Non-Discipline Specific Scholarships
| Name | Value | Open Date | 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 |
| Alan C Rose Memorial Trust Scholarship | Approximately $10,000 in total - multiple awards | Applications open in July annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Project grants & Travel; project must be 'Australian' but applicant can be international or domestic, One or more awards; UG or PG |
| Barbara Bishop Hewitt Scholarship | Approximately $5,500 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Graduate of school of Music; One or more awards; Further study in Australia or overseas |
| CG McWilliam Bequest | Approximately between $500 and $5,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | Best student, final year BMus, 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 |
| Donovan-Johnston Memorial Scholarship | Approximately between $6,000 and $12,000 per recipient | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Graduate of school of Music; under 30; One or more awards; travelling to undertake a study program |
| Desma Woolcock Scholarship | Approximately $450 | Applications are not required.* | Music, UG, 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 February annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 1 or more, financial need, no music specification; UG or PG |
| Ellinor Gertrude Harris Bequest | Approximately between $500 and $5,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | Discretionary |
| 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. | PG |
| Florence Bradford Scholarship | Approximately $5,000 | Applications are not required.* | 1 or more, UG or PG, Music student |
| Florence Menk Meyer Prize | Approximately $120 | Applications are not required* | Piano, 3rd year student entering 4th year (Bmus Hons), One or more |
| Gerda Nicolson Award | Approximately $4,000 per year for duration of undergraduate degree | Applications open in February triennially (next 2021). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 1 award, Indigenous, UG, Major: Drama or Music |
| Grace Funston Scholarship | Approximately $11,000 in total, multiple awards | Applications are not required.* | UG or PG, classical piano -aged 25 yrs or under; One or more |
| Hutchinson Indigenous Fellowship and Residency | $40,000 | Applications remain open throughout the year. Advise the Scholarships Office before applying. | Indigenous emerging artists |
| Ivy May Pendelbury Bursaries | Approximately $20,000 in total - multiple awards | Applications open in February annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 1 or more, Church of England members, UG or PG |
| 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. | Aust citizen or PR; Financial Need; Graduate student. Project or travel. Shortlisted applicants will be called for a short interview with the selection committee. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Lady Turner Exhibitions in Music | Approximately $7,000 in total, multiple awards | Applications are not required.* | Solo performance BMus student, up to 5 exhibitions |
| Lady Turner Prizes | Approximately $50 | Applications are not required.* | Music, UG, end 1st year, 2 awards |
| Lizette Bentwitch Scholarship | Approximately $8,000 | Applications open in March biennially (even years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | PG; Alternates every 2 years
between Art & FAM, next 2020-21 Study overseas, tenable for 2 years, graduate |
| M & E Kefford Bursary | Approximately $1,000 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 1 or more, British subjects (see list at application page), Victorian residents, UG or PG |
| 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, Classical Music |
| Ormond Exhibitions Awards | Approximately $8,000 in total, multiple awards | Applications are not required.* | UG or PG, Music, 5 awards (2 x 2nd year; 2 x 3rd year; 1 x PG/Research) |
| Phillip Hunter Fellowship | $15,000 | Applications open in July annually. Applications will close 30 September. | 1 award, any FAM discipline, individuals or group projects, primary applicant must be a graduate of less than 10 years, to create a new work with environmental focus and public impact. Created work must be exhibited or accessible for public display. |
$30,000 per year of approved candidacy | Applications open in February annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 1 award, First Nations and/or LGBTQIA+ identifying student | |
| Rose Mant Scholarship | Approximately $1,000 | Applications open in February annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 1 or more, UG or PG, any music discipline |
| Schubert Bursary | Approximately $400 | Applications are not required.* | 1 or more, UG or PG, |
| Susan Eileen Mahon Scholarship | Approximately $5,000 per year for 3 years | Applications are not required.* | Blind/Vision impaired; UG; One award |
| The Graff Family Scholarship | $10,000 | Applications are not required.* | Rural student, financial need; UG or PG |
| VCA Scholarship Endowment Fund - Wilin Access | Approximately $1,000 | Applications open in February annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Indigenous, UG or PG |
| 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 |
| Wilin Scholarship | Approximately $8,000 in total - multiple awards | Applications open in February annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Indigenous, UG or PG |
| Willem Van Otterloo Fund Scholarship | Approximately $1,500 | Applications open in February triennially (last awarded 2019). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Final year graduate or postgraduate; orchestral instrument; One award; travel to Europe |
*Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Director and Dean will approve the recipients.