The Grace Marion Wilson Writing Showcase Grant has been established to provide support for participants of the Student Work Showcase.
Six Grants valued at $5,000 each, will be awarded to support the recipient's Showcase presentation in the following year.
Applicants for the award must be currently enrolled first year students in any discipline of the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). The proposed creative work MUST incorporate identifiable writing based components as part of the delivery.
To be eligible for one of these Grants, applicants need to:
- be a current first year student in the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
- propose to develop a creative work comprising creative writing elements for presentation at the following year's Showcase.
Awarding of Grants will be based on:
- The quality of the application
- approved inclusion of the proposal to the next Showcase
- identifiable writing- based elements to the proposed creative project
- Evidence of ability to fulfill the proposed project’s aims and outcomes by the timing of the Showcase
- The potential for the Grant to impact applicants’ future development
Intended Outcomes
It is a condition of the Grants that the following outcomes are met:
- The final Creative Work must be presented at the next Showcase (mid 2026).
- The grantees must report o progress at end of 2025 to ensure development of progress.
- Recipients will be paid at the commencement their activity, but failure to submit the final project to the 2026 Showcase will result in a repayment request of the received Grant.
Application and Selection Timeline:
June 2, 2025: Grants launched and applications open
July 27 2025: Applications close
Beginning September 2025: Selection Panel meets to assess
Mid-September 2025: Grantees announced
*Projects to be delivered at mid year 2026 Showcase
This application consists of the following:
- Personal details
- Course details
- Scholarship questions
- Document uploads
- Agreement and submission
You can save your application and return to it during the application period, however uploaded documents will not be saved for partial submissions. Applications will not be accepted or accessible after 5PM (Melbourne time) on the closing date. All enquiries to contact the Fine Arts and Music Scholarships office <fineartsmusic-scholarships@unimelb.edu.au>
FINANCIAL NEEDS ELEMENT
Scholarship Application and Financial Need Assessment
You are encouraged to complete 2 separate steps. The Student Financial Assistance Application has an earlier closing date as it is managed centrally (not by this Faculty). Please allow enough time to complete both forms. You will still be considered for this scholarship without the Student Financial Assistance Application, but it is your best interest to complete both forms to significantly maximise your opportunity for funding. You only complete Step 2 once per year (unless you wish to update your financial details).
PLEASE NOTE: Step 2 (the Student Financial Assistance Application) is not compulsory for consideration to these Faculty scholarships. It is just in your best interests to complete it. If the closing date for Step 2 has passed, please still apply for this scholarship, you will still be considered.
Step 1 Scholarship Application
Complete this form. The link for the second step, detailed below, will be emailed to you on submission of this form. You will still be considered for scholarships if you only complete step 1 however, completing step 2 will enable you to be considered for other, University-wide funding (there is a strict closing date for submission of step 2).
Step 2 Student Financial Assistance Application
To assist with the assessment your application you are required to submit an online Student Financial Assistance Application by 5PM AEST 4 August 2025. The Student Financial Assistance Application tool is used for consideration for all of the University's Student Grants. These are awards ranging from $200 to $10,000 per annum and are not aligned with any particular Faculty or degree.
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