Application Process

Learn about the Emerging Performers Fellowships criteria, eligibility and how to apply.

Ian Potter Emerging Performers Fellowships program

The program awards two Fellowships annually to support outstanding ANAM alumni who demonstrate a commitment to developing an independent creative practice.

Emerging Performers Fellowships provide financial and mentoring support to the artist over a period of two years. Fellows will receive $100,000 over two years ($50,000 each year) from The Ian Potter Cultural Trust alongside tailored mentoring, coaching and network development from ANAM’s faculty of professional musicians.

In discussion with ANAM, Fellows will be allocated a professional mentor in each year of the program. The mentor does not have to be Australian or based in Australia. Fellows may select a new mentor in the second year of their Fellowship.

Who can apply

To be eligible for an Emerging Performers Fellowship, an applicant must:

Be a minimum of 18 years old.
Be an Australian citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia.
Have completed at least two years' training at ANAM.
Have completed their formal music or music-related training – either at ANAM or another Australian or international institution – at least two years prior to the commencement of their Fellowship.
Be based in Australia for at least eight months in each year of their Fellowship.

Any work created during the Fellowship should be created predominantly in Australia but may have an international iteration.