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• Up to two Edwin Carr Foundation Scholarships and up to two Jack McGill Music Scholarships will be awarded in 2025.

Funding Information

• Edwin Carr Foundation Scholarships
  • You can apply for up to $30,000. This is the total amount for the fund, which may be split between two recipients.
• Jack McGill Music Scholarships
  • You can apply for up to $8,000. This is the total amount for the fund, which may be split between two recipients.

Duration

• The scholarships support international study costs for up to 12 months.

Eligible Costs

• Eligible study costs include:
  • Study fees
  • Accommodation and living expenses
  • Travel costs

Ineligible Costs

• Scholarships cannot be used for study in New Zealand.

Eligibility Criteria

• To apply for a scholarship, you must:
  • Be an individual who is a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident, and
  • Have a track record of experience and success in your artform. This means you must have completed, as a minimum, a university degree, diploma, or LTCL or LRSM qualification related to your proposed musical studies.
• Edwin Carr Foundation Scholarships
  • To apply, you must be a composer.
• Jack McGill Music Scholarships
  • To apply, you must be 20 years of age or over. Priority is given to pianists.

Application Requirements

• You can add information to your application by:
  • Attaching files
  • Including weblinks
• Attached files must be under 10MB each and in the following formats:
  • .pdf
  • .doc or .docx (Word)
  • .xls or .xlsx (Excel)
  • .png, .jpg, .jpeg (images)
  • .txt
  • .mp3 or .m4a (audio)
• They are unable to accept documents through Google Docs, Google Drive, Drop-box or WeTransfer.
• They can accept audio, video, and other file formats via a web-link. Your weblinks must be to URLs where the content can be viewed or played online without needing further navigation, logins or downloading.

For more information, visit Creative New Zealand.