One award |
| Mona McCaughey Scholarship - Elise Weiderman | Approximately $200 | Applications are not required.* | Classical voice, UG or PG, one award |
| Murial Cheek Memorial Scholarship | Approximately $350 | Applications are not required.* | Voice, UG, One award |
| Murray Ormond Vagg Scholarship | Approximately $3,000 | Applications open in July annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 3rd year Bmus, classical voice; One award |
| Nellie Melba Prize | Approximately $190 | Applications are not required.* | Classical Voice, 2nd year student, One award |
| The Rae Banger Music Bursary | Approximately $1,000 | Applications are not required.* | 1 or more awards, voice, UG or PG |
| Walter Kirby Singing Scholarship | Approximately $300 | Applications are not required.* | Vocal Performance, UG, One award |
| Webster Nolan Fund Scholarship | Approximately $4,500 per year for duration of BMus | Applications open in February triennially (2022, 2025 etc). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 1 award, reside 50 from Melbourne, UG |
*Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Dean will approve the recipients.
Woodwind
| Name | Value | Open | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald William Thornton Bequest Scholarship | Approximately between $500 and $5,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | Brass and/or Woodwind; multiple awards; PG or UG |
| Mary Thurman Scholarship | Approximately between $5,000 and $10,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | General purposes of the MCM by discretion of Director; UG or PG |
| E&D Rogowski Scholarship | Approximately $4,200 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | Bachelor of Music: Cello or Saxophone, Multiple awards |
| Bebbington Prize | Approximately $450 | Applications are not required.* | Wind, UG or PG, One award |
| Lyn Bromley-Julian Oboe Scholarship | Approximately $9,000 | Applications are not required.* | Oboe, one or more, UG/PG |
| Taffy Gould and Jeffrey Rosenfeld Prize | $6,000 | Applications open in July annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Clarinet, Final year undergraduates (Third year BMus or BMus Honours) |
*Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Dean will approve the recipients.