The Faculty of the VCA and Music, School of Performing Arts is proud to announce the Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship for 2009 (Drama).

The scholarship is open to Drama Alumni who studied at the Victorian College of the Arts between 1998 and 2008.

The fellowship amount of $20,000 is offered every two years in order to enable Drama graduates to travel abroad.

Alumni who graduated from the Bachelor of Dramatic Art or from a Postgraduate or Masters degree program may obtain further information and application forms by phoning 03 9685 9242 or visiting the website: www.vcam.unimelb.edu.au/school_performing_arts.html
(go to Theatre>Scholarship and Awards).

Applications close 4.30pm, Monday July 27, 2009

The prestigious Keith & Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship (Drama) is offered by the Faculty of the VCA and Music once every two years. Its purpose is to enable artists who have graduated from VCA Drama (Bachelor of Dramatic Art, Postgraduate Diploma or Master’s degree) to travel abroad and to enjoy a measure of financial support during the early years of their professional careers.

Past recipients have included Vanessa Pigrum (currently Artistic Director of Full Tilt at the Arts Centre) and Mary Sitarenos (recent winner of two Green Room Awards including Direction for Oedipus, A Poetic Requiem).

School of Performing Arts
Faculty of the VCA and Music
The University of Melbourne
234 St Kilda Road
Southbank Victoria 3006
Telephone: 03 9685 9225