Faculty Scholarships
SCA PhD SCHOLARSHIP FOR CONTEMPORARY ART RESEARCH
The SCA PhD Scholarship for Contemporary Art Research will be awarded to one PhD candidate from 2013, providing a unique opportunity for exemplary scholarly research on the Kaldor Public Art Project Archive. The scholarship is valued at $20,000 per annum (tax exempt) and may be held for a maximum duration of three years, subject to satisfactory progress.
The thesis should place the Projects within a contemporary and art historical context, and investigate the impact of the Projects on the Australian public and international audiences.
All applicants for the Kaldor Public Arts Project research opportunity will automatically be considered for the scholarship, which will be awarded based on academic merit and performance in the PhD admission interview.
Further information on the Kaldor Projects research opportunity is available online at Research Supervisor Connect
Instructions on the admission interview and how to apply for the degree are available through the SCA Graduate School
JEROME DE COSTA MEMORIAL AWARD
Valued at $1000
Funds from the Jerome de Costa bequest have been allocated to SCA to provide funds for the support of studies of students of dedication and ability, who are also in circumstances of financial need. In 2011, the amount offered was increased to $1,000 as a result of a gift from the estate of Jerome De Costa’s grandmother, Mrs Dorothy Downes.
Students in the first and second year of the Bachelor of Visual Arts are invited to apply.
Applications are due by Friday, 16 August 2013. Updated information and an application form will be available in June 2013.
SIR WILLIAM DOBELL ART FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Valued at $500 - $1500
Per his wishes, the estate of Sir William Dobell was used to create an art foundation that provides funding for a number of awards, scholarships and prizes. The Sir William Dobell Art Foundation has provided an annual award for SCA students since at least 1982 – long before Sydney College of the Arts existed in its current form.
Open to second an third year Bachelor of Visual Arts students.
The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need.
Applications are due by Friday, 16 August 2013. Updated information and an application form will be available in June 2013.
ZELDA STEDMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Valued at $6,000
Funds from the Zelda Stedman Bequest have been allocated to SCA to provide scholarships to further the education of creative artists in subjects related to the visual arts and the development of the visual artistic skills in tertiary level students. The scholarships shall be awarded on the basis of academic merit and need.
There are two categories:
Zelda Stedman Young Artist Scholarship - for young artists (defined as artists whose professional practice is emerging not established) who have shown talent but have no tertiary qualification. The focus will be to assist the development of artists currently enrolled at SCA in second or third year Bachelor of Visual Arts or an undergraduate student studying Fine Arts in the Faculty of Arts, University of Sydney and enrolled in interdisciplinary study at SCA.
Zelda Stedman Young Student Scholarship - for students accepted into Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) or Master of Fine Arts degree studies at SCA or undertaking interdisciplinary study in either of those SCA courses.
Applications are due by Friday, 16 August 2013. Updated information and an application form will be available in June 2013.
WILLIAM FLETCHER FOUNDATION GRANT
The William Fletcher Trust (now the William Fletcher Foundation) was established in 1985 to celebrate the life and to commemorate the work of William Fletcher whose straitened circumstances, ill health and early death cut short his developing talents. In 1988, the Trust awarded its first grants for study to tertiary students of the visual arts. The William Fletcher Trust was incorporated in 2006 as William Fletcher Foundation following a generous bequest. Since 1988, grants totalling over $300,000 have been distributed to over 400 highly talented students of the visual arts, to assist them to continue their studies.
The William Fletcher Foundation Grants are up to $1,000 and are available for students in either third year of their Bachelor of Visual Arts or their honours year.
Applicants should be majoring in either: Painting or Printmedia.
Applications are made directly to the William Fletcher Foundation. Information is available online: http://www.williamfletcherfoundation.org.au/grants.html
Applications are due 30th April 2013.
