Applications are now open for Funded Gavin Teague Memorial Scholarship 2020. Art was a passion for Gavin Teague. Gavin’s journey of art began from a young age as an honest and natural gift. Gavin painted, drew, designed, made ambient music, and used symbolism and metaphor to speak of issues close to his heart. Gavin’s mind was a treasure trove of ideas and his hands were the keys. Further, He was a misunderstood genius, sadly never to reach his potential. He dreamt of becoming an artist and set his sights on enrolling at RMIT to study Fine Art.

Moreover, After four years of hard work and many personal battles, Gavin graduated from Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) in 2008. He was a natural artist who learned how to utilize his talents during his education at RMIT and how to co-ordinate his many talents and love of art together. Gavin sadly passed away at the age of 25 whilst traveling overseas. Further,  His funeral back in Australia was like an art exhibition that celebrated his work and his life. The Gavin Teague Memorial Scholarship was established to assist students with artistic merit who wish to pursue the arts as a career path.

Benefit

• The scholarship provides up to $1300 as a one-off payment.

Eligibility

• To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
• be an Australia citizen, Australian permanent resident or an international student who has resided in Australia for at least two years
• Likewise, full-time in the standard semester 1 and 2 in your second or third year of the Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (BP201) at RMIT in 2020
• be able to demonstrate financial and/or educational disadvantage such as:
• receiving a Government tested low-income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card
• having a long term medical condition or disability which impacts your study
• have previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state
  experiencing difficult family/social circumstances
• Further, have relocated from interstate or rural/regional Victoria to study at RMIT
• were born overseas, are from a non-English speaking background and recently came to Australia
  are a current or former refugee
• Also, have completed your secondary education at a School Network Access Program school.
• be able to submit a selection of five examples of your own original artwork.