Ada Bronstein Bursary Fund
Award: 25118
Number of awards: variable
With a gift of $5,000 from Ada Bronstein, and a matching contribution from the Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative, an emergency bursary assistance fund of $10,000 has been established at the University of Manitoba. The Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative has made a contribution to this fund. The purpose of this fund is to provide immediate emergency bursaries to students in Music who are under unexpected financial strain. Beginning in 2006, the available annual interest will be offered to a student who:
- is enrolled in the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music (including the Integrated Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education Program) either full-time or part-time at the University of Manitoba;
- has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 2.0 (or equivalent);
- has outlined their emergency situation during an interview with the Dean of the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music.
Andrée Dufault Memorial Loan Fund
Award: 24391
Number of awards: variable
In memory of Andrée Dufault, friends and family have established a fund at the University of Manitoba to assist students in the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music. Although all Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music students are eligible to receive assistance from this fund, preference shall be given to students enrolled in the piano or voice major.
This fund shall provide short-term loan assistance to any University of Manitoba student (male or female) in temporary financial need.
The selection of eligible student borrowers shall accord with the guidelines established from time to time for The University of Manitoba's student Emergency Loan funds.
Anne Kotelko-Yuzyk, John Yuzyk, and Manitoba Culture and Music Society Inc. Bursary
Award: 27464
Number of awards: 1
In memory of Anne G. Kotelko-Yuzyk (B.Ped./'77), family and friends established an endowment fund at the University of Manitoba in 1996. Because of her lifelong dedication to education, the fund will support bursaries in the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Music. In 2005, the name of John Yuzyk (A.L.C.M., L.L.C.M. London College of Music, 1940) was added to the title of the award, and in 2020, the Manitoba Culture and Music Society Inc. was added. The bursary will be offered in alternate years in the Faculty of Education and in the Desautels Faculty of Music. Each year, the fund will be used to offer one bursary to an undergraduate student who:
- is enrolled full-time (minimum 60% course load) in the final year of study in either: (a) the Bachelor of Music with a major in Voice in the concentration of Performance or Music Education; or (b) the Bachelor of Education with a major or minor in Music Education;
- has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 2.5; and
- has demonstrated financial need on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.
In years when the bursary will be awarded to a student in the Faculty of Education, preference will be given to a candidate with a major in Music Education.
If in any given year there is no eligible candidate, the bursary may be offered to the student who is enrolled full-time (minimum 60% course load) in the final year of study in the alternative faculty who otherwise meets criteria (2) and (3).
Eva Clare Society Emergency Bursary Assistance Fund
Award: 23838
Number of awards: variable
An emergency bursary fund has been established at the University of Manitoba. The purpose of this fund is to provide immediate emergency bursaries to students in Music who are under unexpected financial strain.
Students must be enrolled in the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music (including the Integrated Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Education Program) either full-time or part-time at the University of Manitoba, must have a minimum degree grade point average of 2.0 (or equivalent), and must have outlined their emergency situation during an interview with the Dean of the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music.
Harry Cross Music Bursary
Award: 25764
Number of awards: variable
William Victor Humphreys Black has established an endowment fund at the University of Manitoba, with a bequest of $169,061 in 2011. The purpose of the fund is to provide bursaries for students in the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music. The available annual interest from the fund will be used to offer one or more bursaries to undergraduate students who:
- are enrolled full-time in the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music;
- (i) as entering students, have achieved a minimum 70% (or equivalent) on those high school courses considered for admission, or (ii) as continuing students, have achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 2.5;
- have demonstrated financial need on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.
Marianne (Richard) Galpin & Walter WM. (Bill) Stevenson Bursary in Music
Award: 25607
Number of awards: 1
In memory of his wife Marianne Galpin, Bill Stevenson has established an endowment fund at the University of Manitoba. The Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative has made a contribution to the fund. The available annual interest from the fund will be used to offer one bursary to a student who:
- is enrolled full time in the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music;
- (i) as an entering student, has achieved a minimum 70% (or equivalent) on those high school courses considered for admission, or (ii) as a continuing student, has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 2.5;
- has demonstrated financial need on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.
