Support to study piano at university
The Dorothy Ford Memorial Scholarship supports a female Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University student who has been identified as being in financial need.
The recipient must be enrolled in a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Performance, majoring in performance with keyboard/piano, enrolled in classical piano or an equivalent course.
Key points
Targeted to
Music students
Value
$24,000
Level of study
Undergraduate
Applications
Closed and awarded for 2023
Scholarship details
To be eligible, you must:
- be a female student
- be offered and accepted to study at QCGU in the Bachelor of Music (three-year degree) or the Bachelor of Music Performance (four-year degree), majoring in performance with keyboard/piano, enrolled in classical piano or an equivalent course.
- be enrolled full-time.
- have lived in Queensland for a minimum of 12 months prior to application
- be an Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa
- not be in receipt of any other Griffith University academic scholarship that serves the same purpose.
You can apply for this scholarship via our application process.
Application information
To be considered for this scholarship, you must complete the following sections within your application.
Study details
- Tertiary education history.
- Secondary education history: Overall Position (OP) or rank/ATAR equivalent
- Program preferences: Outline if you have applied for Bachelor of Music or the Bachelor of Music Performance at Griffith University.
Achievements
- Leadership and community: Include school leadership position/s.
- Referee details: Include two referee reports from two different sources:
- an academic referee (school teacher or principal)
- a character referee (a person from your community or workplace).
Personal background
- Income and expenditure: Detail your financial need.
- Scholarship: Are you in receipt of a scholarship?
- Circumstances—Relocation: Are you moving away from home in order to undertake your undergraduate degree? All other things being equal, students from rural and regional areas should receive priority.
Statements
- Personal statements:
- Career goals and aims: Why have you selected the particular degree? Why classical piano? (Optional).
- Community involvement: Detail your level of active involvement in community music, including volunteering, and other non-music community activities undertaken prior to enrolling in the program.
- Experiences: Outline your work history, and/or musical experiences.
Value
Maximum value is $24,000, payable in instalments. Payments of $3,000 are payable for each full time enrol trimester, up to the maximum value of the scholarship or minimum duration of the program, whichever is the lesser.
Payment
Payments are made up to six weeks after the census date, subject to the recipient maintaining ongoing eligibility requirements.
The recipient must maintain a cumulative career GPA of 5.5 or above, verified at census date each trimester. Should the recipient not achieve a cumulative career GPA 5.5, they must agree to the terms and conditions of a learning contract for a period of one trimester. If the recipient does not achieve a cumulative career GPA of 5.5 or higher at the expiration of the one-trimester learning contract, the scholarship will be terminated. The scholarship recipient may request a review of a decision to terminate their scholarship if they feel that have exceptional circumstances.
The recipient must achieve a final mark of GPA 6 in Performance Studies course. Course assessment may be judged by more than two Griffith academic staff. The final result is verified at the end of the academic year and the learning contract does not apply. If GPA 6 is not received in final grades, the scholarship may be terminated.
The recipient must remain enrolled full-time in the Bachelor of Music with keyboard/piano enrolled in classical piano or equivalent course. This is verified at census date each trimester. If the recipient transfers to the Bachelor of Music Performance at the end of their third year, the scholarship will continue for this additional year of study.
Should the recipient not meet these conditions, which are verified at census date each trimester, the remaining scholarship funds will be withdrawn.
If study is postponed due to extenuating circumstances substantiated by a medical certificate, any outstanding monies will be retained until the recipient can continue their studies (as long as the deferment does not exceed one year). Thereafter, any outstanding scholarship monies will be forfeited and reinvested in the endowment.
One scholarship will be available at a time and is held by the recipient for the duration for their Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Studies course.
The next scholarship will be available when the current recipient has completed their studies and no longer holds the scholarship.
Applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date.
Offers are made via email.
Applicants may be shortlisted and be required to provide additional information.
Donor details
This scholarship has been established in honour of Mrs Dorothy Ford-Burnett, who was an accomplished pianist and piano teacher.
The aim of the scholarship is to support the next generation of emerging Queensland female pianists.
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