Rolling Stone Australia and Southern Cross University partner on Rolling Stone Music Scholarship
Rolling Stone Australia has teamed up with Southern Cross University on the Rolling Stone Music Scholarship, a grant that will be awarded to a hard-working individual keen to study a Bachelor of Contemporary Music and pursue a career in music.
Rolling Stone Australia and Southern Cross University are partnering on the academic initiative, which covers a total value of $15,000 over 3 years for Southern Cross University’s Bachelor of Contemporary Music degree at its Lismore or Coomera campuses.
Southern Cross University’s Bachelor of Contemporary Music degree covers all areas of the industry, from production, performance and songwriting to navigating the business side of the industry.
For graduates, professional positions can swing open across the music community.
Participants will enjoy mentorship from the brightest, most passionate names in music, while the site’s state-of-the-art facilities offer recording studios, rehearsal studios, music production labs, keyboard lab, and professional-standard performance spaces.
Bachelor of contemporary music course coordinator Dr Matt Hill stated “If you dream one day of performing in front of thousands at the massive festivals around Australia, or are keen on teaching music to young students, then this is the degree for you.”
The names on the Southern Cross University alumni board should be familiar with Australian music fans, from award-winning producer Matt Fell, singer-songwriter BUOY, composer and musician Yantra de Vilder, Matt Smith of Thirsty Merc, U.S. country music hit songwriter Phil Barton and more.
Applications are now open, and are scheduled to close 31st of January, 2021.
The 10 best answers will go through to a second round where participants will be asked to submit a long-form answer.
To learn more and to apply visit the link here.
This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.