Theatre Awards
| Name | Value | Open Date | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Graduate |
| Cassidy Bequest Scholarship - Theatre | Approximately $5,500 | Applications open in January annually. Applications will close early March. | Undergraduate/Graduate, one award |
| Cutler Prizes | One or more student prizes of $2500 per prize | Applications are not required.* | For the grant of student prizes for excellence as determined by the Director of the Victorian College of the Arts |
| George Fairfax Memorial Award | Approximately $10,000 | Applications open in March biennially (even years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Australian Citizen; Alumni, graduated within 10 years |
| Harry Hains Memorial Theatre Bursary | Bursaries in the range of $1000-$5000 per recipient | Applications open in June annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Support to students of Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting), Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours (Theatre), Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours (Acting), Master of Theatre (Dramaturgy), Master of Theatre (Directing) or Master of Theatre (Writing) and are experiencing disadvantaged circumstances. |
| Irene Mitchell Award | Approximately $1,500 | Applications are not required.* | End 2nd year, theatre, Undergraduate, One award |
| Keith & Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship (Theatre) | Award value will depend upon budget submitted. Approximately $25,000 available to award in total. | Applications open in March biennially (odd years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Australian Citizen, Alumni, graduated within 4 years, to support overseas travel, one or more awards |
| Konfir Kabo Indonesian Artist Exchange Residency | 3-week artist residency | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Opportunity for enrolled coursework Masters student of either Visual Art, FTV, Theatre or Dance to undertake a 3-week artist residency at Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta (ISI Yogya) |
| Lionel Gell Annual Student Excellence Award | $10,000 | Applications are not required.* | 2nd year Bachelor of Fine Arts (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 |
| Patricia Kennedy Award | Approximately $3,000 | Applications are not required.* | Graduating student in acting, Undergraduate or Graduate, One or more awards |
| Pratt Bursaries | Approximately $4,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | 2 awards, Australian citizens, Completed 1st year, enrolled in 2nd year Bachelor of Fine Arts, full time student, |
*Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Director and Dean will approve the recipients.