Application Outcomes

The Faculty of Fine Arts and Music assesses applications in 2 rounds each year.

For courses which have mid-year entry applications are assessed in May and outcomes are generally sent out via email in late May or early June.

For courses which have start-year entry applications are assessed in October/November and outcomes are generally sent out via email in late November or December.

Supervisor Nomination

Masters Researchers have a supervisory panel including a Principal Supervisor who will be their primary contact and mentor throughout the course.  You can find a potential research supervisor by reviewing the research interests and expertise of academic staff on the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music staff profiles or you can use the University Find an Expert pages.

It is advisable to contact potential supervisors prior to submitting a formal application. All submitted applications are assessed.

Prospective Enquiries

If you have any questions about making an application please contact the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music: fineartsmusic-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au

Further information about Applications processes is available at the Future Students admissions and applications page.

Submit Your Application

Applications for courses and scholarships are submitted online. You can access the online admissions system here and there are answers to commonly asked questions here.

When searching for a course in the admissions system it is best to search by course code. Search for “MR-MUSRES” to find the Master of Music (Research). You will see various options and you need to choose the year you wish to commence along with the semester and whether you wish to study full time or part time.

All applicants for Graduate Research courses are automatically considered for Research Training Programme Scholarships and for Melbourne Research Scholarships. If you wish to apply for any other scholarships, such as the Fay Marles or Human Rights Scholarships, you will need to add these to your application. You can search for scholarships here: https://scholarships.unimelb.edu.au/

You will be asked to identify your discipline area as part of the application.

Please ensure you include academic transcripts, research proposal (including instrument details where relevant), proof of identity, evidence of English proficiency, previous publications and referees' reports with your application. Uploads must be 6MB or smaller, pdf files are preferred (see below if you need to forward material to the faculty direct).

Additional Requirements

Additional application material, such as composition folios, audition DVDs and the like can be submitted as follows:

• Upload to the admissions system (Max 6MB, will only accept Word, Acrobat, Jpeg, Excel and Tif files)
• Email to fineartsmusic-research@unimelb.edu.au
• Upload to a cloud service and email fineartsmusic-research@unimelb.edu.au with the link
• Send the folio direct to the faculty at:
  • Fine Arts and Music Graduate Research Admissions
    Faculty of Fine Arts and Music Research Office
    Southbank Campus
    University of Melbourne
    Victoria 3010
    Australia
• Hand your folio directly to the Research Office in the Old Police Hospital building on the corner of StKilda Rd and Southbank Bvde, enter the building and use the phone to ring the research office.

Please ensure you clearly write your name and the course you are applying for on the front of any submission.