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
Alan Hyland Scholarship for Instrumental Studies	TBC	Full-time student Studying instrumental studies	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
Albert Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student Born in Australia Plan to study overseas	TBC	TBC
Alison Burrell Bequest	TBC	Full-time student Studying to become a composer	N/A	N/A
Anthony and Sharon Lee Foundation Jazz Scholarships	$6,000 p.a for up to 4 years or $25,000 per annum for up to 1.5 years	Jazz student Be in financial need	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
Anthony Strachan Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research student	TBC	TBC
Board of Governors' Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
Brian Abel Piano Scholarship	TBC	Piano student Resided in Australia for the past 5 years Low socio-economic background	TBC	TBC
Bruce A Pontin Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Full-time student Studying piano or organ	TBC	TBC
Chapple/Bremner Scholarship	TBC	Singing and/or piano student	N/A	N/A
Clarence Addison Turrill Scholarship	TBC	Classical piano student Financially disadvantaged	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
Corinna D'Hage Mayer String Scholarship	TBC	Born in Australia String student	N/A	N/A
Costa Rosa Harsas Award	TBC	Studying classical music Come from a financially disadvantaged background	TBC	TBC
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	30 August 2022	27 September 2022
Dilys and Milton Renham Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	N/A	N/A
Doris Burnett Ford Scholarship	TBC	Musical composition student Aged between 20 and 40	N/A	N/A
Eleanor Dunn Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student Low socio-economic background	TBC	TBC
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	N/A	N/A
Flora Jean Ferriss Scholarship	TBC	Strings student	N/A	N/A
Geoffrey Parsons Australian Scholarship	TBC	Student undertaking further studies as a piano accompanist or opera répétiteur	N/A	N/A
George and Margaret Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Student studying operatic studies, piano or violin	TBC	TBC
George Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Student pursuing studies abroad	TBC	TBC
Greenberg-Gurney-Jensen Fund	TBC	Classical music (including early music and opera) student	N/A	N/A
Greenberg-Gurney-Jensen Fund 2	TBC	Full-time student Studying classical music, including early music and opera studies	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
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	TBC	TBC
Helen Myers Scholarship	TBC	Female Singing student	N/A	N/A
Helen Quach Scholarship	TBC	Student studying conducting	N/A	N/A
Henderson Postgraduate Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student	N/A	N/A
Jean Giles and Thomas Louis Pidcock Violin Scholarship	TBC	Full-time student at the Conservatorium Violin student	N/A	N/A
John and Dorothy Vimpani Pianoforte Fund	TBC	Pianoforte student	N/A	N/A
John Luscombe Scholarship for Vocal Studies	TBC	Full-time student Studying vocal studies	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
Kerkyasharian and Kayikian Fund for Armenian Studies	TBC	Honours, master's by research or PhD student or academic affiliate Undertaking research in 19th century or earlier Armenian studies Applying for project or activity funding	21 October 2022	21 November 2022
Margaret Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Brass, percussion, jazz, keyboard, organ and church music, vocal studies, opera, woodwind, composition, music education or musicology students	N/A	N/A
Martha Eglit Bequest	TBC	Piano or violin student	N/A	N/A
Mary Greville and Bert Coughtrey Scholarship for Pianists	TBC	Full-time student at the Conservatorium Wanting to study piano overseas	TBC	TBC
Myron Kantor Bequest	TBC	Student studying classical music	TBC	TBC
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)	N/A	N/A
Patricia Bell Grant	TBC	Voice and/or instrument student	N/A	N/A
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	N/A	N/A
Peter Davidson Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student at the Conservatorium	N/A	N/A
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in NeuroMusic for Healthy Brain Ageing	$35,950 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic/international student Commencing PhD at Sydney Conservatorium of Music Holds First Class Honours or equivalent degree	4 May 2022	15 May 2022
Queen Victoria Club Scholarship	TBC	Cello, violin and/or piano student	N/A	N/A
Quinquin Foundation Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research student Studying classical music Financially disadvantaged background	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
Richard Merewether French Horn Fellowship	TBC	French horn student	N/A	N/A
Rob Hatherley Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student Preferably studying piano and/or keyboard	N/A	N/A
Rosemary Valentine Memorial Prize	TBC	Full-time student Studying voice or piano	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
Sarah and Murial Jeavons Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Female Organ student	N/A	N/A
Sydney Conservatorium Association Scholarships	TBC	Full-time student at the Conservatorium	N/A	N/A
Sydney Conservatorium of Music Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
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	TBC	TBC
Sydney Moss Scholarship	$20,000	Born in NSW Postgraduate student or graduate of the Con Willing to travel overseas to a music school	TBC	TBC
Sydney Symposium Choral Foundation Conducting Scholarship	$15,000 p.a.	Domestic student Must be aged up to 35 years	TBC	TBC
The Albert Scholarships	$25,000	Postgraduate coursework or research student	N/A	N/A
The Bessie Cook Piano Award	TBC	Piano student	TBC	TBC
The Chandler Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
The David and Nhilla Dumbrell Scholarship	TBC	Piano student Low-socioeconomic background	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
The Donald Lionel Edgerton Scholarship	TBC	Male Opera student	N/A	N/A
The Elise Herrman Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	N/A	N/A
The Geoffrey Rothwell Scholarship	TBC	Singing student	N/A	N/A
The Helpmann Family Fellowship	TBC	Opera student Low socio-economic background	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
The Howard-Smith Scholarship	TBC	Full-time student Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or rural/remote student	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
The Joan and James Armstrong Award	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	TBC	TBC
The John Holt Todd and Florence Todd Scholarship	TBC	Full-time student Studying vocal teaching and repertoire Between 20 and 45 years old	N/A	N/A
The Kathleen and Allison Short Scholarship	TBC	Piano, violin, viola or cello student Financially disadvantaged	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
The Kathleen E Armstrong Bequest	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	N/A	N/A
The Kevin and Margaret Duffy Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Studying vocal studies or similar	TBC	TBC
The Kim Walker Scholarship Endowment Fund	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	N/A	N/A
The Linda Kingsbury Jeffery Scholarship for Singing	TBC	Singing student	N/A	N/A
The Olive Margaret Stewart Bequest	TBC	Music and voice student	N/A	N/A
The Patricia H Reid Endowment Scholarship	$20,000 pa (up to 4 years)	Full-time student Low socio-economic background or financial need	1 August 2022	31 August 2022
The Rahma Shohet Memorial Scholarship – Vocal	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium studying vocal	TBC	TBC
The Richard and Doreen Wilson Organ Scholarship	TBC	Organ student	N/A	N/A
The Richard and Doreen Wilson Organ Travelling Scholarship	TBC	Organ student Undertake overseas studies	TBC	TBC
The Ted and Susan Meller Memorial Scholarship Fund	TBC	Violin student	N/A	N/A
The Vasanta Scholarship	TBC	Australian citizen Violin, viola, violoncello, piano or organ student	N/A	N/A
The William and Marie Souter Encouragement Awards	TBC	Classical music student Australian resident Low socio-economic background	TBC	TBC
William McIlrath Memorial Scholarship in Music Performance and Research	TBC	Postgraduate student studying music performance	1 August 2022	31 August 2022