Accepting and declining
Learn how to accept or decline your award. You will also find information on meeting your award requirements and submitting any additional material.
To be a performer you need to constantly put yourself out there, expose a bit of yourself and be really brave in front of many people and that can be very psychologically and physically challenging. I auditioned for the VCA Acting course and didn't get in until the age of 23! But now I have the confidence in my own ability to create work from scratch and a whole ream of skills to turn to.
Tom RichardsRecipient of a Lionel Gell Scholarship, and Pratt Bursary
Establishing an award
At the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, scholarship, award and prize selection is generally based on academic merit or financial need.
Award consultation happens at a number of levels, with heads of discipline, year level coordinators, teaching staff and the Dean of the Faculty all involved in the process.
The Faculty of Fine Arts and Music gratefully acknowledges the generous ongoing contributions of all our donors and supporters.
For information on establishing an award, or offering other financial support to the Faculty, please visit our Creating an award page.
Contact us
For more information about Faculty of Fine Arts and Music scholarships, please contact:
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music Scholarships Office
Phone : 9035 9044 or 13 MELB
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have more questions about a scholarship at our Faculty. Please check our FAQs for more information
Moving to Melbourne from regional Victoria to attend the VCA opened new doors to a wide variety of performing arts environments that weren't available to me in my hometown. For a teenager in a regional town it was daunting to think about how to break into such a niche industry with very limited local opportunities, but by studying at an institution like the VCA, you are not finding a 'back door' into the industry, the skills and contacts you are provided with are the leg up required to find work as soon as you graduate.
Julia OrlandoRecipient of a Melbourne Access Scholarship, Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar and Dennis Irving Award