Bursary Information

• Student’s and family’s accounts at the Victoria Conservatory of Music must be in good standing.
• New Student bursaries, issued outside of the standard application time period, will only be considered in cases where a student is new to the Conservatory (not registered in anything at the Conservatory in the past 24 months).
• Those who are currently receiving any Music Therapy bursaries through the Conservatory are not also eligible for the general bursary.
• Bursaries are for individuals only and cannot be awarded to businesses, trusts, or other organizations. In addition, any lessons, sessions, or classes being billed to or paid for by third party funding organizations or programs (such as AFU, distance learning, etc.) are not eligible.
• Emergency bursary applications from returning students, issued outside of the standard application time period, will only be considered in cases where financial circumstances have changed, such as job losses, etc.
• Bursaries are applied via a discount against tuitions and are not refunded nor do they have a cash value. Therefore if a tuition amount has already been paid for, a subsequent bursary award cannot be retroactively applied.
• The Conservatory reserves the right to verify all aspects of the applicant’s financial circumstances and possible resources and request further financial information if required.
• Bursary recipients may be asked to contribute some of their time and talent to the Conservatory as volunteers. For this purpose, the student’s name may be forwarded to the Volunteer Coordinator.
• Bursaries can only be applied to tuitions paid directly to the Conservatory (i.e. Camosun tuition is paid directly to Camosun, therefore Conservatory bursaries cannot be applied).
• Bursaries cannot be retroactively applied to courses with a start date prior to awarding nor to private lessons that have already taken place.

Complete our online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered, and a separate application must be submitted for each student. You can apply for a pool of bursaries and/or the Eric and Shirley Charman Bursary with this application.

Bursary Application

Individuals who are awarded bursaries will receive their prize as a credit on their Conservatory account, which can be applied towards future registrations or any other purchases at the Conservatory.

Bursary applications are reviewed by a committee consisting of the Assistant Registrar and the Chief Financial Officer. Applicants are assessed against the criteria and regulations as listed above. Successful bursary recipients will be notified by email. Each year, the budget available for bursaries is determined by the distributions received from the Scholarship and Bursary Endowment Funds. If the bursaries awarded reaches the budget for the year, then further applications will be closed until further funds become available.

Successful applicants will be awarded a Victoria Conservatory of Music Bursary, which can be applied as a 30% discount on most registrations. This is a pool of funds comprised of the following: