Visual Art scholarships
| Name | Value | Open Date | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG McMillen Arts Trust - Art | Approximately $2,000 | Applications are not required* | 1 award, PG, Visual Art painting |
| Agnes Robertson Undergraduate Entry Scholarship for Painting | Approximately $6,000 per year for 3 years (4 years if honours is undertaken) | Open triennially in late February (last awarded 2024). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | First year UG, painting. Australian citizen. |
| Art 150 Fellowship | $10,000 | Applications are not required* | Graduating Master of Visual Art student |
| Art Supporters Collective Award | $500 | Applications are not required* | Visual Arts students of any level |
| Athenaeum Club Visual Arts Research Award | Approximately $15,000 | Applications are not required.* |
Masters, Final year or preceding year Paintings, drawings, prints, photographs or mixed media. Awarded biennially (odd years) |
| Chin Chin Award | Approximately $2,500 | Applications are not required.* | Graduating UG student |
| Cranbourne Scholarship in Visual Art | $30,000 per recipient (2 awards) | Applications are not required.* | Incoming Master of Contemporary Art (Visual Art) who work with representational content in their practice. |
| Evans Family Award for Photography | Approximately $2,500 | Applications are not required.* | Graduating UG student |
| Fiona Myer Award | Approximately between $1,000 and $2,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | Art award, UG or PG |
| Fiona Myer White Story Residency | Approximately $10,000 | Applications are not required.* | Enabling a graduating MCA or MFA student to undertake a residency at the Cremorne White Story artist residence. |
| $2,500 per recipient (2 awards) | Applications are not required.* | Two awards, Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual Art), Australian citizen or PR | |
| Jennifer Bowskill Photography Award | Approximately $5,000 | Applications are not required.* | Art award, photography, graduating UG or PG, female identifying. Awarded biennially (odd years) |
| John and Mary Kerley Studio Research Travelling Scholarship | Approximately $5,000 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 8 weeks after the opening date. | Travel; UG or PG; one award |
| John Vickery Scholarship | Approximately $2,000 per recipient | Applications open in February annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 1 or more, Fine arts / drawing, UG 2nd/3rd year |
| Kate Daw Art Prize | $10,000 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 8 weeks after the opening date. | One award, 2nd year BFA (Visual Art), travel award |
| Keith & Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship (Art) | $25,000 | Applications open in March biennially (odd years). Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Australian Citizen; Travel, Alumni, graduated within 4 years; One award |
| KMTF Scholarship | $10,000 | Applications are not required.* | Australian Citizen; incoming Master of Fine Art (Visual Art); experiencing disadvantaged circumstances. Preference is given to students who are high achieving and/or are the first in their family to attend university. |
| Lionel Gell Annual Student Excellence Award MCA | $10,000 | Applications are not required.* | Master of Contemporary Art students, one award |
| Lionel Gell Annual Student Excellence Award Painting | $10,000 | Applications are not required.* | 2nd year BFA; painting (figurative preferred); One award |
| Lionel Gell Annual Student Excellence Award Visual Art | $10,000 | Applications are not required.* | 2nd year BFA; drawing, printmaking, photography, or, sculpture and spatial practice; One award |
| Liu Shiming Art Award | Approximately $4,500 | Applications are not required.* | 3rd year BFA (Sculpture) or BFA (Honours) (Sculpture) |
| Majlis Art Award | $2,500 for 4 recipients | Applications are not required.* | Graduating UG student |
| Majlis Travelling Scholarship | $15,000 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | 1 award, Visual art, overseas travel, 3rd year BFA |
| Maude Glover Fleay Scholarship | Approximately $5,000 | Applications open in March annually. Applications will close 4 weeks after the opening date. | Multiple awards, painting, 1st year BFA |
| 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 |
| National Gallery of Victoria Art Prize | Approximately $1,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | painting, 1st year BFA, multiple awards |
| National Gallery of Victoria Women's Association Awards | Approximately $1,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | UG visual art |
| Rodger Davies Award | Approximately $2,500 | Applications are not required.* | UG visual art |
| Stuart Black Memorial Bursary | Approximately $2,000 | Applications open in February annually. Applications will close 6 weeks after the opening date. | 1 award, 2nd year, any Victorian Tertiary Art School, UG, drawing skills |
| Stuart Black Memorial Scholarship | Approximately $1,000-$5,000 per recipient | Applications are not required.* | 1 or more, visual art, UG or PG, High level of drawing skill |
| Valerie Albiston Painting Award | $5,000 | Applications are not required.* | 3rd year painting student |
| Yvonne Cohen Sculpture Award | $5,000 | Applications are not required.* | 3rd year sculpture and spatial practice. |
*Nominations are made by the Head of the discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Director and Dean will approve the recipients.