The Conry Brauer Scholarship for Piano Tuition

The Conry Brauer Scholarship for Piano Tuition is a music scholarship established in 2023 to support students undertaking studies in piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music at the University of Sydney. The scholarship is funded from the estate of Mary Beatrice Brauer and aims to assist full-time coursework or research students studying piano. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit, personal statement, demonstrated evidence of disadvantage, and/or portfolio and performance. For postgraduate research applicants, the scholarship may also consider research achievements and potential. The scholarship value and duration are determined by the Head of School and Dean of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and will be stipulated in the scholarship offer letter. The scholarship can be awarded as either a merit scholarship (automatic consideration through admission application) or as an equity scholarship (requiring separate application). For coursework students, payments are made in two equal installments after the census date of each semester. For postgraduate research students, the scholarship is paid as a stipend on a fortnightly basis. Recipients must maintain satisfactory academic performance, with coursework students required to maintain a minimum WAM of 65 each semester. The scholarship is subject to availability of funds and includes standard terms regarding leave arrangements, termination conditions, and ongoing eligibility requirements.