Prize

Hannah Barry Memorial Award

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Applications open

13 Sep 2024

Applications close

18 Oct 2024

Benefit amount

Up to $1,000

Eligible study level

Undergraduate

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Hannah Barry Memorial Award is offered to talented students who are enrolled in an undergraduate degree, including those from the Faculty of the VCA and Music, with the best creative work in the performing arts.

About the donor

The award is named after a talented actress and artist who was a student of the former School of Creative Arts, The University of Melbourne. Hannah was killed in a motorcycle accident in June 2002.

Benefits

The Hannah Barry Memorial Award provides a one-off payment of approximately $1000.

Amount:

Up to $1,000

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this award, you must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree.

Conditions

The recipient must:

  • Spend money and complete the project within 12 months of winning the prize
  • Write a report on the project and submit it to the Board within two months of completing the project
  • If there is an official launch of the artistic project the recipient is asked to invite the donor and the selection committee
  • All promotion of the artistic project must credit funding from the Hannah Barry Memorial Award
  • If after 12 months of winning the prize the student has not completed their project they are to return the prize money to the University

Study level:

Undergraduate

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Current study

Study area:

Music, visual and performing arts

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Application

How to apply

Submit an online Hannah Barry Memorial Award application by the closing date.

If you have queries in regards to the creative aspects of your proposal, please contact artistic@union.unimelb.edu.au.

For general enquiries, contact:
Theatre Board
The University of Melbourne
E: theatre-board@unimelb.edu.au

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Status:

Not open yet

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