Ethel Osborn Prize
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Undergraduate, Honours
- Study area
- Arts, humanities and social sciences
- Scholarship focus
- Creative excellence
- Scholarship value
- May vary
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 20 January 2025
- Applications close
- 16 April 2025
Eligibility
You're eligible to apply if you:
- are enrolled in the Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music (Honours) or a dual program that includes the Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music (Honours)
- are available to perform at the annual competition.
How to apply
Apply via the online application form. You will need to provide:
- details of the work you propose to perform
- a short bio.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
If deemed eligible, you will be invited to perform at the competition where the student with the most outstanding performance in classical voice will receive the prize.
What happens next
We'll acknowledge your application via email. If you haven't received an email within 2 days of applying, please email concerts@uq.edu.au.
If you are chosen to perform, we'll contact you to provide more details of the competition.
About this scholarship
The Ethel Osborn Prize was established in 1983 following a bequest of $15,000 from John Gilmour in memory of his wife, Ethel Osborn Gilmour, an Australian and international singer and part-time examiner in Singing with the Department of Music at The University of Queensland, 1952–1962.
The competition dates are:
- Heats: 6 May 2025, 6-9pm, Nickson Room
- Finals: 26 May 2025, 6-9pm, Nickson Room
Rules
Competition rules:
- Heats- max 10 mins duration
- Finals- max 20 mins duration
- No more than 6 candidates to proceed from heats to finals in each competition
- Competitors to organise and self-fund any rehearsals with pianist prior to heats and final if required
- Winner (automatic) and runner up (by invitation) in each competition to perform in prize winner concert.