1. Scholarships, awards, prizes and bursaries available in the Schulich School of Music are awarded at the discretion of the Dean and the Faculty Scholarships Committee. No applications are required as all incoming and current students will automatically be considered.
2. Awards are generally made in the Spring on the basis of auditions and/or dossiers of incoming students, and after the Spring term on the basis of academic standing during the preceding Fall and Winter terms.
Preference will be given to students in organ and church music. Open to both graduate and undergraduate students.
To be awarded to an outstanding student for graduate studies in Music. Initiated by Helmut Blume in memory of Clara Lichtenstein, the first instructor in Music at the Royal Victoria College, prime mover in the founding of the McGill Conservatorium (1904) and its Vice‑Director until her retirement in 1929.
Established in 2009 by a gift from David Moyse, local philanthropist and lifelong student of the guitar. Awarded to outstanding guitar students at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University.
Established in 2004, by E. Noel Spinelli, C.M. a devoted supporter of the Schulich School of Music and a lover of opera and vocal music.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Scholarships Committee to an outstanding student in the Opera / Vocal area.
Established in 2009 through the generous bequest of Edith Jacobson Low-Beer, C.M., Q.C., for two deserving graduate students in a Master's program at the Schulich School of Music.
Awarded to a graduate or undergraduate student in the Schulich School of Music for outstanding achievement in the field of electro‑acoustic music. Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Scholarships Committee on the recommendation of the staff of the Electronic Music Studio.
Established in 1999 by the estate of Florence Agnes Biltcliffe Brace in loving memory of her daughter, Florence Marjorie Brace.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Scholarships Committee to an outstanding undergraduate or graduate student in Music.
Established by the contributions of the family, friends and colleagues of the late Gian Lyman, a distinguished graduate of McGill's Faculty of Music, who died on April 22, 1974.
To be given to a graduate or undergraduate student who is specializing in either the performance or history of early music.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Scholarships Committee to a graduate student. Preference may be given to a student in Performance.
Preference given to voice majors or students specializing in choral conducting. Open to both graduate and undergraduate students.
Preference given to a student specializing in the performance or history of Baroque and early music. Open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Established by Mrs. Maude Caley in memory of her husband who died December 24, 1980.
Established in 2006 through a bequest from John R.E. Bradley, Sound and Lighting Technician at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul and a Montreal sound engineer whose career spanned from the 1930s to the 1990s.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Scholarships Committee to outstanding graduate students in the Sound Recording Program.
Established by Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Schloss in memory of their brother, the composer Julius Schloss (1902‑1972), one of the foremost pupils of Alban Berg in Vienna during the late 1920s and early 1930s whose collected works were donated by the family to the McGill Faculty of Music.
This award is to be made to a graduate student in Music on the recommendation of the Graduate Committee of the Schulich School of Music.
Established in 1988 by the Guttman family in honour of Mr. Lewis Lutter, a loyal and devoted associate of many years of Progress Brand Clothes, Inc.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music to assist a talented student in the School who is in financial need.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Scholarships Committee on the recommendation of the String Area to exceptionally gifted string players entering an undergraduate or graduate program in Performance.
Established in 2003 by friends and former students in honour of Lubka Kolessa, a legendary concert pianist and McGill Faculty of Music professor from 1960-1971.
Initiated by the Foundation in memory of Maurice Pollack, man of commerce and great benefactor in the areas of education, religious institutions and communal welfare.
Awarded by GPS to Doctoral level students in Music on the recommendation of the Schulich School of Music. Exceptional students at the Master's level who demonstrate potential for doctoral studies may be considered. No citizenship restrictions.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Scholarships Committee to an outstanding student studying piano.
The award is open to graduate students in the Schulich School of Music. Awarded by the Schulich School of Music to a graduate student specializing in Musicology or Music Theory with a sub-specialty in Music before 1700.
Established in 2002 by faculty, alumni, family and friends in honour of Phyllis and Bernard J. Shapiro. Dr. Bernard J. Shapiro was the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University from 1994 to December 2002.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Graduate Committee to graduate or diploma students in Opera/Voice Performance.
Established in 2002 by faculty, alumni, family and friends in honour of Phyllis and Bernard J. Shaprio. Dr. Bernard J. Shapiro was the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University from 1994 to December 2002.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Graduate Committee to a graduate student in the Department of Music Research.
Established in 1997 by a bequest from the late Dr. Samuel Schecter in memory of his parents, Rachel and Benjamin Schecter.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Scholarships Committee to any full-time student in a degree or diploma in Music.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music to an outstanding student to pursue graduate studies in Music.
Established in 2005 through an exceptional gift by Canadian Philanthropist Seymour Schulich. Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Scholarships Committee to talented students in an undergraduate, graduate or diploma program. Holders of these scholarships are designated Schulich Scholars.
Available to all incoming graduate and undergraduate students in a degree or diploma program in Music. Awarded on the recommendation of the Department of Performance and the Department of Theory.
The fund originated through the generosity of patrons of the Martlet Concert and Ball that took place in April 1960. Subsequently, many former students and friends of the Schulich School of Music have contributed to the fund.
Available to all students in a degree or diploma program in Music, both graduate and undergraduate.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Scholarships Committee to an undergraduate, graduate, or diploma student in the Schulich School of Music who demonstrates exceptional potential in the String area.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music to talented students studying in an undergraduate or graduate program in the Schulich School of Music. Preference will be given to instrumentalists in the McGill Symphony Orchestra.
Awarded by the Schulich School of Music Graduate Committee to graduate or diploma students in Opera/voice Performance.
