Theatre scholarships
Name | Value | Open Date | Eligibility |
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Barbara Manning Scholarship | Approximately $6,500; Applied as fee remission direct to tuition fees. Cannot be paid as bursary | Applications are not required.* | Fee remission, 1 award, Animateuring, Directing or Writing, PG |
Cassidy Bequest Scholarship - Theatre | Approximately $5,500 | Applications open in February annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | UG/PG, 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. | Aus Citizen; Alumni, graduated within 10 years |
Irene Mitchell Award | Approximately $1,500 | Applications are not required.* | End 2nd year, theatre, UG, One award |
Keith & Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship (Theatre) | $25,000 | Applications open in March biennially (odd years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Aust Citizen, Alumni, graduated within 4 years, to support overseas travel, one award |
Lionel Gell Annual Student Excellence Award | $10,000 | Applications are not required.* | 2nd year BFA; theatre; One award |
Orloff Family Charitable Trust Award | Approximately $3,500 | Applications are not required.* | Dance, Theatre, Music Theatre, Film & Television, Production, Visual Art, Jazz & Improvisation, Interactive Composition, Classical Music |
Paul and Donna Dainty VCA Awards | $2,500 x 4 awards | Applications are not required.* | High achieving 3rd year BFA students of Dance, Theatre, Music Theatre and Film & Television |
Patricia Kennedy Award | Approximately $3,000 | Applications are not required.* | Graduating student in acting, UG or PG, One or more awards |
Portland House Outreach Program | Approximately $4,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | UG or PG, Theatre, targeted to assist vulnerable students at risk and enable them to become meaningfully engaged in their study |
Pratt Bursaries | Approximately $4,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | 2 awards, Australian citizens, Completed 1st year, enrolled in 2nd year BFA, full time student, |
*Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Director and Dean will approve the recipients.