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Faculty of Music competitions

Musique Excellence Competition

Musique Excellence competition - Winter 2024 semester

Competition opens: September 2024

Submission deadline: Friday, October 11, 2024

A total of $75,000 available for Fall 2024!

Scholarships available

PhD programs

  • 1 Perras, Cholette & Cholette Scholarship of $12,000 (for students in composition and sound creation – doctoral level)
  • 7 scholarships of $5,000

Master’s programs

  • 7 scholarships of $4,000

Eligibility criteria

  • Be registered full-time or "deemed full-time" (as per the Quebec Student Financial Assistance Act) in one of the graduate programs of the Faculty of Music at the Université de Montréal in Fall 2024.
  • You must have completed at least one term at the Université de Montréal (with supporting transcripts).
  • Have a cumulative GPA of at least 4.0 at the graduate level.

Application

Please send the following documents to: bourses@musique.umontreal.ca.

  • All your transcripts:

    • Bachelor’s,
    • Master’s,
    • Doctorate (if applicable).

  • A curriculum vitae containing:

    • List of scholarships, awards, and grants applied for,
    • List of scholarships, awards, and grants received,
    • List of publications and presentations (academic and professional),
    • Names and contact information of two references (no recommendation letters required).

  • A statement of purpose (maximum 500 words) in which you:

    • Highlight your relevant achievements in your field of study,
    • Explain why you deserve this excellence scholarship,
    • Describe your experiences directly related to your field of study,
    • Mention significant accomplishments in other areas (sports, community involvement, etc.),
    • Explain how these make you a stronger candidate for the scholarship.

Only complete applications will be considered.

Applications must be received by Friday, October 11, by 5:00 PM.

Financial-support competition (not offered in 2024-2025)

Financial-support competition – (not offered in 2024-2025)

Competition opens: (not offered in 2024-2025)

Submission deadline: (not offered in 2024-2025)

Grants offered

Objectives
These grants are intended for Faculty of Music students who demonstrate financial need while making efforts to contribute to the funding of their studies that meet the eligibility criteria below.


Eligibility criteria

  • Be enrolled fulltime or be deemed full-time student (according to the Québec Act Respecting Financial Assistance for Education Expenses) in one of the Université de Montréal Faculty of Music programs (excludes free studies and incoming exchange students).
  • You must have completed at least 1 semester at Université de Montréal (supporting transcript).

Application

To fill out the form, you must log on using your institutional email address. The documents needing to be uploaded in the application form:

     

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Please note:

  • It’s possible to apply for a financial-support grant and for the Musique Excellence competition, if you are eligible.
  • In cases of withdrawal from a program or a where a file is not in order, no grant will be awarded. Recipients of an SSHRC or FRQSC grant are not eligible for the Faculty of Music’s Musique Excellence and financial-support competitions.
  • For all other details on how grant deposits work, visit the following section.
  • Also, don’t hesitate to look into the other grants available at Université de Montréal!