Kate Edger Foundation - Vinka Marinovich Award in Music

The Kate Edger Foundation - Vinka Marinovich Award in Music was established in 2016 and is financed by a bequest from the estate of Vinka Marinovich. Vinka had a lifetime involvement with Music in the Auckland area, particularly with Auckland Girls Grammar School and St Patrick's Cathedral. The main purpose of the Award is to support women enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate study in Music at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. Two Awards of up to $8,000 each are offered annually to assist women with their study. The Award is intended for students studying full-time towards a qualification; however, the Trustees recognise that health conditions or impairments can limit a person's ability to study full-time and have extended the Award in 2023 to include part-time study on a case-by-case basis. This scholarship supports women enrolling in Stage III of a BMus, or BMus (Hons), PGDipMus, MMus, DMus, DMA or PhD in Music.