Fraser MacPherson Scholarship – Application

Scholarship Awards

The secondary school scholarship is $500 and the post-secondary amount is $2000. Scholarship awards must be spent on materials or services which directly further the education of the recipient (i.e. lessons, instruments, music materials, etc.) and invoices may be required to show the award was used appropriately.

Eligibility

Scholarships are awarded to instrumentalists (not vocalists) who are residents of British Columbia and are aged 25 and under as of Dec. 31, 2025.

Post-secondary students are eligible for the $2000 award regardless of whether they have won the secondary school award ($500) but can only win each award once.

Deadline

The Fraser MacPherson Scholarship Committee will review applications shortly after the submission deadline and will notify successful finalists in mid-November. COMPLETE applications will be accepted beginning October 1st, and no later than end of day, November 1, 2025.

Live Audition

Finalists will be asked to perform at a live audition held Saturday, December 20, 2025, in Vancouver. Finalists residing in the lower mainland must be available to play this audition in person.

Finalists residing outside the lower mainland (e.g. Vancouver Island, the Okanagan, etc.) are strongly encouraged to attend in person as the quality of performance and the quality of feedback from the judges will be best in a live environment. However, for those residing outside the lower mainland, we would like to extend the option to be able to submit high quality audio/video recording on the day of the live auditions with live accompaniment. 

Friends and family of the applicants and the general public are invited to attend, free of cost.

Contact

For any questions, please contact us through our contact form.

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