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Music research scholarships — The University of Sydney
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We have a wide range of scholarship options for domestic research students studying music. This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current domestic students.

Scholarship

  • Value
  • Eligibility

— Alan Hyland Scholarship for Instrumental Studies — TBC —

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying instrumental studies

— Alfred Godfrey Postgraduate Research Scholarship in a Cultural History of the Policing of Music in Australia — USYD RTP rate (up to 3.5 years) —

  • PhD student within the University of Sydney Law School or Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • supervised by either Professor Murray Lee (Sydney Law School) or Dr Toby Martin (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)

— Albert Scholarship

— TBC —

  • Postgraduate student
  • Born in Australia
  • Plan to study overseas

— Alison Burrell Bequest — TBC —

  • Full-time student
  • Studying to become a composer

— Anthony and Sharon Lee Foundation Jazz Scholarships — $6,000 (for up to 4 years) or $25,000 (for up to 1.5 years) —

  • Jazz student
  • Be in financial need

— Anthony Strachan Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research student at the Conservatorium of Music

— Belinda Frances Hughes Piano Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying piano

— Belinda Frances Hughes Violin Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying violin

— Board of Governors' Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

— Brian Abel Piano Scholarship — TBC —

  • Piano student
  • Resided in Australia for the past 5 years
  • Low socio-economic background

— Bruce A Pontin Memorial Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music

— Chapple/Bremner Scholarship — TBC —

  • Singing and/or piano student

— Clarence Addison Turrill Scholarship — TBC —

  • Classical piano student
  • Financially disadvantaged

— Conservatorium of Music Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

— Corinna D'Hage Mayer String Scholarship — TBC —

  • Born in Australia
  • String student

— Costa Rosa Harsas Award — TBC —

  • Studying classical music
  • Come from a financially disadvantaged background

— David Harold Tribe Postgraduate Research Fellowship — $15,000 —

  • Master's by research or PhD student
  • Conducting research in symphony, sculpture, poetry, fiction, or philosophy
  • Passed the first year progression assessment

— Dylis and Milton Renham Scholarship — TBC —

  • Student at the Conservatorium

— Doris Burnett Ford Scholarship — TBC —

  • Musical composition student
  • Aged between 20 and 40

— Elizabethan Theatre Trust Ladies’ Committee Scholarship for Piano, Voice or Orchestral Instruments — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research student
  • Piano, Voice or Orchestral Instruments student

— Eugene Goossens Conducting Fellowship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying conducting
  • Have completed previous studies in conducting
  • Already be a proven young orchestral conductor in the professional musical world
  • An Australian or New Zealand resident for not less than three years.

— Flora Jean Ferriss Scholarship — TBC —

  • Strings student

— Geoffrey Parsons Australian Scholarship — TBC —

  • Student undertaking further studies as a piano accompanist or opera répétiteur

— George and Margaret Henderson Scholarship — up to $50,000 per annum or at Dean's discretion —

  • Student or alumni of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Wanting to study operatic studies, piano or violin overseas

— George Henderson Scholarship — TBC —

  • Student at the Conservatorium pursuing studies abroad

— George Wallace Henderson Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

— Greenberg-Gurney-Jensen Fund — TBC —

  • Classical music (including early music and opera) student

— Greenberg-Gurney-Jensen Fund 2 — TBC —

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying classical music, including early music and opera studies

— Greta Davis Equity Scholarship for Musically Talented Students — $10,000 p.a. —

  • Studying performance in a coursework or research degree at the Conservatorium of Music
  • Demonstrates an eligible disadvantage

— Helen Myers Scholarship — TBC —

  • Female
  • Singing student

— Helen Quach Scholarship — TBC —

  • Student studying conducting

— Henderson Postgraduate Scholarship — TBC —

  • Postgraduate student

— Iremonger Marceau Family Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

— Jean Giles and Thomas Louis Pidcock Violin Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium

  • Violin student

— John and Dorothy Vimpani Pianoforte Fund — TBC —

  • Pianoforte student

— John Luscombe Scholarship for Vocal Studies — TBC —

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium
  • Studying vocal studies

— Margaret Henderson Scholarship — TBC —

  • Brass, percussion, jazz, keyboard, organ and church music, vocal studies, opera, woodwind, composition, music education or musicology students

— Mary Greville and Bert Coughtrey Scholarship for Pianists — TBC —

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium
  • Wanting to study piano overseas

— Matteson & Nancy Roberts Violin Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying violin

— Myron Kantor Bequest — TBC —

  • Student studying classical music at the Conservatorium

— Orchestra - Witheford Don Scholarship — TBC —

  • Student enrolled at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying 'back of orchestra' instruments including lower bass (trombones), or woodwind (clarinet, oboe or bassoon)

