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Scholarship Information

The purpose of our Scholarships is not only the monetary benefits it will give some of the participants, but also to give all young students the opportunity to perform works they are studying to professional adjudicators who will give them a critique to assist them. This happens in a fairly informal way, so that the act of performing gives confidence and a will to continue and improve.

In the Finals, the students play to a friendly audience in a professional venue and once again receive a critique and are able to talk to the adjudicators after the event. They hear other young musicians, create friendships, and most importantly give pleasure to all through performing great music.

An old saying, but a good one:

“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” – Ernest Hemingway

Musical Society of Geelong Inc.

“Annual Scholarships ” 2025

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AUDITIONS: Saturday 9th AUGUST, 2025

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Christian College Senior School,

135 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds

9am-4pm 

 

FINALS: Sunday 17th AUGUST, 2025

 

Christian College Senior School,

135 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds

2pm-4pm 

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6 Scholarships of $1,500 each to be awarded to worthy Classical Brass, Woodwind, String, Vocal and Piano students and for Indigenous music students of Geelong and the Colac/Winchelsea area.

RULES and ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  • All entrants must be enrolled as a full-time student at a secondary/high school in Geelong and must live within a 50km radius of the Geelong CBD.

  • Entries will also be accepted from students in the Colac/Winchelsea area.

  • All students must be 12-18 years of age (as of 1st July 2025) and study music/be having lessons with an instrumental teacher.

  • Suggested AMEB standard or equivalent: AMEB Grade 6 or above.

  • If declared a scholarship winner, the entrant must agree to perform at a Music Society of Geelong event in the future – within 18 months of receiving the award.

  • Each entrant has a performance time limit of 10 minutes and must perform 2 contrasting styles or 1 piece with contrast within.

  • The same pieces are to be performed at the auditions and the finals.

  • Copies of the music must be supplied for the adjudicator, solo and accompaniment parts included. It is the entrant’s responsibility to collect these at the conclusion of the auditions and/or finals.

  • Accompaniments must be live: no recorded accompaniments/backing tracks are permitted.

  • Students must provide their own accompanist who is to attend the audition and finals. There is to be no expectation that the Society or its members will provide an accompanist. Students who attend without their accompanist (if music requires) may not be allowed to perform.

  • For Auditions to Proceed - A minimum of 4 entrants in each section are required for a section to proceed to auditions. The committee reserves the right to combine or cancel any section(s).

  • For Finals to Proceed – Following auditions, if it is deemed by the adjudicator that there are not enough entrants at the required musical standard for a section to proceed to the Final, then the Section will be cancelled or combined with another section.

  • The Committee reserves the right to cancel or combine any section(s) at any stage of the scholarship event.

  • Previous winners of Musical Society of Geelong Inc. scholarships may not re-apply in the same section.

  • Entrants may enter more than one section in this event annually.

  • Entrants agree that photos taken during the event may be used by the Musical Society of Geelong Inc. for the organisation’s promotions and websites.

  • The Adjudicator’s decisions are final, and no correspondence will be entered into following the auditions or finals.

  • ENTRANCE FEE for each section is $20.00

  • ENTRIES CLOSE: FRIDAY AUGUST 1st, 2025

Completing your entry form

Your Scholarship Entry Form must be signed by both the entrant and parent/guardian.

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Entries close Friday 1st August, 2025.

 

Please click on a Scholarship Application button

to download your form, you can choose either

Microsoft Word or pdf format. Open the "membership form" document on your computer and print off. Fill in the fields.

 

See payments section below for delivery instructions.

Payments

Cash payments can be submitted along with the entry form to :-

Musical Society of Geelong Inc.

C/-5 Huntly Close,  Highton VIC 3216

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​If choosing to make a Bank Transfer or Direct Debit payment please use your surname as identification (which can be entered into the "Description on recipient's statement"  section when processing through your bank).

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Bank Details :-  Commonwealth Bank BSB 063523 Acc: 10116913

Musical Society of Geelong.

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You must also submit the completed entry form to :-

Musical Society of Geelong Inc.

C/- 5 Huntly Close, Highton VIC 3216

or email us (musicalsocietyofgeelong@gmail.com) with a scanned copy of the completed entry form attached.

​The Musical Society of Geelong Inc. acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia's First Nation people and Traditional Custodians of the land, waterways and culture. We pay respects to the local Wathaurong people of this land and their Elders, past, present and emerging and our continued work as one.

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