Financial aid and awards
Welcome to the School of Music's Financial Aid and Awards page. Please note that the application process is done through the 'Online Scholarships and Bursaries' portal in the 'Finance' section of your uoZone account. The application steps are clearly outlined in the scholarship navigator you will find in this portal.
There are a considerable number of scholarships for which you might be eligible throughout the University of Ottawa. This page is meant to serve as a reference for scholarships managed by the School of Music. Please click on the links below to learn more about the various scholarships.
Most of our scholarships are of two varieties: need-based scholarships (the OSOTF/OTSS scholarships), and merit based-scholarships. For need based scholarships, candidates must demonstrate financial need (you will need to fill out the 'Financial Questionnaire' which is another portal in the 'Finances' section of your uoZone account), and be residents of Ontario as per OSAP rules.
For applications, please visit the Financial Aid and Awards website: https://www.uottawa.ca/financial-aid-awards/
OSOTF Scholarships
Albert Tunis Memorial Scholarship
Barbara Newbegin Award in Music
Bhawani Anantaraman Memorial Foundation Fund
Captain Paul L. Bender Bursary in Music
Donald Metcalfe Memorial Scholarship for Young Artists
Ernest Gagnon and Cécile Gagnon-Côté Scholarship
Florent Brault Bursary
Gaston Héon Graduate Scholarship in Music
Gastton Héon Undergraduate Scholarship in Music
Guy Huot Memorial Scholarship
Jackie Larocque Violin Scholarship
Jean-Paul Sevilla Scholarship
Lise Laneville Scholarship
Marc Infante Scholarship
McCoy-Ryan Graduate Scholarship in Music
Memorial Piano Scholarship
School of Music Entrance Scholarship Fund
Shelagh and David Williams Scholarship in Music
Thérèse-Larocque Memorial Scholarship Fund
Merit-based Scholarships
Scholarships without application procedures
Candidates are nominated by the appropriate sector and/or professors, depending on the specific scholarship.
Alexander Macklin Scholarship in Viola
Allan Miskell Memorial Award
Anita Malhotra Chopin Award
Anna Maria Brancker Schubert Award
Anthony King Memorial Scholarship
Armand and Margaret Weisbord Memorial Prize in Music
Aruna & Rupa Anantaraman Violin Scholarship
Beaudry-Somcynsky Prize in Classical Music Composition
Calixa Lavallée Scholarship
Camille Gay Fund - Hull Rotary Club
CHIN International Radio Scholarship Fund
Ed Honeywell Scholarship for Classical Guitar
Frederick Karam Scholarship
Gloria Macklin Scholarship in Piano
Harwalkar Memorial Scholarship
Jean-Marie Beaudet Fund
J. Morton Woodwind Scholarship Fund
Keith and Ross MacMillan Scholarship
Krishna Gupta Memorial Scholarship in Music
Marie-Claire Guindon and Robert Major Fund
Marina Kun Scholarship
Maurice and Claudette Larocque Cello Scholarship
NAC Music Bursary for International Students
Nalini Perera Little Lotus Classical Music
Rennie Regehr Admission Scholarship for Excellence in Viola
Robert-Taylor Admission Scholarship for the School of Music
Shelagh and David Williams Scholarship for Excellence in Voice Performance
Thériault-Brillon Strings Scholarship
University of Ottawa Choir Choral Direction Scholarship
Vic Pomer Violin Entrance Scholarship
School of Music Admission Scholarship Fund
School of Music Vision Campaign Scholarship
Scholarships with application procedures
Bessie Ewen Scholarship in Orchestral Studies
Concerts Cumberland Scholarship
Cynthia Millman Floyd Scholarship
Ethel Ruth Snider Bursary
Helen Nininger Scholarship in Fine Arts
Henry Bonnenberg Memorial Scholarship in Music Education
Isobel Firestone Scholarship
Memorial Piano Scholarship
Mitchell Sharp Commemorative Bursary
Nicole Senécal Scholarship in Music
Nora Hickson-Kelly Scholarship in Music
Robert W. Oades Memorial Bursary
University of Ottawa Ernest-Gagnon Scholarship
William H. Kelly Scholarship in Music
Zoya Solod Piano Scholarship