SCA Alumni Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship

1. Background

a. This Scholarship established in 1997 through a gift from the estate of Renee Fauvette Erdos, an educator and founder of the History Teachers' Association of NSW; celebrating the memory of her mother Fauvette Loureiro.

b. The purpose of the scholarship is to support graduates of the Sydney College of Arts (SCA) to pursue a program of professional development through travel.

2. Eligibility

a. Applicants must have graduated from the Sydney College of the Arts at the University of Sydney prior to submitting their application. The graduation status of the applicant must be ‘awarded’ or ‘conferred.’

b. Applicants must be willing and able to undertake the program/project which is to be completed by the end of the following year after receipt of the scholarship.

c. Applicants must define their entry to the emerging and mid-career/established categories as below:

I. Emerging:

i. applicants must be five years or less from graduation from their most recent course of study at the SCA, or

ii. applicants who have graduated from their most recent course of study at the SCA more than five years ago but self-identify as being an emerging practitioner, must provide a justification.

II. Mid-career/established:

i. applicants must be more than 5 years from graduation from their most recent course of study at the SCA, or

ii. applicants who have graduated from their most recent course of study at the SCA five years or less ago but self-identify as being a mid- career/established practitioner, must provide a justification.

d. Applicants who meet any of the below criteria are ineligible to apply:

I. Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate program of study at the Sydney College of the Arts.

II. Deferred a degree program at Sydney College of the Arts in order to travel.

III. Research students who have the current degree status of ‘under examination’.

IV. Have been the recipient of this scholarship in the previous five years.

V. Have already commenced the program/project for which they are applying.

VI. Are continuing employees at the Sydney College of the Arts.

3. Shortlisted Applicants

a. Applicants must be available to contribute an artwork(s) to the accompanying Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship exhibition at the SCA Gallery.

4. Selection Criteria

a. The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of:

I. the artistic and/or academic merit,

II. previous work and/or exhibitions,

III. work exhibited in the finalist exhibition,

IV. project/program description,

V. budget, and

VI. curriculum vitae.

b. Applicants who are completing projects working with Indigenous communities must also provide confirmed letters of support and/or involvement.

c. Applicants will be firstly shortlisted, and the final Scholarship will be awarded by a selection committee consisting of:

I. The Sydney College of the Arts Director, or their nominated delegate,

II. a practicing professional artist, and

III. a recognised art critic, gallery director, arts worker, curator or member of an established arts and cultural organisation external to the University of Sydney.

5. Value

a. Each shortlisted applicant will be provided with $1,000 to assist with the costs associated with their participation in the accompanying Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship Exhibition.

b. The successful emerging scholarship recipient will receive $10,000.

c. The successful mid-career/established scholarship recipient will receive $30,000.

d. The successful applicants will be required to reconfirm their budgets prior to the scholarship payment. The successful applicants will be paid the scholarship in one instalment on acceptance of the final budget/program.

e. Deferral of the Scholarship is not permitted.

f. The Scholarship will be offered subject to the availability of funds.

g. No other amount is payable.

6. Ongoing eligibility

a. To continue receipt of the Scholarship, the recipient must conduct their travel and project as proposed in their application.

7. Termination

a. The Scholarship will be terminated if the recipient:

I. does not conduct or withdraws from their travel and project as outlined in their application,

II. is determined by the University to be guilty of serious misconduct, including, but not limited to, having provided false or misleading information as part of their Scholarship application,

III. any other provision as indicated in these terms that would lead to termination.

b. Once the Scholarship has been terminated, it will not be reinstated unless due to University error.

c. Where the recipient is found guilty of serious misconduct or withdraws from the relevant travel and project, the University reserves the right to request that any Scholarship funds paid to the Scholarship recipient be reimbursed.

8. Reporting

a. A one-to-two-page report on the activities undertaken through the scholarship is required on completion of the awarded program/project.

b. Reports must be e-mailed to sca.enquiries@sydney.edu.au