— Patricia Bell Grant — TBC —

  • Voice and/or instrument student

— Patricia Lucas Music Achievement Scholarship — TBC —

  • Singing, oboe, violin, cello or clarinet student
  • Serious intention for a classical career
  • Born in Australia
  • Aged between 20 and 30

— Peter Davidson Scholarship — TBC —

  • Postgraduate student at the Conservatorium

— Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Music and Cultural History — University of Sydney

RTP Stipend rate (up to 3 years) —

  • Full-time Master of Philosophy, PhD or Doctor of Musical Arts student
  • Researching histories of musical encounter in Australia or a closely related area

— Queen Victoria Club Scholarship — TBC —

  • Cello, violin and/or piano student

— Quinquin Foundation Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research student
  • Studying classical music
  • Financially disadvantaged background

— Richard Merewether French Horn Fellowship — TBC —

  • French horn student

— Rosemary Valentine Memorial Prize — TBC —

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying voice or piano

— Sarah and Murial Jeavons Memorial Scholarship — TBC —

  • Female
  • Organ student

— Sydney Conservatorium Association Scholarships — TBC —

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium

— Sydney Conservatorium of Music Scholarship — TBC —

  • Student at the Conservatorium

— Sydney Conservatorium Association Travel Scholarship — Value and duration will be determined by the Dean of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music —

  • Currently enrolled or completed a degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Travelling overseas to further their studies

— Sydney Conservatorium of Music Mobility Scholarship — Up to $5,000 —

  • Be willing to undertake travel overseas to further music studies
  • Currently enrolled in full-time at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

— Sydney Moss Scholarship — $20,000 —

  • Born in NSW
  • Postgraduate student or graduate of the Con
  • Willing to travel overseas to a music school

— Sydney Symposium Choral Foundation Conducting Scholarship — TBC —

  • Australian citizen
  • Participating in promotion and development of Australian choral music as choral conductor
  • Must be aged up to 35 years

— The Albert Scholarships — $25,000 —

  • Postgraduate coursework or research student

— The Bessie Cook Piano Award — TBC —

  • Piano student

— The Chandler Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

— The Conry Brauer Scholarship for Piano Tuition — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying piano

— The Conry Brauer Scholarship for Violin Tuition — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying violin

— The David and Nhilla Dumbrell Scholarship — TBC —

  • Piano student
  • Low-socioeconomic background

— The Donald Lionel Edgerton Scholarship — TBC —

  • Male
  • Opera student

— The Elaine McCaghern Musical Scholarship — TBC —

  • Student at the Conservatorium
  • Low-socioeconomic background

— The Elise Herrman Scholarship — TBC —

  • Student at the Conservatorium

— The Gerald Westheimer Quartet Program — TBC —

  • Currently enrolled in full-time at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Member of a string quartet

— The Geoffrey Rothwell Scholarship — TBC —

  • Singing student

— The Helpmann Family Fellowship — TBC —

  • Opera student
  • Low socio-economic background

— The Howard-Smith Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or rural/remote student

— The Joan and James Armstrong Award — TBC —

  • Student at the Conservatorium of Music

— The John Holt Todd and Florence Todd Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time student
  • Studying vocal teaching and repertoire
  • Between 20 and 45 years old

— The JJ Kelly Memorial Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying brass instrument

— The Kathleen and Allison Short Scholarship — TBC —

  • Piano, violin, viola or cello student
  • Financially disadvantaged

— The Kathleen E Armstrong Bequest — TBC —

  • Student at the Conservatorium

— The Kevin and Margaret Duffy Scholarship — TBC —

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying vocal studies or similar

— The Kim Walker Scholarship Endowment Fund — TBC —

  • Student at the Conservatorium

— The Linda Kingsbury Jeffery Scholarship for Singing — TBC —

  • Singing student

— The Olive Margaret Stewart Bequest — TBC —

  • Music and voice student

— The Molly Brown Memorial Scholarship

— $25,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)

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  • Currently enrolled in full-time at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Must have experienced financial hardship
  • Be from a low socio-economic background

— The Patricia H Reid Endowment Scholarship — $20,000 pa (up to 4 years) —

  • Full-time student at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Low socio-economic background or financial need

— The Richard and Doreen Wilson Organ Scholarship — TBC —

  • Organ student

— The Richard and Doreen Wilson Organ Travelling Scholarship — TBC —

  • Organ student
  • Undertake overseas studies

— The Ted and Susan Meller Memorial Scholarship Fund — TBC —

  • Violin student

— The Vasanta Scholarship — TBC —

  • Australian citizen
  • Violin, viola, violoncello, piano or organ student

— The William and Marie Souter Encouragement Awards — TBC —

  • Classical music student
  • Australian resident
  • Low socio-economic background

— William McIlrath Memorial Scholarship in Music Performance and Research — TBC —

  • Postgraduate student studying music performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

— Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Transnational Musical Exchange — USYD RTP rate + academic course fees p.a. (up to 3 years) —

