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	17 August 2020	21 September 2020
Albert Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student Born in Australia Plan to study overseas	2021	2021
Alison Burrell Bequest	TBC	Full-time student Studying to become a composer	2021	2021
Anthony and Sharon Lee Foundation Jazz Scholarships	Up to $25,000	Jazz student Be in financial need	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
Anthony Strachan Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research student	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
Board of Governors' Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music	TBC	TBC
Brian Abel Piano Scholarship	TBC	Piano student Resided in Australia for the past 5 years Low socio-economic background	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
Bruce A Pontin Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Full-time student Studying piano or organ	January 2021	February 2021
Chapple/Bremner Scholarship	TBC	Singing and/or piano student	January 2021	February 2021
Clarence Addison Turrill Scholarship	TBC	Classical piano student Financially disadvantaged	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
Corinna D'Hage Mayer String Scholarship	TBC	Born in Australia String student	January 2021	February 2021
Costa Rosa Harsas Award	TBC	Full-time student Studying classical music Demonstrate financial hardship	TBC	TBC
Dilys and Milton Renham Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	January 2021	February 2021
Doris Burnett Ford Scholarship	TBC	Musical composition student Aged between 20 and 40	January 2021	February 2021
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	January 2021	February 2021
Flora Jean Ferriss Scholarship	TBC	Strings student	January 2021	February 2021
Geoffrey Parsons Australian Scholarship	TBC	Student undertaking further studies as a piano accompanist or opera répétiteur	January 2021	February 2021
George and Margaret Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Student studying operatic studies, piano or violin	11 August 2021	8 September 2021
George Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Student pursuing studies abroad	23 February 2022	28 March 2022
Greenberg-Gurney-Jensen Fund	TBC	Classical music (including early music and opera) student	January 2021	February 2021
Greenberg-Gurney-Jensen Fund 2	TBC	Full-time student Studying classical music, including early music and opera studies	January 2021	February 2021
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	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
Helen Myers Scholarship	TBC	Female Singing student	January 2021	February 2021
Helen Quach Scholarship	TBC	Student studying conducting	January 2021	February 2021
Henderson Postgraduate Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student	2021	2021
Jean Giles and Thomas Louis Pidcock Violin Scholarship	TBC	Full-time student at the Conservatorium Violin student	January 2021	February 2021
John and Dorothy Vimpani Pianoforte Fund	TBC	Pianoforte student	January 2021	February 2021
John Luscombe Scholarship for Vocal Studies	TBC	Full-time student Studying vocal studies	17 August 2020	21 September 2020
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	14 January 2022	30 March 2022
Margaret Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Brass, percussion, jazz, keyboard, organ and church music, vocal studies, opera, woodwind, composition, music education or musicology students	January 2021	February 2021
Martha Eglit Bequest	TBC	Piano or violin student	January 2021	February 2021
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	January 2021	February 2021
Patricia Bell Grant	TBC	Voice and/or instrument student	January 2021	February 2021
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 2021	February 2021
Peter Davidson Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student at the Conservatorium	TBC	TBC
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	January 2021	February 2021
Quinquin Foundation Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research student Studying classical music Financially disadvantaged background	January 2021	February 2021
Richard Merewether French Horn Fellowship	TBC	French horn student	January 2021	February 2021
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	17 August 2020	21 September 2020
Sarah and Murial Jeavons Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Female Organ student	January 2021	February 2021
Sydney Conservatorium Association Scholarships	TBC	Full-time student at the Conservatorium	2021	2021
Sydney Conservatorium of Music Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	January 2021	February 2021
Sydney Moss Scholarship	$20,000	Born in NSW Postgraduate student or graduate of the Con Willing to travel overseas to a music school	11 August 2021	8 September 2021
The Albert Scholarships	$25,000	Postgraduate coursework or research student	N/A	N/A
The Bessie Cook Piano Award	TBC	Piano student	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
The Chandler Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music	17 August 2020	21 September 2020
The David and Nhilla Dumbrell Scholarship	TBC	Piano student Low-socioeconomic background	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
The Donald Lionel Edgerton Scholarship	TBC	Male Opera student	January 2021	February 2021
The Elise Herrman Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	January 2021	February 2021
The Geoffrey Rothwell Scholarship	TBC	Singing student	January 2021	February 2021
The Helpmann Family Fellowship	TBC	Opera student Low socio-economic background	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
The Howard-Smith Scholarship	TBC	Full-time student Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or rural/remote student	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
The Joan and James Armstrong Award	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
The John Holt Todd and Florence Todd Scholarship	TBC	Full-time student Studying vocal teaching and repertoire Between 20 and 45 years old	2021	2021
The Kathleen and Allison Short Scholarship	TBC	Piano, violin, viola or cello student Financially disadvantaged	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
The Kathleen E Armstrong Bequest	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	January 2021	February 2021
The Kevin and Margaret Duffy Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Studying vocal studies or similar	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
The Kim Walker Scholarship Endowment Fund	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium	January 2021	February 2021
The Linda Kingsbury Jeffery Scholarship for Singing	TBC	Singing student	January 2021	February 2021
The Olive Margaret Stewart Bequest	TBC	Music and voice student	January 2021	February 2021
The Patricia H Reid Endowment Scholarship	$20,000 pa (up to 4 years)	Full-time student Low socio-economic background or financial need	16 March 2022	14 April 2022
The Rahma Shohet Memorial Scholarship – Vocal	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium studying vocal	17 August 2020	21 September 2020
The Richard and Doreen Wilson Organ Scholarship	TBC	Organ student	January 2021	February 2021
The Richard and Doreen Wilson Organ Travelling Scholarship	TBC	Organ student Undertake overseas studies	2021	2021
The Ted and Susan Meller Memorial Scholarship Fund	TBC	Violin student	January 2021	February 2021
The Vasanta Scholarship	TBC	Australian citizen Violin, viola, violoncello, piano or organ student	January 2021	February 2021
The William and Marie Souter Encouragement Awards	TBC	Classical music student Australian resident Low socio-economic background	5 March 2021	31 March 2021
William McIlrath Memorial Scholarship in Music Performance and Research	TBC	Postgraduate student studying music performance	16 March 2022	14 April 2022