Undergraduate Awards:
Faculty of Fine Arts
Breeze/Newcap Awards in Music
Donor: The Breeze Radio Station, Calgary
Value: $2500 - $5000
Number: Variable
Year Entering: Enrolled or Entering
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Jazz)
- Studying jazz or having demonstrated participation in jazz music
- Based on musical ability and academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Headís Advisory Committee of the Department of Music for nomination.
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Calgary Allied Arts Foundation Benefactors' Awards
Donor: Calgary Allied Arts Foundation to honour benefactors Jim and Marion Nicoll, H.B. Hill, Douglas Motter and Wes Irwin
Value: $500
Number: 2
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art (Printmaking)
- Recommendation made by the full-time academic staff of the Printmaking Division
- Based on academic merit and a portfolio of prints
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: Portfolio of prints must be submitted to the area co-ordinator
Apply Date: by April 15
Calgary Pro Musica Chamber Music Prize
Donor: Calgary Pro Musica Society
Value: $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Chamber)
- Enrolled in the chamber music tutorial
- Contributed the most to the tutorial
- Academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Music for nomination.
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Carr Prizes
Donor: Mrs. Violet Scott Carr in memory of her husband W.H. "Harry" Carr
Value: up to $2000
Number: 2
Year Entering: 2nd or 3rd
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (piano)
- Studying piano
- Performance major
- Selection based on performance before either the spring jury or the audition jury
- Attended high school in Alberta
- Canadian citizenor permanent resident
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Alice Cobb Scholarships
Donor: Estate of Alice Cobb
Value: up to $1375
Number: 4
Year Entering: Any
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Piano, Violin, Viola or Cello)
- Studying piano, violin, viola or cello
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Coffee Company Bursaries
Donor: Coffee Company, MacEwan Student Centre
Value: $500
Number: 2
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Continuing Arts Association Travel Scholarship
Donor: Continuing Arts Association
Value: up to $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art
- Academic merit
- Based on studio work completed during the first two and one-half years of attendance
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Art for nomination.
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Jock Abra Scholarship in Psychology and the Arts
Donor: Dr. Jock Abra
Value: $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: Final
Faculty: Social Sciences, Fine Arts, Humanities
Field of Study: Honours Psychology, Fine Arts, Humanities
- Honours program in the Department of Psychology
- Academic merit
- Preference given to students who demonstrate involvement and interest in an area of fine arts, the performing arts or humanities
- Students who have completed coursework in the Faculty of Fine Arts or the Faculty of Humanities will also be considered
How to Apply: Applicants must submit a letter to the Department of Psychology summarizing their fine arts, performing arts or humanities involvement including specific information that clearly documents, supports and confirms the extent of involvement (eg. letters from instructors, portfolio of work produced, etc.)
Apply Date: by May 1
Alberta Printmakers' Society Award
Donor: Alberta Printmakers' Society
Value: Three months free studio space and $100 prize
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd, 4th or Graduating
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art (Printmaking)
- Specializing in Printmaking
- Must have completed at least two 300-level Printmaking courses
- Recommendation made by the full-time academic staff of the Printmaking Division
- Academic merit
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load
- Graduating students are also eligible
How to Apply: Portfolio of prints must be submitted to the area co-ordinator
Apply Date: by April 15
David Frederick Baker Memorial Prize
Donor: David Frederick Baker Memorial Foundation
Value: up to $1400
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd, 4th or Graduating
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music
- Highest grade based on performance on a musical instrument before the spring jury
- Graduated from a high school located within the Province of Alberta
- Need not be returning to the University of Calgary
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Beth Israel Players Award
Donor: Calgary Foundation - Beth Israel Players Scholarship Fund
Value: $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Drama, Music, Program of Dance
- Offered on a rotating basis in the Department of Drama, the Department of Music and the Program of Dance
- Year 1: the award will go to a student demonstrating outstanding achievement and attitude in drama
- Year 2: the award will go to a student demonstrating outstanding achievement and attitude in music
- Year 3: the award will go to a student demonstrating outstanding achievement and attitude in dance
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Victoria Black Award
Donor: Drama Undergraduate Society, students, staff and faculty members of the Department of Drama in memory of Victoria Black, a student in the Department of Drama 1988-1991
Value: $3500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th or 5th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Drama
- Accepted into DRAM 590: Professional Theatre Internship (fulll time)
- Selected by the Department of Drama
- Selection based on both practical and academic achievement, and interests expressed in the personal interview
How to Apply: Apply to the Department of Drama
Apply Date: by March 1
Bow Fort Chapter I.O.D.E. Bursary
Donor: Bow Fort Chapter I.O.D.E., Calgary
Value: $250
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
E.G. Coombe Family Bursaries in Music
Donor: Edwin G. Coombe Family, Calgary
Value: up to $2000
Number: 2
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Vocal/Choral, Organ or Piano)
- Concentration in vocal/choral music
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Extra-curricular activities
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- If not able to offer both awards in vocal/choral music, then one award is offered to a music student studying organ or piano
