Internships & student opportunities

Students across all disciplines engage with the Grainger Museum through curriculum, or through internships and placements. Contact us to learn more.

Student Composer in Residence program

Students studying degrees in music at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music may apply to participate in the annual Grainger Student Composer in Residence program, run in collaboration with IgniteLAB (Faculty of Fine Arts and Music). This opportunity invites musicians to develop and perform a live work responding to the Grainger Museum and Archive, and is open to soloists or ensembles of up to four musicians. The funded award provides $2000 to support the composition and performance, which will be presented at the Grainger Museum.

Further student opportunities

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Miegunyah Student Project Awards

Each year, the Museums and Collections department offers six awards of $2000 each to University of Melbourne students for small research projects on works of art in the Grimwade Collection. The award offers students interdisciplinary experience with a material and visual culture collection, while supporting research sharing and professional development through collaboration with department staff.

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