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	Open date	Close date
Albert Scholarship	TBC	Graduate of the University of Sydney Currently reside in Australia	TBC	TBC
Alan Hyland Scholarship for Instrumental Studies	TBC	Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music Studying instrumental studies	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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 (for up to 4 years) or $25,000 (for up to 1.5 years)	Jazz student Be in financial need	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
Anthony Strachan Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Conservatorium of Music	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
Belinda Frances Hughes Piano Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Studying piano	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
Belinda Frances Hughes Violin Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Studying violin	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
Board of Governors' Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
Brian Abel Piano Scholarship	TBC	Piano student Resided in Australia for the past 5 years Low socio-economic background	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
Bruce A Pontin Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
Chapple/Bremner Scholarship	TBC	Singing and/or piano student	N/A	N/A
Clarence Addison Turrill Scholarship	TBC	Classical piano student Financially disadvantaged	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
Conservatorium of Music Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
Costa Rosa Harsas Award	TBC	Studying classical music Come from a financially disadvantaged background	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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 at the Conservatorium Low socio-economic background	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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	$50,000 per annum	Student or alumni of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Wanting to study operatic studies, piano or violin overseas	1 September 2023	18 September 2023
George Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium pursuing studies abroad	29 March 2023	17 April 2023
George Wallace Henderson Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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 at the Conservatorium of Music Studying classical music, including early music and opera studies	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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 at the Conservatorium	N/A	N/A
Henderson Tuition Fee Scholarship	TBC	Full-time Masters by Research or PhD student at the Conservatorium	N/A	N/A
Iremonger Marceau Family Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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 at the Conservatorium Studying vocal studies	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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
Matteson & Nancy Roberts Violin Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Studying violin	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
Myron Kantor Bequest	TBC	Student studying classical music at the Conservatorium	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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
Paulette Isabel Jones Career Award	$7000	Domestic/international student Submit thesis before 30 September	31 August 2023	13 September 2023
Patricia Bell Grant	TBC	Voice and/or instrument student	N/A	N/A
Peter Davidson Scholarship	TBC	Postgraduate student	N/A	N/A
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	11 August 2023	16 October 2023
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	4 July 2023	3 August 2023
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	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
Quinquin Foundation Tuition Fee Scholarship	TBC	Full-time Masters by Research or PhD student at the Conservatorium	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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 at the Conservatorium of Music Studying voice or piano	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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
The Albert Scholarships	$25,000	Postgraduate coursework or research student	N/A	N/A
The Bessie Cook Piano Award	TBC	Piano student	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
The Chandler Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
The Conry Brauer Scholarship for Piano Tuition	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Studying piano	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
The Conry Brauer Scholarship for Violin Tuition	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Studying violin	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
The David and Nhilla Dumbrell Scholarship	TBC	Piano student Low-socioeconomic background	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
The Donald Lionel Edgerton Scholarship	TBC	Male Opera student	N/A	N/A
The Elaine McCaghern Musical Scholarship	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium Low-socioeconomic background	TBC	TBC
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 Gerald Westheimer Quartet Program	TBC	Currently enrolled in full-time at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Member of a string quartet	13 September 2023	13 November 2023
The Helpmann Family Fellowship	TBC	Opera student Low socio-economic background	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
The Howard-Smith Scholarship	TBC	Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or rural/remote student	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
The Joan and James Armstrong Award	TBC	Student at the Conservatorium of Music	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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 JJ Kelly Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Full-time coursework or research students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Studying brass instrument	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
The Kathleen and Allison Short Scholarship	TBC	Piano, violin, viola or cello student Financially disadvantaged	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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 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	N/A until 2024	N/A until 2024
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 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Low socio-economic background or financial need	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
The Rahma Shohet Memorial Scholarship – Vocal	TBC	Student studying vocal at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music	31 July 2023	14 August 2023
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
William McIlrath Memorial Scholarship in Music Performance and Research	TBC	Postgraduate student studying music performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music	31 July 2023	14 August 2023

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