Mary Elizabeth McComas Piano Scholarship at the University of Melbourne 2026

This scholarship supports graduate students specialising in piano in undertaking activity at a major piano-teaching academy or university outside of Australia.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 26, 2026
• Value$10,000
• Study LevelMasters , PhD
• SponsorUniversity of Melbourne
• City to studyVictoria
• School to studyUniversity of Melbourne
• Course to studyMusic , Visual and Performing Arts
• Eligible CountryAustralia

Benefits

• Payment of approximately $10,000. The amount of funds offered depends on the nature and scope of the project and funding is provided at the discretion of the Trustees annually. Successful applicants will be required to provide a completion statement of their activities.

Requirements

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• be an Australian citizen
• have graduated or be eligible to graduate in Music from an Australian University or be currently enrolled in a postgraduate Music course at an Australian University
• intend to participate at a European festival OR enrol in a postgraduate place at a piano-teaching institution outside of Australia OR intend to secure private tuition with an approved piano teacher outside of Australia

Strongest preference is for Master of Music Performance Research (Keyboard) students as well as PhD Performance Research (Keyboard) students, particularly those in the early stages of candidacy. Exceptionally high achieving Bachelor of Music Honours (Keyboard) students with strong graduate research potential can also be considered. Students enrolled in the Master of Music Performance Teaching (Keyboard) may also apply.

Selection Process

Eligible applicants will be assessed on:

• artistic merit
• academic merit as demonstrated by previous academic achievement
• career aspirations
• travel purpose
• likely success in completing the proposed course of study or benefit from the travel plan
• relevant transcripts or evidence of achievements as a pianist.

The Dean, on recommendation of the graduate committee, will approve the recipients. Successful recipients will be notified via post of the outcome. All other unsuccessful recipients will be emailed.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Applications are made via the Application Portal.

For more information, kindly visit the University of Melbourne Scholarship webpage.