This scholarship is to promote, encourage and stimulate the art of musical composition in Australia and offers a cash prize for the composer and a public performance of the winner's work. Composers are invited to write an accessible song (or group of songs) in any style (commercial, art music etc.) with a total duration of approximately 7 minutes.
Applications open
13 Jul 2020
Application type
Application required
Benefit type
Single payment
Citizenship requirements
Applicable study areas
Music
Selection criteria
Eligible applicants will be assessed on a submitted composition.
The Adolph Spivakovsky Scholarship for Composition of Music is provided to promote, encourage and stimulate the art of musical composition in Australia, and offers a cash prize for the composer and a public performance of the winner's work.
In 2020, composers are invited to write an accessible song (or group of songs) in any style (commercial, art music etc.) with a total duration of approximately 7 minutes. This may be for voice/s and acoustic and/or electronic instruments– submitting a score and recording ( MIDI and/or acoustic) purpose composed for the scholarship. The work must be original. If the work employs copyrighted or previous published material such as samples, lyrics or other music taken from other copyright holders, it must be formally cleared by the candidate prior to submitting.
Application process
Apply online via the link below (link is visible only during the application open phase)
When will I know the outcome?
Applicants can expect an outcome four weeks after the scholarships closing date.
What are the benefits?
A single payment of approximately $3000.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to:
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