Scholarships offered at the Faculty of Music
Excellence grant
Abbé Charles-Émile-Gadbois scholarship
Disciplines/associated instruments
French-language singing
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Critères de sélection
- Competitive, with singing audition
- Be enrolled full-time in a classical singing performance program
- Demonstrate an interest (supporting letter) in the repertoire of French-language singing
- Have an excellent academic record
Deadline
April 20th, 2023 at 13 p.m.
Procedure for submitting an application
File the required documents on the Faculty of Music’s upload site
- Registration form
- Letter of interest for the scholarships
- Transcripts
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
André Dubois scholarship
Disciplines/associated instruments
Piano
Amount
$5,000
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full-time in a graduate-level piano performance program
- Be in a precarious financial position
- Demonstrate outstanding potential as a musician, and be committed to a career in piano
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by the piano program head
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Denise Angers scholarship
Disciplines/associated instruments
Piano
Amount
$1,000 (minimum)
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full-time in a graduate-level piano performance program
- Have an above-average academic record
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by the piano program head
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
Aucune
Dr. Stephen and Susan Fichman scholarship
Disciplines/associated instruments
Jazz
Amount
$1,500
Number of grants awarded
2
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate jazz performance or composition program
Deadline
March. Award presented at the last annual concert of the Université de Montréal Big Band (March/April)
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant winners are chosen by the jazz program head
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Excellence in piano scholarship
Disciplines / associated instruments
Piano
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled fulltime in the Faculty of Music
- Have demonstrated outstanding musical qualities throughout the academic career
- Have maintained a grade of excellence in the target discipline
- Possess an excellent academic record
Deadline
Early autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by the head of piano programs
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
George-Cédric Ferguson scholarship
Disciplines/associated instruments
Opera singing
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Competitive, with singing audition
- Be enrolled full-time for the current year in a classical singing performance program
- Demonstrate an interest (supporting letter) and experience in the field of opera
- Have an excellent university record
- As a priority come from the Maritime provinces, otherwise from anywhere else in Canada
Deadline
September (at the same time as the opera auditions)
Procedure for submitting an application
File the required documents on the Faculty of Music’s upload site
- Signed registration form
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of interest for the opera by describing experiences in this field
- A copy of the last transcript
- A copy of the birth certificate
Form
2021-2022 competition form
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
John Haigh-Johnston and Hung Phong Nguyen scholarship
Type of grant
Piano
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
1
Critères de sélection
- Be enrolled fulltime in a piano performance program
- Be a foreign student
- Be in need of financial support
- Possess an above-average academic record
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; the grant recipient is chosen by the head of piano programs
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Les Amis de l’Art grant
Disciplines / associated instruments
Classical performance, composition or musicology
Amount
1 grant of $1,250
1 grant of $1,000
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled fulltime in a graduate-level program in classical performance, composition or musicology
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
File the required documents on the Faculty of Music’s upload site, in the Fonds Les Amis de l’Art folder
- Signed registration form
- Curriculum vitae
- A copy of the last transcript
Applications in performance: a recent (less than one year old) 15-minute recording
Applications in composition: a recent (less than one year old) score or recording
Applications in musicology: a short written work of a maximum of 15 typewritten pages, presented as part of the applicant’s studies
AND
Email the letter of recommendation (page 3 of the Form) to the scholarships technician, Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Form
Exemple
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Lorene Russell scholarship
Disciplines / associated instruments
Trombone
Amount
$2,000 (minimum)
Number of grants awarded
1
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled fulltime in the Faculty of Music
- Be a newly admitted student in a classical trombone performance program
- Receive final approval from a vice-dean and from the head of wind instrument performance programs
Deadline
October
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; the grant recipient is chosen by Professor David Martin
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Louise Roy grant – Career launch in opera singing
Disciplines / associated instruments
Opera singing
Amount
$8,000 (minimum)
Number of grants awarded
1
Selection criteria
- Competitive, with singing audition
- Be enrolled full-time for the current year in a classical singing performance program
- Be an outstanding student
- Have a career plan and a budget associated with the plan
Deadline
November
Procedure for submitting an application
Please send to Valérie Rousseau-Parent, scholarships technician, the following information and document:
- Your full name
- Your program number/name
- A copy of your last transcript
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Luc Vinet scholarships
Disciplines / associated instruments
Orchestre de l’Université de Montréal (OUM)
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled fulltime in the Faculty of Music
- Have a high-quality academic record
- Excel in performance on an orchestral instrument
Deadline
Late October
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by a jury composed of four Faculty members, including OUM artistic director Jean-François Rivest
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Perras, Cholette & Cholette scholarship
Disciplines/associated instruments
Composition
Amount
$12,000
Number of grants awarded
1