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Noel Coward Memorial Award
Donor: Alan L. Robertson, Calgary
Value: up to $1500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Drama
- Demonstrated excellence in theatrical performance
- Minimum grade point average of 2.60 in the previous academic year
- Normally, the award is given at the end of the third year of study to a student who has demonstrated excellence in acting
- Must be registered full time but need not be carrying a normal full course load
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Carl Danker Award
Donor: Carl Danker, BA ë92 and BFA ë94
Value: $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art (Printmaking)
- Recommendation made by the full-time academic staff of the Printmaking Division based on academic merit and a portfolio of prints
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full-course load
How to Apply: Portfolio of prints must be submitted to the area co-ordinator
Apply Date: by April 15
Antoinette Davies Memorial Bursary
Donor: Mr. Sterling Davies, Mrs. Maureen Pavelec and friends in memory of Mrs. Sterling (Anne) Davies
Value: up to $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Piano)
- Studying piano
- Majoring in performance
- Attended high school in Alberta
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Ken Esler Prize
Donor: Established by the BFA Graduation Class of 2000
Value: up to $250
Number: 1
Year Entering: Final
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art (Visual Arts)
- Based on excellence in studio practice
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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F.L. Fenwick Scholarships in Music
Donor: Carthy Foundation in honour of F.L. Fenwick on the occasion of his retirement as president of the Carthy Foundation
Value: up to $2000
Number: 2
Year Entering: Enrolled or Entering
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Pipe Organ or Harpsichord)
- Based on recommendation of the audition jury or the spring jury
- In the event the jury does not recommend an organist then students studying harpsichord will become eligible
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Associates of the Faculty of Fine Arts 25th Anniversary Scholarships
Donor: Associates of the Faculty of Fine Arts
Value: $1000
Number: 7
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art, Drama, Music, Dance
- Two awards are offered in Art, two in Drama, two in Music, and one in the Program of Dance
- Academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Irene Y.L. Fung Memorial Bursary
Donor: Peter Tsang in memory of his wife, Irene Fung
Value: up to $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music
- Financial need
- Academic merit
- Graduate of an Alberta high school
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Preference given to students studying piano or violin
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Gordon L. Gibbs Bursary for the Fine Arts
Donor: Funded by an endowment established by friends and family of Gordon L. Gibbs and matching grant from Alberta Opportunity Bursary Fund
Value: up to $250
Number: 1
Year Entering: Final
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Drama or Art
- Major in Drama or Art
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Gledhil Award
Donor: Neal Gledhil
Value: $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art (Printmaking)
- Recommendation made by the full-time academic staff of the Printmaking Division
- Based on academic standing and a portfolio of prints
- Must be registered full time but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: Portfolio of prints must be submitted to the area co-ordinator
Apply Date: by April 15
Helen and F.R. Graham Award
Donor: Helen E. Graham, Calgary
Value: up to $2500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Composition)
- Based on academic merit and/or student's promise as a composer
- In the case of a tie, financial need will also be taken into consideration
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Music for nomination.
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Sharon L. Gregory Bursary
Donor: Mr. and Mrs. George Gibson in honour of their daughter-in-law, Dr. Sharon L. Gregory
Value: $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art (Art History)
- Major in Art History
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Scholarship
Donor: Mrs. Marie Hanson Samuels in recognition of the great talent of Elizabeth Sterling Haynes and her contribution to theatre in Alberta
Value: up to $900
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Drama
- Majoring in Drama
- Academic merit
- Demonstrated excellence in theatrical performance
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Heinz Jordan Material Art Awards
Donor: Heinz Jordan and Company Limited
Value: $500 Certificate for the purchase of art supplies
Number: 2
Year Entering: 3rd
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: (Art) Visual Art
- Must be studing Visual Art in the Department of Art
- Academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Hertz Trio Prize
Donor: Barrie I. Strafford, Calgary
Value: up to $250
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (String)
- Based on performance before the spring jury and overall contribution to ensemble work within the department
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Hungarian Arts and Heritage Foundation of Alberta Bursary
Donor: Hungarian Arts and Heritage Foundation of Alberta
Value: up to $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
IATSE (Local 212) Award in Design/Technical Theatre
Donor: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (Local 212)
Value: up to $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Drama
- Demonstrated interest in and potential for success in the technical and/or design aspect of theatrical or motion picture production
- Must have a minimum grade point average of 2.60
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Drama for nomination.
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Yvonne Johnston Award
Donor: Dr. A. Richard Johnston and friends and colleagues of Yvonne Johnston
Value: up to $800
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Piano)
- Studying piano
- Based on student's demonstrated interest and ability in the discipline of accompanying
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Music for nomination.
