How do I apply?

There are three components to the application process. Applicants must complete components 1 and 2 by the application closing date.

If you are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, you may like to contact our Faculty’s Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development before proceeding. They can assist you with your application and provide you with additional information about your study options.

1. UNIVERSITY Application

   Submit a direct application via the University's application portal.

2. SUPPLEMENTARY APPLICATION & VIDEO PERFORMANCE

   Applicants will be required to upload a digital portfolio to the supplementary application form.

   The digital portfolio needs to contain at least one of the following, appropriately titled and clearly identifying the applicant:

   • Choreographic work/s authored by the applicant within the last five years;
   • Dance performance in an original choreography or reconstruction;
   • Portfolio of applicant’s current dance teaching practice;
   • Screen or digital dance work made by the applicant;
   • And/or portfolio of relevant dance work in a specialist area.

3. Interview

   Shortlisted applicants will be required to attend a 20-minute interview by the Selection Panel. For more information, please visit Auditions and Interviews.

   APPLICATION Fees

   Applicants will be charged a non-refundable application fee payable via the supplementary application.

   Please note that some domestic applicants may be eligible for a waiver of the supplementary application fee if you are a Health Care Cardholder or have special circumstances.

   For persons who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, the supplementary application fee will be waived. Please contact the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development for assistance.

   Other circumstances which could mean you’re eligible for a waiver of the supplementary application fee include disadvantaged financial background, i.e. as a category of Graduate Access Melbourne, the University of Melbourne's special entry and access scheme for domestic students.

   If you believe you are eligible for a waiver of the supplementary application fee, please email fineartsmusic-admissions@unimelb.edu.au prior to submitting your supplementary application form, and include a scanned copy of the relevant documentation as evidence of your eligibility.

   GRADUATE ACCESS MELBOURNE

   Graduate Access Melbourne is the University of Melbourne's special entry and access scheme for domestic students.

   It can help you gain a place in a degree even if your WAM (weighted average mark) is below the selection rank normally needed for an offer, however you still need to meet course prerequisites. You may be also eligible for guaranteed entry and there are Access Scholarships available also.

   You can apply using one or more of these categories:

   • Disadvantaged financial background
   • From a rural or isolated area
   • Under-represented school
   • Difficult circumstances
   • Disability or medical condition
   • Non-English speaking background
   • Recognition as an Indigenous Australian
   • Mature-age consideration (Non-School leaver entry pathway).

   Wondering if you are eligible for any of these categories? Each category has its own criteria, so before applying, check to see if you are eligible via the Graduate Access Melbourne page, as well as instructions on how to apply.