Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Postgraduate research scholarships

We have a wide range of scholarship options for domestic research students studying music.

To find a scholarship that works for you, browse the full list of postgraduate research scholarships for Sydney Conservatorium of Music students in the table below.

This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current domestic students.

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
Albert Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student at the Conservatorium Born in Australia Plan to study overseas	January 2020	February 2020
Anthony and Sharon Lee Foundation Jazz Scholarships	$6000 (for four years) or $25,000 (for 1.5 years)	Jazz student Be in financial need	9 August 2019 (round 1) February 2020 (round 2)	31 August 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
Brian Abel Piano Scholarship	TBC	Piano student Resided in Australia for the past five years Low socio-economic background	August 2019 (round 1) February 2020 (round 2)	September 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
Bud Brown Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate opera student at the Conservatorium	January 2020	February 2020
Chapple/Bremner Scholarship	TBC	Singing and/or piano student	January 2020	February 2020
Clarence Addison Turrill Scholarship	TBC	Classical piano student Financially disadvantaged	9 August 2019 (round 1) February 2020 (round 2)	31 August 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
Corinna D'Hage Mayer String Scholarship	TBC	Born in Australia String student	January 2020	February 2020
Dilys and Milton Renham Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	January 2020	February 2020
Doris Burnett Ford Scholarship	TBC	Musical composition student Aged between 20 and 40	January 2020	February 2020
Eleanor Dunn Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student at the Conservatorium Low socio-economic background	9 August 2019 (round 1) February 2020 (round 2)	31 August 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
Flora Jean Ferriss Scholarship	TBC	Strings student	January 2020	February 2020
Geoffrey Parsons Australian Scholarship	TBC	Student undertaking further studies as a piano accompanist or opera répétiteur	January 2020	February 2020
George and Margaret Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium studying operatic studies, piano or violin	January 2020	February 2020
George Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium pursuing studies abroad	January 2020	February 2020
Greenberg-Gurney-Jensen Fund	TBC	Classical music (including early music and opera) student	January 2020	February 2020
Helen Myers Scholarship	TBC	Female Singing student	January 2020	February 2020
Helen Quach Scholarship	TBC	Student studying conducting	January 2020	February 2020
Henderson Postgraduate Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student at the Conservatorium	January 2020	February 2020
John and Dorothy Vimpani Pianoforte Fund	TBC	Pianoforte student	January 2020	February 2020
Kerkyasharian and Kayikian Fund for Armenian Studies	TBC	Honours, master's by research or PhD student or academic affiliate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sydney Conservatorium of Music or Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning Undertaking research in 19th century or earlier Armenian studies Applying for project or activity funding	1 August 2019	15 October 2019
Margaret Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Brass, percussion, jazz, keyboard, organ and church music, vocal studies, opera, woodwind, composition, music education or musicology students	January 2020	February 2020
Martha Eglit Bequest	TBC	Piano or violin student	January 2020	February 2020
Myron Kantor Bequest	TBC	Student studying classical music at the Conservatorium	January 2020	February 2020
Patricia Bell Grant	TBC	Voice and/or instrument student	January 2020	February 2020
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	January 2020	February 2020
Peter Davidson Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student at the Conservatorium	January 2020	February 2020
Queen Victoria Club Scholarship	TBC	Cello, violin and/or piano student	January 2020	February 2020
Richard Merewether French Horn Fellowship	TBC	French horn student	January 2020	February 2020
Rob Hatherley Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student at the Conservatorium Preferably studying piano and/or keyboard	January 2020	February 2020
Sarah and Murial Jeavons Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Female Organ student	January 2020	February 2020
Sydney Conservatorium of Music Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	January 2020	February 2020
The Albert Scholarships	$25,000	Postgraduate coursework or research student at the Conservatorium	January 2020	February 2020
The Bessie Cook Piano Award	TBC	Piano student	9 August 2019 (round 1) February 2020 (round 2)	31 August 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
The David and Nhilla Dumbrell Scholarship	TBC	Piano student Low-socioeconomic background	9 August 2019 (round 1) February 2020 (round 2)	31 August 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
The Donald Lionel Edgerton Scholarship	TBC	Male Opera student	January 2020	February 2020
The Elaine McCaghern Musical Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium Low-socioeconomic background	August 2019 (round 1) February 2020 (round 2)	September 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
The Elise Herrman Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	January 2020	February 2020
The Geoffrey Rothwell Scholarship	TBC	Singing student	January 2020	February 2020
The Helpmann Family Fellowship	TBC	Opera student Low socio-economic background	August 2019 (round 1) February 2020 (round 2)	September 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
The Joan and James Armstrong Award	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	January 2020	February 2020
The Kathleen and Allison Short Scholarship	TBC	Piano, violin, viola or cello student Financially disadvantaged	9 August 2019 (round 1) February 2020 (round 2)	31 August 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
The Kathleen E Armstrong Bequest	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	January 2020	February 2020
The Kim Walker Scholarship Endowment Fund	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	January 2020	February 2020
The Linda Kingsbury Jeffery Scholarship for Singing	TBC	Singing student	January 2020	February 2020
The Olive Margaret Stewart Bequest	TBC	Music and voice student	January 2020	February 2020
The Rahma Shohet Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Piano student Low socio-economic background	August 2019 (round 1) February 2020 (round 2)	September 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
The Richard and Doreen Wilson Organ Scholarship	TBC	Organ student	January 2020	February 2020
The Richard and Doreen Wilson Organ Travelling Scholarship	TBC	Organ student Undertake overseas studies	January 2020	February 2020
The Ted and Susan Meller Memorial Scholarship Fund	TBC	Violin student	January 2020	February 2020
The Vasanta Scholarship	TBC	Australian citizen Violin, viola, violoncello, piano or organ student	January 2020	February 2020
The William and Marie Souter Encouragement Awards	TBC	Classical music student Australian resident Low socio-economic background	9 August 2019 (round 1) February 2020 (round 2)	31 August 2019 (round 1) March 2020 (round 2)
William McIlrath Memorial Scholarship in Music Performance and Research	TBC	Postgraduate student studying music performance at the Conservatorium	January 2020	February 2020

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