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full time in the Faculty of Music’s doctoral program in composition
- Present an outstanding academic record
Deadline
November
Procedure for submitting an application
File the required documents on the Faculty of Music’s upload site, in the Perras, Cholette & Cholette folder
Upload in a single file
- A copy of the last transcript
- A description of the research project A recording of a representative work
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Pierre Rolland scholarships
Disciplines / associated instruments
Winds
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled fulltime at the Faculty of Music in one of the undergraduate or graduate classical winds performance programs
- Have been selected to participate in one or another of the large ensembles (classical performance)
- Have demonstrated outstanding qualities as an instrumentalist
- Have an above-average academic record
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by the heads of the winds program
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Jean-Marie Benoit scholarship
Disciplines / associated instruments
Composition
Amount
$2,000
Nombre de bourses attribuées
1
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled fulltime in a master’s or doctoral program in composition
- Provide a 2-minute excerpt illustrating a composition project of an audiovisual work of roughly 10 minutes written for small instrumental ensemble, medium to advanced level
- Possess an excellent university record
Deadline
March-April
Procedure for submitting an application
File the required documents on the Faculty of Music’s upload site, in the Prix Jean-Marie Benoit folder
- The registration form
- A letter presenting a draft plan for the use of funds
- A curriculum vitae
- A copy of the last transcript
- A two-minute excerpt illustrating an approximately 10-minute composition project for an audiovisual work, written for a small instrumental ensemble, of a medium to high degree of difficulty, plus the full score
- Evidence of consent from the rightful owners for the visual works used
- A letter of recommendation from the assigned composition teacher, emailed directly to Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Jean-Maurice Brisson Award
Disciplines/associated instruments
Piano
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure, the laureates are chosen by the piano teaching staff
Amount
Around $2000
Number of grants awarded
1
Selection criteria
Recording of the recital (end of doctorate)
Julie Sirois Award
Disciplines / associated instruments
Flute, clarinet, oboe and bassoon
Amount
Variable
Nombre de bourses attribuées
3
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled fulltime in an undergraduate- or graduate-level performance program
- Present at an audition a contemporary piece of music written after 1980
Deadline
Late January
Procedure for submitting an application
Send in your full name, the name of your program, your instrument and the work performed to the scholarships technician, Valérie Rousseau-Parent.
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
Aucune
Marcelle Deschênes Award
Disciplines / associated instruments
Digital music / Composition and sound creation
Amount
$1,000
Number of grants awarded
1 per year
Selection criteria
Quality of academic and/or artistic work
Deadline
None
Procedure for submitting an application
Students in digital music automatically qualify for consideration. There is no application to submit, and the award is conferred by decision of the teaching staff.
Resource persons
The heads of the digital music programs
Distinctive features
The Marcelle Award is named in honor of Marcelle Deschênes, who founded the Faculty of Music’s electroacoustic composition program in 1980.
Peter White and Mary Feher Award
Disciplines / associated instruments
Orchestre de l’Université de Montréal (OUM)
Amount
$1,000 (minimum)
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled fulltime in an undergraduate or graduate performance program
- Perform before the concerto competition jury
Deadline
Late October
Procedure for submitting an application
File the required documents on the Faculty of Music’s upload site, in the folder Concours de concerto de l’OUM – Prix Peter et Mary Jane White
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Sophie Desmarais – Prix ambassadrice
Disciplines / associated instruments
Jazz
Amount
$2,000
Number of grants awarded
3
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full time in the final semester of a bachelor’s in jazz performance
- Have demonstrated outstanding qualities as a musician throughout the academic career
- Have participated in a significant way in the Université de Montréal Big Band (minimum 4 semesters) and presented a remarkable musical performance destining the candidate for a professional career
Deadline
Spring
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by the head of the jazz program
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Excellence and financial support grants
Scholarship for Faculty of Music students
Disciplines/associated instruments
All
Amount
$1,000
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Have completed at least one year of study at Université de Montréal
- Be enrolled full-time for the current academic year in a bachelor’s or graduate program
- Have obtained an average of at least 3.7 for the bachelor’s degree and 3.9 at the graduate level
- Not having been a winner of the Faculty of Music excellence grant (funding agreements) in the month of May
- For financial support: demonstrate, using the form, a financial position requiring assistance
Deadline
October
Procedure for submitting an application
File the required documents on the Faculty of Music’s upload site
- The registration form
- A curriculum vitae
- A copy of the last transcript (may be unoffical if it comes from UdeM)
- A letter of recommendation sent directly by e-mail to Valérie Rousseau-Parent
For financial support, it is also important to add the following two documents:
- The financial declaration form
- A cover letter describing very explicitly the candidate’s financial status (in French)
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Scholarship for Faculty of Music graduate students
Disciplines/associated instruments
All
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
Deadline
Coming soon
Procedure for submitting an application
File the required documents on the Faculty of Music’s upload site
- Registration form
- Other documents (see selection criteria)
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Recruiting grants
Ella and Yuli Turovsky scholarship
Disciplines/associated instruments
Strings
Amount
$2,500 (minimum)
Number of grants awarded
1
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full-time in a cello or viola performance program
