AV俱乐部

In addition to , students in our聽Music degree programs are eligible for Recipients of scholarships and awards are chosen by faculty unless otherwise stated.

Entrance Scholarships

• Fountain Performing Arts Undergraduate Scholarships support exceptional students entering full time Music major programs direct from high school. Apply by February 9 and audition during the March scholarship dates. See application guidelines.
  
• Campbell Incentive Award Scholarships聽are for students with solid high school grades and outstanding aptitude. No application is required; you'll be automatically considered based on March auditions.
  
• Dr. Don Wright Scholarship of Excellence recognizes exceptional performance ability. No application is required; you'll be automatically considered based on March auditions.
  
• Evanov Radio Group聽Scholarships support highly talented incoming students. Candidates must be聽Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. No application is required; you'll be automatically considered based on March auditions.
  
• F. Hume Wells and Lawrence & Mildred Ridgeway Scholarships provide funds to聽students entering a music performance program directly from high school. No application is required; you'll be automatically considered based on March auditions.

Current Students

These "in-course" awards for non-first year student are based on GPA and, where appropriate,聽nominations from faculty members.聽 An application is necessary for some awards as indicated below.

• Fountain In-Course Performing Arts Scholarships support student GPA achievements in Music degree programs
• James and Abbie Campbell Fund supports in-course musical scholarships ranked by GPA achievement.
• Effie May Ross Fund is awarded based on GPA achievement
• Elisabeth Meyerhof Scholarship聽rewards a distinguished fourth year instrumentalist
• Halifax Ladies Music Club Scholarship rewards a promising first year student
• L.D. Currie Memorial Scholarship honours a聽performer of proven ability
• Dr. Don Wright Scholarship in Music聽recognizes a consistent high level of achievement, with priority for those pursuing music education
• William Tritt Memorial Scholarship pays a gifted performer's tuition to attend the Scotia Festival of Music Young Artist Program
• William Tritt Recital Prize is awarded to a piano student who has demonstrated a high level of performance in their third-year or graduation recital
• Beatrice Daviss Music Prize is designated for a female student of demonstrated merit as a performer
• Ernest and Dorothy Heighton Memorial Prize recognizes performance talent in jazz and improvisation
• Evanov Radio Group聽Scholarship recognizes a student in the BMus Composition program
  
• Ian Lamont McLachlan Award Jazz Scholarship is given to a second year student demonstrating a high level of artistic potential as a jazz musician
• Jay / MacLellan Family Music Awards for Music Leadership and Competition - two annual awards are designed to support and advance the careers of students in the music programs of the Fountain School. The is for a student in a full time Music program who demonstrates a high level of artistic performance and a commitment to extracurricular activities and leadership in the University and/or musical community. The Jay / MacLellan Competition Award聽supports students who demonstrate a high level of performance and require support to attend a regional, national, or international competition or program that is endorsed by the Fountain School. Students can apply in writing for both awards.
  
• is intended to offset the cost of purchase of an instrument needed for study, or to offset the costs of instrument repairs or supplies. Students will apply in writing to the Fountain School's Student Affairs Committee for this award
  
• AV俱乐部 Alumni Association (Women's Division) awards both a聽Graduation Medal and Prize for top success in the Bachelor of Music
• Idiom-specific in-course awards include the Atlantic Barbership Harmony Award, the Bornoff/Garamie Memorial String Scholarship, the Royal St. Georges Society of Halifax Prize in Music聽(orchestral instrument),聽 the Lorne C. Huber Memorial Prize (brass), the James Faraday Memorial Award (percussion), the Elvira Gonnella Scholarship (voice), the Dr. David Peters Music Scholarship (organ/piano, choral music or other church performance), the Tietje Zonneveld Scholarship in Piano Studies, the Professor Ray D. Byham Memorial Prize in Piano Studies, the Erik Perth Memorial Prize (opera/musical theatre), the聽Owen Maitzen Prize in Music Composition.
  

Bursaries

Students in financial need are encouraged to apply. See procedures below.

• are awarded to students in Music who demonstrates artistic excellence in music (vocal, instrumental or other). There are five bursaries valued at $3,000 each.
  
• is awarded to an undergraduate student in Music who demonstrates financial need and shows academic excellence as demonstrated by GPA.聽 Preference is given to students studying Piano or Voice.
  
• is awarded to a student in the third or fourth year of a music program in the Fountain School who demonstrates financial need. This award is administered by the AV俱乐部 Awards Office and awarded in the Winter semester. The value of the bursary is $1000.
  

To apply for bursaries, you'll need to:

a) Complete and submit an Undergraduate Bursary Application as detailed on the web at
b) Submit a letter of application to the Fountain School's Student Affairs Committee by email at fspasac@dal.ca (MacLennan and Stewart bursaries only).

Summer Program Awards

The Fountain School helps support students in summer programs that will contribute toward their studies in Theatre, Music or Cinema and Media Studies. The awards can be used toward relevant international courses run by AV俱乐部 or special summer programs offered by other universities or organizations in Canada and beyond.聽