Entry Form

Please note

The Entry Form will close sharp at 5pm on 7 July. Late entries will NOT be accepted.
The PDF file size for support material and character count for each field are provided throughout the Entry Form.
The 'save & resume later’ function enables the Entry Form to be saved whilst completing an entry. Please see the button located below the entry form.
Please email the Melbourne Prize Trust if you require assistance.

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Is this entry by an individual artist or group or by a nominator?*

Artist(s)
Nominator

Entrant eligibility*

All entrants must be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident, and resident of the State of Victoria.
Entrants must professional musicians (performers and composers)

The Declaration at the end of this Entry Form must be read and accepted before an entry can be submitted.

Entrant details

Name of entrant*

First Name Last Name

Address*

Suburb*

Postcode*

Mobile / Phone*

Email*

Website

Nominator details

Name of nominator*

First Name Last Name

Organisation (where applicable)

Address*

Suburb*

Postcode*

Mobile / Phone

Email*

Biography

Please provide a brief biography.*

Resume

Your resume will automatically be included as entry material for each entered category.

A resume PDF, including a list of your professional music engagements (max 5Mb, PDF)*

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 5 MB, Max. files: 2.

Melbourne Prize for Music 2025 — $60,000

Click here for Prize information.

A proposal of how the Prize funds will be used to benefit your music career, including project/s to be funded by the Prize funds*

A commendation by the nominator of their entrant*

The Beleura John Tallis Award for Emerging Composers 2025 — $20,000

Click here for Award information.

Briefly describe how the Award funds will benefit your music career as an emerging composer and provide details of any project/s to be funded by the Award*

Please upload a recording of two recent compositions*

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Accepted file types: mp3, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 2.

Professional Development Award 2025 — $10,000

Briefly describe how the Award funds will benefit your music career and any project/s to be funded by the Award funds*

Falls Creek Musicians Residencies 2025 - two 14-day residencies + $1,000 to each recipient

How will the residency at Falls Creek benefit your music career? Please include how you intend using the residency*

Declaration

The Declaration must be made by entrants or their nominator:*

I/we, the entrant or nominator, have read and will comply with the Entry Guidelines.

Entry Fee

Before your entry can be submitted, payment of your entry fee/s must be completed.

Please click on the button below to go to our entry fee payment page, where you will have a choice of paying using PayPal or your credit card. Following payment, your entry will be submitted and you will receive a confirmation notice along with an email receipt for your entry fee.

Thank you for your time to complete the Entry Form.

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