O'Brien Family Prize for Wind and Brass
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Undergraduate, Honours, Postgraduate coursework, Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- All study areas
- Scholarship focus
- Creative excellence
- Scholarship value
- $1,000
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 20 January 2025
- Applications close
- 22 August 2025
Eligibility
This prize is awarded for the most outstanding performance in wind or brass at the annual competition held by the School of Music.
You are eligible if you're:
- enrolled as a student at UQ
- available to perform in wind or brass at the annual competition.
How to apply
Apply using 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 selected to compete, your performance will be judged at the annual competition.
Competition dates:
- Heats: 9 September 2025
- Finals: TBC
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.
What happens next
We'll send you an email to let you know when we've received your application. If you have not received an email within 2 days of applying, email us at concerts@uq.edu.au.
If you’re considered eligible, we’ll forward your application to a selection panel to review.
If you’re successful, we will notify you in writing.
About this scholarship
The prize was first offered in 2017 as one of the Fifty $1,000 Alumni Friends Golden Jubilee Bursaries and is maintained by an annual donation from the O'Brien family, who are longstanding supporters of music in Brisbane.