The Adolph Spivakovsky Scholarship for Composition of Music is provided to promote, encourage and stimulate the art of musical composition in Australia, and offers a cash prize for the composer.
In 2025, composers are invited to write an original notated composition for 5 musicians or less, with a total duration of approximately 7 minutes. A score and recording (MIDI and/or acoustic) are to be submitted with this application. The work must be original. If the work employs copyrighted or previous published material such as samples, lyrics or other music taken from other copyright holders, it must be formally cleared by the candidate prior to submitting.
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 may not be accessible after 5PM AEST on the closing date.
