Australian Music Foundation

The Australian Music Foundation [AMF] is a charitable foundation, first established in the United Kingdom, with the chief purpose of providing financial support to outstanding young Australian musicians who wish to pursue post-graduate music courses in leading music education institutions around the globe. It also offers performance opportunities in Australia and abroad, advice and mentoring to awardees.

At inception, the AMF’s activities were centred on the UK, reflecting a historical tradition of strong institutional links between Australian music academies and British institutions such as the Royal College of Music, Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In recent years the AMF has more actively expanded its field of activity to include North America, Europe, and South East Asia.

The AMF was initially established by Deed of Trust declared on 30 December 1975 in the United Kingdom (under the name of 'Australian Musical Foundation in London'), the original Trustees being Baron Goodman, The Hon. Sir Davies Hughes, Mr Robert Norman, Group Cpt Douglas Bader, Mr Sam Lynn, and Mr Guy Parsons. The first awards were made in 1980.

In 2006 an Australian Trust to support the work of the AMF was created under the name of "The AMF Australia Foundation".

Patron-in-Chief: HRH The Prince of Wales KG

Patron: HE the Honourable Alexander Downer AC, Australian High Commissioner to the UK

President: The Right Honourable Lord Broers Kt FRS FREng

Joint Life Presidents: Richard Bonynge AO CBE, Yvonne Kenny AM, Sir John Tooley, The Right Honourable Lord Carrington KG GCMG CH MC, Guy Parsons

Life Presidents In Memoriam: Dame Joan Sutherland DBE, Sir Charles Mackerras CH AC CBE, Dr Peter Andry, OBE, OAM, Professor Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE

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