Prize

Dorian Le Gallienne Composition Award

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Applications open

29 Jun 2027

Applications close

12 Oct 2027

Benefit amount

Up to $1,200

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework, Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study, Alumni

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Dorian Le Gallienne Composition Award is offered as a commission for Victorian composers for the creation of a chamber work.

Benefits

This award provides a one-off payment of approximately $1200.

Amount:

Up to $1,200

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this award, you must be a composer who is a resident of Victoria immediately preceding the last day of application for the award.

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

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.

Conditions

The successful candidate must agree:

  • To submit to the selection committee within eighteen months of the announcement of the grant of the award a new chamber work ('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.

Study level:

Graduate coursework, Graduate research

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Current study, Alumni

Study area:

Music, visual and performing arts

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Application

How to apply

This award is normally open for application biennially (odd years).

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

When will I know the outcome?

Applicants can expect to receive an outcome 8 weeks after the closing date.

Submit an application

Status:

Not open yet

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