Marten Bequest Scholarships - $600,000 in total

The Marten Bequest Scholarships for young emerging Australian artists – created in 1975 – have come a long way. Until recently they were worth $20,000 each. Now, thanks to a new three-year partnership between the Australia Council for the Arts and Perpetual, twelve scholarships, each worth $50,000, will be offered to successful artists across music, dance, visual arts, theatre, literature, and architecture.

The charitable trust is the enlightened legacy of John Chisholm Marten (1908–66), an author, performing artist, and philanthropist. Previous recipients have included Tim Winton, Delia Falconer, Judith Bishop, and Sarah Holland-Batt.

Tony Grybowski, CEO of the Australia Council, has welcomed the new partnership with Perpetual, which will provide further means for ‘Australian artists to explore collaboration, build networks and develop their practice’. Applications close on Monday 10 April 2017. More information can be found on The Australia Council’s website.