About Marianne Galpin: Marianne Galpin was born in 1958 in Bern, Switzerland. She obtained her diploma in pediatric nursing from L'Ecole Valaisanne de Nurses and practiced her profession in Sion with compassion and mercy. Marianne and Bill shared a love for music.
Richard and Kathleen Dunlop Litch Music Award
Award: 24393
Number of awards: variable
Mr. Richard Litch and Mrs. Kathleen Dunlop Litch, with a contribution from the Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative, have established a bursary fund at the University of Manitoba. Mrs. Litch received a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology from the University in 1934 and a Bachelor of Education in 1935 and Mr. Litch received a Bachelor of Arts from the University in 1935. The available annual income from their fund will support bursaries in the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music, the value and number of which will be determined each year by the selection committee, for students who:
- are registered full-time in any year of the program in the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music;
- have achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 2.5;
- have demonstrated financial need on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.
Preference in selection shall be given to students enrolled in the following majors, in the order listed: voice, piano, strings, then others.
Shearer Bursary
Award: 26012
Number of awards: 1
Elizabeth Shearer and Mary Widdows Shearer (B.Sc.H.Ec/43) have established an endowment fund at the University of Manitoba with an initial gift of $20,000 in 2013. The Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative has made a contribution to the fund. The bursary is in honour of Mary Widdows Shearer and David Shearer (B.Sc.(M.E.)/56). David Shearer performed as a professional musician for many years playing jazz and classical woodwinds. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to students studying woodwinds in the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music. Beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year, the available annual interest from the fund will be used to offer one bursary to an undergraduate student who:
- is enrolled full-time in the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music;
- has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 2.5;
- is studying jazz or classical woodwinds with preference given to students studying clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone;
- has demonstrated financial need on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.
Preference will be given to a student who intends to pursue a focus in performance.
About David A. Shearer: David A. Shearer (B.Sc.(M.E.), M.Sc. (M.E.) performed as a professional musician for many years playing jazz and classical woodwinds. He played with a wide variety of groups including the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Rainbow Stage, the Gar Gillis Band, Winnipeg Beach Dance Hall and MTC. While playing with the CBC Orchestra, he met his future wife Elizabeth (Betty) Searle whom he married in 1955.
W.H. Shinn Memorial Bursary
Award: 12993
Number of awards: 1
In memory of W.H. Shinn, for many years as a music teacher in Winnipeg, his son B. Franklyn Shinn, has established a bursary fund at the University of Manitoba. This fund will be available to a student of high musical promise who enters the degree program in the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music. Preference will be given, where possible, to candidates who are performers on one of the standard orchestral instruments.
William Danylchuk Bursary
Award: 26266
Number of awards: 1
In memory of William Danylchuk (B.Ed/78), his friends and family established an endowment fund at the University of Manitoba, with an initial gift of $10,00 in 2014. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students from south-eastern Manitoba who are studying Music, Education or Political Studies. Beginning in the 2016-2017 year, the bursary will rotate each year between the Faculty of Music, the Faculty of Education (2017-2018), and the Department of Political studies in the Faculty of Arts (2018-2019). The bursary will continue to be awarded in this order in perpetuity. Each year, the available annual interest from the fund will be used to offer one bursary to an undergraduate student who:
- has graduated from a high school in south-eastern Manitoba;
- is enrolled full-time (minimum 60% course load) in their second, third, or fourth year of study in the applicable faculty and/or department at the University of Manitoba (first or second year of study in the Faculty of Education);
- has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 2.5;
- has demonstrated financial need on the standard University of Manitoba bursary application form.
Eligible high school in south-eastern Manitoba currently include: Collège Lorette Collegiate, Crystal Springs, School, École/Coll.Rég. Gabrielle-Roy, École Comm. Réal-Bérard, École Pointe-Des-Chênes, École Saint-Joachim, Green Valley School, Inst. Coll. Saint-Pierre, Landmark Collegiate, Mennonite Christian Academy, New Hope Christian School, Morning Glory School, Niverville Collegiate, Pineland Colony School, Ross L. School, Shevchenko School, St. Anne Collegiate, Steinbach Christian High School, Steinbach Regional Secondary, Suncrest Colony School.
If there are no candidates that meet all of the criteria in a given year, the bursary may be offered to a student in the applicable faculty who otherwise meets criteria (2) through (4).