Application for the 2025/2026 John Sinclair Cormack Memorial Scholarship for Pianists or Violinists at the University of Newcastle is open to interested undergraduate student who want to continue their study. The scholarship is sponsored by the Public Trustee to provide financial aid to outstanding students who are studying piano or violin. The scholarship is fully funded, competitive with a limited number of 1 award given to qualified student. It has a value of $15,000 for 2 years and it covers all the expenses of the program including living allowance and travelling expenses.
Scholarship Overview
- Sponsor: Public Trustee
- Host: University of Newcastle
- Type: Fully Funded
- Award: 1
- Level: Undergraduate
- Value: $15,000 AUD
- Target: International Students
- Location: Australia
2025/2026 John Sinclair Cormack Memorial Scholarship for Pianists or Violinists Qualification
The following requirements must be met by the applicants in order to be eligible for the 2025/2026 John Sinclair Cormack Memorial Scholarship for Pianists or Violinists:
- Applicants must enroll at the University of Newcastle and in any year of Performing Arts and Bachelor of Music on a full-time study.
- Applicants must be permanent residents of New Zealand or Australia or a citizen of Australia.
- Applicants must have an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent of 75 or higher and 5.0 GPA for continuing students.
- Applicants that experience any of the following are eligible to apply for the scholarship such as experiencing abuse, long term disability or medical conditions, or sole parent or career responsibilities.
- Applicants must be a resident of Cessnock, Maitland, Newcastle, Lake Macquarie or Port Stephens Local Government Areas.
- Applicants must not hold any concurrent sponsored scholarship or a recipient of a donor-funded scholarship at the University of Newcastle.
- Applicants must show outstanding performance at the interview for shortlisted applicants or during performance at any entry audition.
- Applicants must not have any Australian undergraduate degree program and have not received this scholarship.
Scholarship Benefits
- $15,000 fully funded for 2 years.
- $3750 for each semester.
2025/2026 John Sinclair Cormack Memorial Scholarship for Pianists or Violinists Application process
In order to be eligible for the 2025/2026 John Sinclair Cormack Memorial Scholarship for Pianists or Violinists, applicant must follow these steps:
- Applicants must submit all necessary documents in a PDF file maximum of 3 and must be smaller than 5 MB at the application portal.
- During the registration on the application portal, all the required documents will be listed on the ‘Your Documents’.
- A 1 A4 page personal statement detailing your academic achievements, how the scholarship can help, career aspiration in your area of study.
- On the individual application responses, applicants may be required to provide documents on their personal circumstances and educational challenges.
Application Deadline: 05 March 2025
Go to the Official Scholarship Website
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