Albert H Maggs Composition Award

This award is provided as a commission for Australian composer who has been resident in Australia for at least 2 years to create a new musical work of a substantial nature. Whilst applications are open to all, this award is typically granted to composers of some experience and has a strong history of recipients from the professional field.

Applications open

12 Jul 2021

Last day for applications

17 Oct 2021
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Last day for applications

This is the last day on which applications will be accepted. Though conditions vary, we recommend submission by 5pm AEST to avoid disappointment.

Application type

Application required
How to apply

Benefit type

Single payment
Full benefit details

Citizenship requirements

Australian / domestic student

Total value

up to $11,000

Applicable study areas

Music

Number of scholarships awarded

1

  • Eligibility & selection criteria

    Eligibility

    To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to:

    • be a composer who has been resident in Australia for at least 2 years immediately preceding the last day of application for the award. Previous awardees are eligible to apply. Whilst applications are open to all, this award is typically granted to composers of some experience and has a strong history of recipients from the professional field.

    Applicants do not have to be students or alumni of the University of Melbourne.

    As a condition of the award the successful candidate must agree:

    * to submit to the selection committee within eighteen months of the announcement of the grant of the award a work of a serious nature ('the commissioned work'). The selection committee may, at its discretion, extend this period;

    * to permit The University of Melbourne from time to time to borrow and to perform the commissioned work in public or otherwise without payment of any fee.

    Selection criteria

    Selection will be made on the basis of documents including a list of works, overview of commissions, publications and performances, a copy of a score and matching recording of ONE composition you have written in the last three years.

  • Application process

    Apply online via the link below (link is visible only during the application open phase)

    Submit a scholarship application now

  • When will I know the outcome?

    Applicants can expect to receive an outcome 4 weeks after the closing date.

What are the benefits?

A payment of up to $15,000 in total, comprising an initial award of $5000,  a further $6000 following submission of the composition to the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music library and a further reimbursement of up to $4000 to subsidise the performance.

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