Music Entrance Scholarships and Awards

The Music Department offers performance-based full tuition scholarships to two outstanding candidates each year. Several other generous entrance awards are also available.

Scholarship application

In order to be considered for a music entrance scholarship or award, all general and program-specific admission criteria must be complete before the awards application deadline. Specifically, eligible applicants will have completed an audition and will have been placed in MUSC 1110 after taking the Level 2 Music Theory Assessment and in MUSC 1115 after taking the Aural Skills Assessment.

If you are eligible to apply for an entrance scholarship or award, complete the application form and provide the supporting documents as outlined. Please submit all files via email to performingarts@douglascollege.ca using “Music Entrance Awards, <applicant name>” in the subject field.

Music Scholarship Application Fall 2025

 

 

Supporting documents

Transcripts

Please note that your interim high school transcripts must be emailed separately to the Music Department for award consideration. You can ask that your school counsellor email unofficial transcripts to the Music Department or you may email scans of your own copies to us if you already have them. (Documents in PDF format are preferred.) This will be in addition to any transcripts requested by the Admissions Office.

Reference Letter

Please ask your reference contact to email their letter of support to performingarts@douglascollege.ca using “Music Entrance Awards, <applicant name>” in the subject field.

2024-25 Winners

Fall 2024 Entrance Award

  • Ricko Lee
  • Joe Porter

Henry Waack Music Scholarship

  • Aidan Evans
  • Olivia Morgan
  • Joe Porter

Douglas College Music Award of Distinction (DCMAD)

  • Molly Ballinger (Peterkin award)
  • Calista Lawrence (Hoshina award)
  • Kai Opper (Whitely award)
  • Ash Turner
  • Sesame Wong (Keefer award)
  • Ching Man Yan (Robertson award)

Silverman Music Award of Distinction

  • Ricko Lee

 

Amanda Todd Legacy Music Therapy Award of Distinction

  • An Nyx-Dubhadh

Chestnut Music Theory and History Scholarship

  •  Joe Porter

Lance Ryan Vocal Achievement Award of Distinction

  • Abril Diaz García 

Music Student Achievement Award of Distinction 

  • Cordell Anker
  • Trevor Cuff
  • Patrick Dodsworth
  • Diego Gutierrez
  • Jonathan Wiebe

In order to be considered for a music entrance scholarship or award, all general and program-specific admission criteria must be complete.

Submission deadline extended!

Submit your Fall 2025 scholarship application with all supporting documentation no later than 4:00pm on Monday 16 June 2025.