Overview
Enrolment status Current UQ student Student type Domestic, International Study level Undergraduate Study area Arts, humanities and social sciences Scholarship focus Creative excellence Scholarship value money equal to the annual income from the fund Scholarship duration 1 year Number awarded 1
Complete scholarship details
Full Job Description
Enrolment status
Current UQ student
Student type
Domestic, International
Study level
Undergraduate
Study area
Arts, humanities and social sciences
Scholarship focus
Creative excellence
Scholarship value
money equal to the annual income from the fund
Scholarship duration
1 year
Number awarded
1
Eligibility
You're eligible to apply if you are:
- enrolled as a student at UQ in an undergraduate program administered by the School of Music.
Your composition must meet the conditions imposed for the year by the Head of School of Music.
How to apply
Apply via the online application form. You must provide your personal details and details of the work you propose to compose.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection Criteria
Eligible applicants must submit their completed composition by the date set by the Head of School of Music.
All completed compositions will be judged against the following criteria:
- musical effectiveness: how well musical resources are used to create an engaging, expressive and/or surprising musical result
- creativity: how individual and distinctive the music is, and how well new or individual ideas are realised
- technical achievement: how idiomatic the music for the instruments is, how clearly and professionally the score is presented.
What Happens Next
We'll acknowledge your application via email. If you haven't received an email within 2 days of applying, please email music@uq.edu.au.
About This Scholarship
Established in 2025 by a gift from Alumni Friends to honour the life of former member, Dr Pamela Reisner, and to support UQ School of Music students.
Eligibility requirements
You're eligible to apply if you are:
- enrolled as a student at UQ in an undergraduate program administered by the School of Music.
Your composition must meet the conditions imposed for the year by the Head of School of Music.
Eligible applicants must submit their completed composition by the date set by the Head of School of Music.
All completed compositions will be judged against the following criteria:
- musical effectiveness: how well musical resources are used to create an engaging, expressive and/or surprising musical result
- creativity: how individual and distinctive the music is, and how well new or individual ideas are realised
- technical achievement: how idiomatic the music for the instruments is, how clearly and professionally the score is presented.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
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