Howard and Gladys Sleath Scholarship

The scholarship was established in 1998 by a bequest by Howard Sleath of 50 per cent of his estate to the University of Queensland. Mr Howard Sleath was well-known to instrumentalists throughout Australia for the excellence of his craftsmanship and skill as a maker of stringed instruments. Mr Sleath gave the State of Queensland a string quartet of instruments to be kept under the supervision of the Head of the School of Music. The instruments were first demonstrated by the Mayne String Quartet at a concert to inaugurate the Howard Sleath Quartet of Instruments in 1974.

Eligibility

Applicants must: be Australian or New Zealand citizens, or permanent residents; be commencing first year in Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music (Honours); and demonstrate an outstanding ability when auditioning using an orchestral stringed instrument played with a bow.