The David Eade Undergraduate Piano Scholarship

Application process

A completed online application must be submitted by 4.30 pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Any required supporting documentation (including references) must also be received by 4.30 pm on the closing date in order for the application to be considered.

Applications will normally open one month prior to the closing date. If no application link is provided below, check back again closer to the closing date. Contact us if you have any queries.

Scholarship specific documentation

• Two references (to be requested via the online application) – one character reference and one academic reference.
• Provide a web link to a recent performance (less than 6 months old)
  • Four pieces of contrasting mood, tempo & style, including:
    • Any composition of Bach, Scarlatti or Handel
    • A fast movement from a work by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert
    • One Romantic composition
    • One 20th-/21st-century work
    • One of the four pieces must be a virtuosic etude, which can replace either a romantic or contemporary work.

Selection process

The successful recipient will be selected by the Director of the New Zealand School of Music, the Head of Piano Studies and Diedre Irons (as delegated by the donor).

Additional information

• Recipients must write a letter of thanks the family of the donor.
• Recipients will be expected to perform in a concert honouring the memory of David P Eade.
• Minimum grades of B+ in all courses is required to keep the undergraduate scholarship over the full tenure.
• If no suitable candidate is found for any category, the fund can be held or redistributed into other categories.
• The scholarship is to cover stipend, and other activities that are related to piano studies at the New Zealand School of Music.
• The recipient will be expected to demonstrate engagement and contribute to the community and environment of the New Zealand School of Music. This may include but is not limited to, participation in ensembles, presentations, or performances at NZSM or University events.

Regulations and conditions

1. A completed online application must be submitted by 4.30 pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Any required supporting documentation (including references) must also be received by 4:30pm on the closing date in order for the application to be considered.
2. All offers of the Scholarship will be conditional upon the recipient being enrolled in a full-year programme (as stipulated by Studylink as full-time), within the criteria and tenure of the scholarship. No payment of the Scholarship will be made until this condition is met.
3. The Scholarship cannot be deferred to a later year.
4. The Scholarship may be held in conjunction with other University awards.
5. Should the recipient withdraw from Victoria University of Wellington during the tenure of this scholarship or fail to achieve a satisfactory progress, partial repayment of the Scholarship will normally be expected. Recipients must advise the Scholarships Office if they intend to withdraw.
6. Recipients are expected to act as Ambassadors for Victoria University of Wellington and participate in appropriate events or marketing if requested.
7. At the discretion of the Deciding Authority, the application of the terms and conditions of the Scholarship may be modified in special circumstances or to avoid hardship to any candidate for the Scholarship.