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Norman J. Kennedy Memorial Scholarship for Choral Performance
Donor: Mrs. Doris Kennedy in memory of her husband, Norman J. Kennedy (1905-1970) in recognition of the contribution he made to the musical life in the City of Calgary
Value: up to $2000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Coral)
- Academic merit
- Participation and contribution to choral performance or choral conducting
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Music for nomination.
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Mike McAdam and Wendy Smith Dance Award
Donor: Mike McAdam and Wendy Smith
Value: up to $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Dance
- Involvement in dance-related activities at the University and in the community
- Minimum grade point average of 3.00 in the previous Fall/Winter Sessions
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
F.M. McLeod Prize
Donor: Calgary Concert Band
Value: $100
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Band)
- Participating or about to enroll in the University band program
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Music for nomination.
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Santo Mignosa Award
Donor: Friends and colleagues of Santo Mignosa on the occasion of his retirement from the Department of Art
Value: $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art (Printmaking)
- Specializing in Printmaking
- Recommendation will be made by the full-time academic staff of the Printmaking Division
- Academic merit
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: Portfolio of prints must be submitted to the area co-ordinator
Apply Date: by April 15
Millennium Prize for Russian Performing Arts
Donor: Slavo Ethnic Society Calgary, with the support of Jerome's Yamaha Music
Value: up to $700
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music, Drama, Dance (Russian Cultural Heritage)
- Outstanding performance in a work from the Russian cultural heritage
- Need not be returning to the University of Calgary
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by a committee consisting of the Heads of the Departments of Music and Drama and the Co-ordinator of Dance for nomination.
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Victor Mitchell Award
Donor: Friends of Victor Mitchell
Value: up to $1700
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Drama (Theatre)
- Shown an excellence and aptitude in the study and practice of theatre
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Drama for nomination.
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Richard C. Moss Memorial Award
Donor: Family of the late Richard C. Moss
Value: up to $600
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Dance
- Exemplary achievement and attitude in the study and practice of dance
- Must be registered full time but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the B.A. Dance Committee for nomination.
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John Norman Munro Memorial Award in Music
Donor: Family and friends of John Norman Munro
Value: up to $2200
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music
- Academic merit
- Contribution to the musical life of the department in the previous academic year
- Attended high school in Alberta
- Preference given to students who have been accepted into the performance route
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Department of Music Awards
Donor: Department of Music, University of Calgary
Value: Variable
Number: Variable
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music
- Based on recommendation of the audition jury or on musical ability
- Academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Department of Music Prize
Donor: Department of Music, University of Calgary
Value: up to $2000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music
- Chosen on the basis of contribution to the musical life of the department in the previous academic year or on the recommendation of the audition jury
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Sadie M. Nelson Bursary in Art
Donor: Sadie M. Nelson with thanks to the University of Calgary for the education received by the children of Fred and Sadie Nelson
Value: up to $800
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Canadian citizen
- Resident of Alberta
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Dr. Leona Flegal Paterson Prize in Drama
Donor: Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Calgary
Value: $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Drama
- Majoring in Drama
- Academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Anthony G. Petti Memorial Scholarships
Donor: Endowed by family, friends and colleagues of Dr. Anthony G. Petti, professor of English at the University of Calgary and founder and director of the Calgary Renaissance Singers and Players. The awards are offered in Dr. Petti's memory to encourage studies in two of his areas of notable scholarship and creativity - Renaissance Literature and Music.
Value: up to $1000
Number: 2
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Humanities, Fine Arts
Field of Study: Renaissance Literature and Early Music
- Preference given to students in Humanities and Fine Arts
- One award is based on academic merit in Renaissance Literature (Old English to Sixteenth Century, and Shakespeare); consult Department of English for applicable courses
- One award is based on a demonstrated interest and ability in the performance and/or study of Early Music
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Pringle Family Scholarship for the Visual Arts
Donor: Pringle Family
Value: up to $600
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art (Painting, Drawing, or Printmaking)
- Specializing in the area of Painting, Drawing or Printmaking
- Academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Smiley Raborn, Jr. Scholarship
Donor: CanDel Oil Ltd., Calgary
Value: up to $1600
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Not simultaneously in receipt of any other major award
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Joan Reimer Memorial Bursary
Donor: Family and friends of Joan Ann Reimer, BPE (1994), in recognition of her life-long love of learning
Value: up to $300
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th; 1st; Penultimate
Faculty: Fine Arts, Education, Any
Field of Study: Fine Arts, Master of Teaching Program, Any Combined Degree
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Rideau Music Limited Prize
Donor: Rideau Music Limited, Calgary
Value: $100
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music
- Noteworthy achievement in the field of music
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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John P.L. Roberts Awards
Donor: Associates of the Faculty of Fine Arts, friends of John Roberts and the University of Calgary from the Building on the Vision Campaign
Value: up to $600
Number: 2
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music and Art, Drama and Dance
- Offered on a rotating departmental basis
- Minimum grade point average of 3.20 in the most recent five full-course equivalents
- Most outstanding creative presentations
- Year 1: the awards will go to one student in each of the Departments of Music and Art
- Year 2: the awards will go to one student in each of the Department of Drama and the Program of Dance
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Allan Sangster Prize
Donor: Department of Music, University of Calgary
Value: up to $100
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Music History)
- Majoring in Music History
- Academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Music for nomination.
