(2025) New York State Council on the Arts - Artist Grant
Grant Winner. Support for the commissioning of a new work in 2025. NYSCA supports the creation of new work by New York State artists through artist-initiated projects across a wide range of areas.
(2024) Australian Cultural Fund Boost Matched Funding Grant
Awarded $5,000 matched funding by the Australian Cultural Fund for the “2024 Music for “Transitions Post-Production Fundraising Campaign.”
(2023) New York State Council on the Arts - Artist Grant
Grant Winner. Support for the commissioning of a new work for String Quartet in 2023. NYSCA supports the creation of new work by New York State artists through artist-initiated projects across a wide range of areas.
(2022) Australia Council for the Arts - Arts Projects for Individuals Grant
Highly selective grant. This program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences. Grants are available from $10,000 to $50,000. Supported activities must last no longer than two years from the proposed start date.

(2021) Greater Bridgeport Symphony - Emerging Composer Competition Pioneering New Works

Joint winner for “Sfidare for Orchestra” selected from over 70 entries.
(2021) Sir John Monash Collaborative Grant
Joint winner of collaborative grant form the General Sir John Monash Foundation along with Ben Mylius to support the commissioning of score and libretto of a new work for choir honoring the spirit of General Sir John Monash titled “Called to Serve”
(2020) Kaleidoscope 2020 Call for Scores
Semi Finalist | A Curious Misadventure | Selected as a semifinalist from the submission of 7824 works.
(2020) Creative Partnerships Australia Matchlab Grant
Successfully accepted into MATCH Lab program, including matched funding grant. Matchlab is a program building fundraising skills and providing dollar-for-dollar matched funding for fundraising campaigns for my artistic practice, run by Creative Partnerships Australia. The program typically takes place in Sydney or Melbourne, though due to the pandemic Creative Partnerships workshops were conducted via televideo conferencing.
(2020) University of New South Wales - Willgoss Ensemble Composition Prize
Joint Winner | Dr Richard Willgoss, and his wife Sue have generously provided support for this prize, offered as a way of supporting and inspiring composers of Ensemble composition of the highest standard, with a focus on creativity and excellence.
The Willgoss Ensemble Composition Prize is aimed at encouraging and promoting the creation of an original work for ensembles, in support of a thriving instrumental and choral program at UNSW Australia as represented by the Music Performance Unit.
Richard’s keen interest in composition and long-held passion for music has resulted in this special one-off Ensemble Composition Prize. This Prize is open to all Australian citizens and permanent residents, of any age and offers an opportunity for the winning composer to have their composition come to life.
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(2020) Australia Council for the Arts - Resilience Fund Grant
The 2020 Resilience Fund is designed to provide emergency relief to support the livelihoods, practice and operations of Australian artists, groups and organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic.














