CONSERVATORY of MUSIC

Scholarships & Bursaries

The Conservatory of Music is grateful to various donors supporting our scholarship and bursary program. Funding opportunities are available through bursaries or scholarships based on performance and financial need for Conservatory of Music students.

Bursaries

Bursaries to support students with financial need are offered on an ongoing basis, with applications reviewed each year. To apply for a bursary, follow the application process provided in each year’s Bursary Application Notice.

Submission deadline: February 28, 2022, at 11:59 P.M. (MST)

BURSARY APPLICATION NOTICE 2022

For more information contact the Conservatory Office.

Annual Scholarship Competition

This is an opportunity for Conservatory of Music students (intermediate to advanced levels) to audition for a scholarship. Applications are accepted based on a Conservatory instructor’s recommendation.

APPLICATION INFORMATION 2021

Scholarships

Twice a year, at our Fall Music Festival and the Spring Scholarship Competition, we present performance scholarships to our most promising students. At these adjudicated festivals, we recognize outstanding musical talent.

Fall Music Festival

These awards have been presented at the Fall Music Festival:

  • Alberta Registered Music Teachers' Association Scholarship
  • Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Scholarship
  • Chateau Lacombe Hotel Scholarship
  • Edmonton Classical Guitar Society Scholarship
  • Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival Scholarship
  • Edmonton Recital Society Scholarship
  • The Association of Independent Music Teachers at Alberta College Scholarship
  • Thelma Johannes O'Neill Memorial Scholarship

Spring Scholarship Competition

These awards have been presented at the Spring Scholarship Competition:

  • Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Scholarship
  • Association of Independent Music Teachers at Alberta College Scholarship for Musical Excellence
  • Conservatory of Music Awards
  • Donald M. Ramsey Scholarship
  • Diane Thorssen Usher Award
  • Sherburne G. McCurdy Award
  • Harry Farmer Memorial Scholarship
  • Kathleen Farmer Memorial Scholarship
  • Marguerite Farmer Memorial Scholarship
  • Pamela Kathleen Farmer Scholarship
  • Marguerite Farmer Memorial Endowment Fund

Thank you

Our scholarships and bursaries are made possible through your support.

The following donors have allowed us to provide scholarships for our Fall and Spring competitions:

  • Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association, Edmonton Branch
  • Chateau Lacombe Hotel
  • Edmonton Classical Guitar Society
  • Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival
  • Edmonton Recital Society
  • The Association of Independent Music Teachers at Alberta College
  • Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
  • Donald M. Ramsey Endowment Fund
  • Diane Thorssen Endowment Fund
  • Sherburne G. McCurdy Endowment Fund
  • Harry Farmer Memorial Endowment Fund
  • Kathleen Farmer Memorial Endowment Fund
  • Marguerite Farmer Memorial Endowment Fund