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Bursary Application Form

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED – A separate application must be submitted for each student.

Please note: The 2024/25 Charman Bursary is now fully awarded and no longer available. Applications for 2025/26 will open in Spring 2025. Students may still apply for bursary funding through the Victoria Conservatory of Music Bursary.

Which type of Bursary are you applying for?*
- New Student - Continuous intake, all applications received by 15th of each month will be processed by the end of the month
- Emergency (for returning students whose circumstances have changed) - Continuous intake, all applications received by 15th of each month will be processed by the end of the month
- Returning Student - Application period from March 1st to May 31st, notification by June 30th
- Summer Intensive Programs - Application period opens February 1st. Deadlines vary depending on program, please refer to Summer Intensive Programs page for more information
- Collegium Young Artists Program - Application period opens upon acceptance into the program; deadline July 31st (except Voice Collegium, deadline September 15th). The Eric and Shirley Charman Young Musicians Bursary provides 30% off Collegium tuitions.
If Summer Intensive Programs, please select your program:
Student Name*
First Last
Birth Date*
YYYY slash MM slash DD

yyyy/mm/dd
Address*
Street Address City Province Postal Code
Phone Number*
Email*
Statement of Income - Confidential to the Bursary Committee
Please complete the following for all sources of household income for the previous tax year, and provide a copy of the most recent Notice of Assessment for each (must be for recently passed or prior tax year). If the student is not living at home and is self-supporting, do not state parent's income.
Number of children or dependents currently being supported by the household income:*
VCM Student*
First Last
Net Income (as per line 23600 on most recent CRA Notice of Assessment)*
Enter $0 if student has no income
Parent/Guardian Name (1) - If student is under 19 years old
First Last
Net Income (as per line 23600 on most recent CRA Notice of Assessment)
Parent/Guardian Name (2) - If student is under 19 years old
First Last
Net Income (as per line 23600 on most recent CRA Notice of Assessment)
Spouse or Partner
First Last
Net Income (as per line 23600 on most recent CRA Notice of Assessment)
Notices of Assessment*
- I will email or drop off the required Notices of Assessment to the VCM before the deadline
- I have attached the required Notices of Assessment below
Notice(s) of Assessment
Drop files here or

Max. file size: 64 MB.
Please elaborate on any circumstances that might help the Bursary Committee make a decision:
Declaration*
By checking this box I acknowledge I have read the Bursary Regulations in full, that I agree with the conditions stated therein, and that the information submitted in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Declaration*
By checking this box I acknowledge that bursaries cannot be retroactively applied to courses with a start date prior to awarding nor to private lessons that have already taken place.

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Statement of Income - Confidential to the Bursary Committee

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