ROSL Pettman Scholarship
for Emerging New Zealand Musicians

In Partnership with The Royal Overseas League

Facilitated by London’s Royal Over-Seas League, ROSL Pettman Scholarships are designed to directly assist future study and career opportunities for emerging NZ musicians showing exceptional career promise.

With two awarded each year, individual scholarships are valued at approx. $15,000 NZD, covering the costs of international flights to and from the northern hemisphere, accommodation, food, tutoring, course and activity fees, and other related expenses.

From 2023, two individual recipients of the recently redesigned ROSL Pettman Scholarship will be selected solely from the pool of AWE Emerging Artists. Selection will be based on the quality of AWE Emerging Artist performances and participation within the AWE Festival.

Once selected, Pettman Scholarship recipients will liaise with ROSL and AWE Directors to develop a tailored programme of overseas activities, with the aim of directly benefiting their future study and career opportunities.

Assisting the building of valuable new academic and professional connections, Pettman Scholars will be supported to set up lessons, workshops and/or performances, and any other activities as most appropriate for their ongoing musical development.

2024 ROSL Pettman Scholarship Recipients

  • Violinist Lorna Zhang

  • Pianist Madeleine Xaio

Pictured above: Lorna Zhang and Madeleine Xiao (with Festival Artist Ben Goldscheider) performing in AWE Festival 2023.

Read more about them on our 2023 Emerging Artist page.

2023 ROSL Pettman Scholarship Recipients

  • Cellist Jack Moyer

  • Pianist Otis Prescott-Mason

Pictured above: Jack Moyer and Otis Prescott-Mason performing in the 2022 AWE Festival.

Jack and Otis returned to perform in AWE 2023 as AWE Fellows. Read more about them on our 2023 Festival Artist page.