Non-Discipline Specific Awards
| Name | Value | Open Date | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan C Rose Memorial Trust Scholarship | Approximately $10,000 in total - multiple awards | Applications open in January annually. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to address their proposal in greater detail at an interview in October. | Project grants & Travel; project must be 'Australian' but applicant can be international or domestic, One or more awards; undergraduate or graduate |
| Binny Lum Music Scholarship | $30,000 (paid across two years) | Applications are not required.* | enrolling high-achieving domestic students who are undertaking the Master of Music (Orchestral Performance). Preference is given to students who are from a regional or remote area of Australia. |
| CG McWilliam Bequest | Approximately between $500 and $5,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | Best student, final year Bachelor of Music, One award plus additional awards as determined |
| Cutler Scholarship and Cutler Prizes | One scholarship for a commencing student into the BFA would be $10,000 p.a. paid for the full degree. One or more student prizes of $2500 per prize. | Applications are not required.* | For the grant of student prizes or scholarships for excellence as determined by the Director of the Victorian College of the Arts |
| Desma Woolcock Scholarship | Approximately $450 | Applications are not required.* | Music, undergraduate, One award |
| E&L Jullyan Memorial Scholarship | Approximately $800 | Applications are not required.* | 2nd year student; music; one award |
| EC Wellisch Bequest | Approximately $6,500 | Applications open in January annually. Applications will close in March. | 1 or more, financial need, no music specification; undergraduate or graduate |
| Ellinor Gertrude Harris Bequest | Approximately between $500 and $5,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | For the grant of student prizes or scholarships for excellence as determined by the Director of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music |
| Faculty Graduate Student Assistance Grants (FGSAG) | up to a maximum of $500 per approved award | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Graduate students in any Fine Arts and Music Faculty discipline for approved expenses. Must be claimed with receipts |
| Florence Bradford Scholarship | Approximately $5,000 | Applications are not required.* | 1 or more, undergraduate or graduate, Music student |
| Gerda Nicolson Award | $5,000 | Applications open in January annually. Applications will close end of March. | Female undegraduate, indigenous student in one of Theatre, Music Theatre or Music Performance. Preference for second year student |
| Grace Funston Scholarship | Approximately $11,000 in total, multiple awards | Applications are not required.* | Undergraduate or graduate, classical piano -aged 25 yrs or under; One or more |
| Graff Family Scholarship | $10,000 | Applications are not required.* | Rural student, financial need; undergraduate or graduate |
| Hutchinson Indigenous Fellowship | $50,000 | Candidates are asked to apply by invitation. | Indigenous emerging artists of performing and visual arts |
| Ivy May Pendlebury Bursaries | Approximately $20,000 in total - multiple awards | Applications open in January annually. Applications will close in March. | 1 or more, Church of England members, any study level, any music discipline |
| Janet Cox Bursary | $2,000, multiple awards | Applications are not required.* | Indigenous students of classical vocal or instrumental music. |
| Jim Marks Postgraduate Scholarship | Approximately $7,000 in total - multiple awards | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Australian citizen or Permanent Resident; Financial Need; graduate student. Project or travel. Shortlisted applicants will be called for a short interview with the selection committee. |
| June Frances Ball Award | $4,000, multiple awards | Applications are not required.* | To support a student of Coursework master degree programs in either Music Therapy, Music Performance Teaching, Opera Performance, or Orchestral Performance. |
| Marianna Koblos Scholarship | $30,000 paid across two years | Applications are not required.* | Scholarship for a high achieving incoming masters by coursework student entering any discipline of the Victorian College of the Arts |
| Lady Turner Exhibitions in Music | Approximately $7,000 in total, multiple awards | Applications are not required.* | Solo performance Bachelor of Music student, up to 5 exhibitions |
| M & E Kefford Bursary | Approximately $1,000 | Applications are not required.* | 1 or more, British subjects (see list at application page), Victorian residents, Undergraduate or Graduate |
| Michael and Rose Del Monaco Award | Five awards of $4,000 each | Applications open in March biennially (even years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Travel scholarships for enrolled students who are engaged in studies associated with Music Theatre, String Performance, Writing/Performance or Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development. |
| Orloff Family Charitable Trust Award | Approximately $3,500 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | Dance, Theatre, Music Theatre, Film & Television, Production, Visual Art, Jazz & Improvisation, Interactive Composition |
| Ormond Exhibitions Awards | Approximately $8,000 in total, multiple awards | Applications are not required.* | Undergraduate or graduate, Music, 5 awards (2 x 2nd year; 2 x 3rd year; 1 x Graduate/Research) |
| Rose Mant Scholarship | Approximately $1,000 | Applications are not required.* | 1 or more, undergraduate or graduate, any music discipline |
| Schubert Bursary | Approximately $400 | Applications are not required.* | 1 or more, undergraduate or graduate, |
| Susan Eileen Mahon Scholarship | Approximately $5,000 per year for 3 years | Applications are not required.* | Blind/vision impaired; undergraduate; One award |
| VCA Scholarship Endowment Fund - Wilin Access | Approximately $1,000 | Applications open in January annually. Applications will close in March. | Indigenous, undergraduate or graduate |
| Approximately $2,000 per recipient | If you submit an application for the Student Bursaries you will be automatically considered for this scholarship. This opens 1 January annually. | Any year level music student in the Conservatorium of Music in financial need. | |
| Wilin Bursary | Approximately $8,000 in total - multiple awards | Applications open in January annually. Applications will close in March. | Indigenous, undergraduate or graduate |
*Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Director and Dean will approve the recipients.