Gavin Teague Memorial Scholarship

For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) program who can demonstrate artistic merit and disadvantage; worth up to $1,300.

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. 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.

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 utilise 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 travelling overseas. 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.

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
• be enrolling full-time in semester 1 and 2 in your second or third year of the Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (BP201) at RMIT in 2023
• be able to demonstrate circumstance/s which impact your ability to study such as:
• receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card
• having a long-term medical condition or disability
• experiencing personal/family/social difficulties
• be from an interstate or rural/regional area and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT
• have previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state
• be from an under-represented background such as
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
• were born overseas, are from a non-English background and recently migrated to Australia
• current or former refugee
• completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school
• be able to submit a selection of five examples of your own original artistic work.