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Polyna Savridi Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship
Donor: Polyna Savridi Memorial Foundation, Calgary
Value: up to $650
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Vocal)
- Vocal music student
- Accepted into the performance route
- Academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Dr. Sylvia Shaw Memorial Dance Scholarship
Donor: June Acorn, on behalf of the family, and proceeds from the University of Calgary Dance Montage Program. This scholarship was established in loving memory of Dr. Sylvia Shaw, Dance Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology from 1965 to 1995 at the U of C.
Value: up to $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts, Kinesiology
Field of Study: Dance or Pedogogy
- Enrolled in the BA (Dance) or the BKn (Pedogogy) program
- Academic merit
- Demonstrated extra-curricular involvement in dance-related activities
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Peter H. Spear Memorial Scholarship
Donor: Family and friends of Peter Spear
Value: up to $3000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st or 2nd, 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Education, Fine Arts
Field of Study: (Master of Teaching program with a Drama Education specialization), Drama
- Drama Education specialization
- Academic merit
- Must have successfully completed a minimum of two full courses offered by the Department of Drama
- In the event there are no eligible candidates then students registered in the Department of Drama will be considered providing they have submitted an Undergraduate Awards application by August 1
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Isabel Stadelbauer Award
Donor: Estate of Isabel Stadelbauer, Teacher and Artist
Value: up to $1250
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts, Education
Field of Study: BFA (Developmental Art) Program or the Combined BFA (Developmental Art)/Bed
- Completed three years in the BFA (Developmental Art) program and continuing in either the BFA (Developmental Art) program or the Combined BFA (Developmental Art)/BEd (Master of Teaching Program)
- Must demonstrate exceptional commitment to the discipline of Art Education
- Academic merit
- Participation in extra-curricular activities in the Art Education community
How to Apply: Students must apply to the Department of Art. They should submit a letter outlining their extra-curricular activities as well as supporting documentation regarding participation in discipline-related associations and organizations, volunteer work, publications and conference presentations
Apply Date: by April 15
D.L. Stevenson Awards in Painting
Donor: D.L. Stevenson & Son Artistís Color Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Value: $200 (300-level), $400 (500-level)
Number: 2
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art (Painting)
- One award offered to a student who has completed 300-level painting courses and is registered in a 400-level painting course in the succeeding Fall Session
- One award offered to a student who has completed 500-level painting courses
- Based on a portfolio review by the academic staff of the Department of Art
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Terpsichore Awards
Donor: Program of Dance, University of Calgary
Value: up to $900
Number: 3
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Dance
- Demonstrated excellence and aptitude in the study and practice of dance
- Must be registered full time but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the B.A. Dance Committee for nomination.
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Madam Valda Bursaries
Donor: Estate of the late Olga Valda Kavaner
Value: $1000
Number: Variable
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study:
- Based primarily on financial need
- Academic merit also to be considered
- Preference given to a Canadian aboriginal student for one award
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Shirley M. White Scholarship
Donor: Dr. Terry White
Value: up to $1500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Drama
- Academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Drama for nomination.
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Jack Wise Award for Excellence in Painting
Donor: Jed Irwin Fund of The Calgary Foundation
Value: up to $300
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Art (Painting)
- Completed ART 451: Painting III and ART 453: Painting IV, at the University of Calgary
- Based on a portfolio review by the academic staff of the Department of Art
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Don Wright Award in Practical Instrumental Arranging
Donor: Dr. Don Wright, Toronto, Ontario
Value: up to $2000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Practical Instrumental Arranging)
- Continuing in program for at least one more year
- Most promise in practical instrumental arranging and composing for performance by an elementary or secondary school group
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Music for nomination.
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Don Wright Award in Vocal and Choral Music
Donor: Dr. Don Wright, Toronto, Ontario
Value: up to $2000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music (Vocal and Choral)
- Demonstrated a particular interest for working in classroom vocal music with Grades 5 through 10 students
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Music for nomination.
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Don Wright Prizes
Donor: Dr. Don Wright, Toronto, Ontario
Value: up to $1700
Number: 2
Year Entering: Enrolled or Entering
Faculty: Fine Arts
Field of Study: Music
- Chosen on the basis of contribution to the musical life of the department in the previous academic year or on the recommendation of the audition jury
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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