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Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Postgraduate research scholarships
We have a wide range of scholarship options for international research students studying music.

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

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

Scholarship Value Eligibility
Albert Scholarship TBC
  • Graduate of the University of Sydney
  • Currently reside in Australia
Alan Hyland Scholarship for Instrumental Studies TBC
  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying instrumental studies
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 students 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
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
Dilys and Milton Renham Scholarship TBC
  • Student at the Conservatorium 
Doris Burnett Ford Scholarship TBC
  • Musical composition student
  • Aged between 20 and 40
Eleanor Dunn Scholarship TBC
  • Postgraduate student at the Conservatorium
  • Low socio-economic background
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
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 $50,000 per annum
  • 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 at the Conservatorium
Henderson Tuition Fee Scholarship TBC
  • Full-time Masters by Research or PhD student at the Conservatorium
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
Martha Eglit Bequest TBC
  • Piano or violin student 
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)
Paulette Isabel Jones Career Award $7000
  • Domestic/international student
  • Submit thesis before 30 September
Patricia Bell Grant TBC
  • Voice and/or instrument student
Peter Davidson Scholarship TBC
  • Postgraduate student
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
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Operatic Studies $35,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)
  • Master's by research or PhD student
  • Researching operatic studies/Australian music studies
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
Quinquin Foundation Tuition Fee Scholarship TBC
  • Full-time Masters by Research or PhD student at the Conservatorium
Richard Merewether French Horn Fellowship TBC
  • French horn student
Rob Hatherley Scholarship TBC
  • Postgraduate student
  • Preferably studying piano and/or keyboard
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 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 
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 Geoffrey Rothwell Scholarship TBC
  • Singing student
The Gerald Westheimer Quartet Program TBC
  • Currently enrolled in full-time at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music 
  • Member of a string quartet
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 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
The Olive Margaret Stewart Bequest TBC
  • Music and voice student
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 Rahma Shohet Memorial Scholarship – Vocal TBC
  • Student studying vocal at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
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
William McIlrath Memorial Scholarship in Music Performance and Research TBC
  • Postgraduate student studying music performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music