  • PhD or Doctor of Musical Arts within the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Conduct research in examining the role of transnational musical exchange in shaping public discourse and cultural understanding in Australia

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music

  • Studying instrumental studies

  • PhD student within the University of Sydney Law School or Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • supervised by either Professor Murray Lee (Sydney Law School) or Dr Toby Martin (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)

Albert Scholarship

  • Postgraduate student

  • Born in Australia

  • Plan to study overseas

  • Full-time student

  • Studying to become a composer

  • Jazz student

  • Be in financial need

  • Full-time coursework or research student at the Conservatorium of Music

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Studying piano

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Studying violin

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Piano student

  • Resided in Australia for the past 5 years

  • Low socio-economic background

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music

  • Singing and/or piano student

  • Classical piano student

  • Financially disadvantaged

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Born in Australia

  • String student

  • Studying classical music

  • Come from a financially disadvantaged background

  • Master's by research or PhD student

  • Conducting research in symphony, sculpture, poetry, fiction, or philosophy

  • Passed the first year progression assessment

  • Student at the Conservatorium

  • Musical composition student

  • Aged between 20 and 40

  • Full-time coursework or research student

  • Piano, Voice or Orchestral Instruments student

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Studying conducting

  • Have completed previous studies in conducting

  • Already be a proven young orchestral conductor in the professional musical world

  • An Australian or New Zealand resident for not less than three years.

  • Strings student

  • Student undertaking further studies as a piano accompanist or opera répétiteur

  • Student or alumni of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Wanting to study operatic studies, piano or violin overseas

  • Student at the Conservatorium pursuing studies abroad

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Classical music (including early music and opera) student

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music

  • Studying classical music, including early music and opera studies

  • Studying performance in a coursework or research degree at the Conservatorium of Music

  • Demonstrates an eligible disadvantage

  • Female

  • Singing student

  • Student studying conducting

  • Postgraduate student

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium

  • Violin student

  • Pianoforte student

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium

  • Studying vocal studies

  • Brass, percussion, jazz, keyboard, organ and church music, vocal studies, opera, woodwind, composition, music education or musicology students

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium

  • Wanting to study piano overseas

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Studying violin

  • Student studying classical music at the Conservatorium

  • Student enrolled at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Studying 'back of orchestra' instruments including lower bass (trombones), or woodwind (clarinet, oboe or bassoon)

  • Voice and/or instrument student

  • Singing, oboe, violin, cello or clarinet student

  • Serious intention for a classical career

  • Born in Australia

  • Aged between 20 and 30

  • Postgraduate student at the Conservatorium

  • Full-time Master of Philosophy, PhD or Doctor of Musical Arts student

  • Researching histories of musical encounter in Australia or a closely related area

  • Cello, violin and/or piano student

  • Full-time coursework or research student

  • Studying classical music

  • Financially disadvantaged background

  • French horn student

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music

  • Studying voice or piano

  • Female

  • Organ student

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium

  • Student at the Conservatorium

  • Currently enrolled or completed a degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Travelling overseas to further their studies

  • Be willing to undertake travel overseas to further music studies

  • Currently enrolled in full-time at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Born in NSW

  • Postgraduate student or graduate of the Con

  • Willing to travel overseas to a music school

  • Australian citizen

  • Participating in promotion and development of Australian choral music as choral conductor

  • Must be aged up to 35 years

  • Postgraduate coursework or research student

  • Piano student

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Studying piano

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Studying violin

  • Piano student

  • Low-socioeconomic background

  • Male

  • Opera student

  • Student at the Conservatorium

  • Low-socioeconomic background

  • Student at the Conservatorium

  • Currently enrolled in full-time at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Member of a string quartet

  • Singing student

  • Opera student

  • Low socio-economic background

  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or rural/remote student

  • Student at the Conservatorium of Music

  • Full-time student

  • Studying vocal teaching and repertoire

  • Between 20 and 45 years old

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Studying brass instrument

  • Piano, violin, viola or cello student

  • Financially disadvantaged

  • Student at the Conservatorium

  • Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Studying vocal studies or similar

  • Student at the Conservatorium

  • Singing student

  • Music and voice student

The Molly Brown Memorial Scholarship

$25,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)

  • Currently enrolled in full-time at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Must have experienced financial hardship

  • Be from a low socio-economic background

  • Full-time student at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Low socio-economic background or financial need

  • Organ student

  • Organ student

  • Undertake overseas studies

  • Violin student

  • Australian citizen

  • Violin, viola, violoncello, piano or organ student

  • Classical music student

  • Australian resident

  • Low socio-economic background

  • Postgraduate student studying music performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • PhD or Doctor of Musical Arts within the Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Conduct research in examining the role of transnational musical exchange in shaping public discourse and cultural understanding in Australia

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