- Be an outstanding student
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant winners are chosen by the strings program head
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Jean-Pierre Lussier scholarship
Disciplines/associated instruments
Winds/Bassoon
Amount
$1,000 (minimum)
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full-time in bassoon in an undergraduate or graduate study program
- Have an excellent academic record
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by the winds program head
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Excellence and recruiting grant
Anne-Marie Trahan scholarship
Disciplines / associated instrumentsOpera singing
Amount
$2,500
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full-time in a classical singing performance program
- Have demonstrated outstanding potential in opera singing at an entrance audition for the program
- Be preparing for a professional career in opera singing
- Possess an above-average academic record
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by the head of singing programs
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Cécile and César Uguay scholarship
Disciplines/associated instruments
Strings
Amount
$5,000
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate level strings performance program
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by the strings program head
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Marcel and Rolande Gosselin scholarship
Disciplines/associated instruments
Performance, musicology and composition
Amount
$2,500
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full time in an undergraduate or graduate program in performance, musicology or composition
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure, grant recipients are chosen by the heads of performance, musicology and composition programs
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Marcel Saucier scholarships
Disciplines/associated instruments
Violin
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full time at the Faculty of Music in a violin performance program
- Have been selected to participate in the Orchestre de l’Université de Montréal during one of the semesters of the year in progress
- Have demonstrated outstanding qualities as an instrumentalist
- Possess an above-average academic record
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by the head of the strings program
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Sophie Desmarais scholarships
Disciplines/associated instruments
Jazz
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled fulltime in one of the jazz performance or jazz composition programs
- Demonstrate outstanding qualities as an instrumentalist
- Have an above-average academic record
- Have a financial situation requiring assistance
Deadline
Late October
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by the head of the jazz program
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Research grant
Maryvonne Kendergi scholarships
Disciplines/associated instruments
Musicology or ethnomusicology
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full time in a master’s or doctoral program with a research subject in musicology or ethnomusicology related to the following theme: Music in Québec
- Have an excellent academic record
Deadline
Mid-January
Procedure for submitting an application
File the required documents on the Faculty of Music’s upload site, in the folder Maryvonne-Kendergi – musicologie
Form
exemple
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
OICRM scholarships
The Observatoire interdisciplinaire de création et de recherche en musique (Interdisciplinary Observatory of Creation and Research in Music: OICRM) offers a number of scholarships for the three levels of study. You will find full details right on the OICRM site.
Canada Research Chair in Music and Politics graduate scholarships
For the first year, the Canada Research Chair in Music and Politics is offering two master's scholarship's of $4,000 and two doctoral scholarship's of $8,000 for research projets devoted to the links between music and politics. You will find all the details here.
Deadline
Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 5 p.m.
Research and creative research support grants
Early music scholarship
Disciplines/associated instruments
Early music performance
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full time in a graduate program
- Be working on a research or creative research project related to the performance of early music (project related or not to the master’s thesis or Ph.D. thesis)
Deadline
Early winter
Procedure for submitting an application
File the required documents on the Faculty of Music’s upload site, in the folder Fonds de soutien à la recherche en performance de la musique ancienne (étudiants)
Personne-ressource
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Resource person
None
Financial support grant
Alma mater scholarship
Disciplines/associated instruments
All
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
On request
Deadline
None; at any time
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; ask your program head or a vice-dean
Personne-ressource
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Resource person
None
Claude Gingras scholarship
Disciplines / associated instruments
All
Amount
1 master’s grant of $8,000
1 doctoral grant of $12,000
Number of grants awarded
2
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled fulltime in a master’s or doctorate in music ‒ musicology or ethnomusicology option
Deadline
Mid-January
Procedure for submitting an application
File the required documents on the Faculty of Music’s upload site, in the Claude Gingras folder
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Paul-Marcel and Verna-Marie Gélinas scholarship
Disciplines / associated instruments
Piano
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled full time in a graduate piano performance program
- Be in a precarious financial situation
- Demonstrate perseverance during the years at university
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by the head of the piano program
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None
Thérèse Le François and Jean-Paul Larue scholarship
Disciplines / associated instruments
Performance, composition or musicology
Amount
Variable
Number of grants awarded
Variable
Selection criteria
- Be enrolled fulltime in one of the undergraduate or graduate performance, composition or musicology programs
- Have an above-average academic record
- Be in a precarious financial situation
Deadline
Autumn
Procedure for submitting an application
No procedure; grant recipients are chosen by the program heads in performance, composition and musicology
Resource person
Valérie Rousseau-Parent
Distinctive features
None