Scholarships
NEW!! Read about the newest program in the US giving a serious focus to piping and drumming education. Check out UCR Pipe band’s website and scholarship information. We expect as they see interest in this program, scholarship opportunities will increase.
We’ve learned that Lyon College, Arkansas offers scholarships for pipers and drummers. One of our band members visited there recently and fully intends to attend this school after graduating this year, in fact, he’s leaving a little early from our trip to Glasgow to get back in time!
The Pacific Northwest Clan Gregor Society has a Scholarship program open to all youth between between the ages 12 and 21 at time of application. The Clan Gregor recently donated 5 drums to the Northwest Junior Pipe Band to support our program, and we couldn’t be happier with their support! Learn about this straightforward scholarship program here>>. The main requirements are age; and a demonstrated commitment to Scottish oriented activities and a desire to maintain and foster Scottish culture.
British Columbia Pipers Association has “bursaries” and possible funding for special projects available.
Washignton Pipers Association holds a random drawing for a couple of scholarships for their members every year to support piping / drumming camps. Membership costs $10.00 for individuals, and 15.00 for families. They also host monthly competitions January through May, posted in our calendar.
Celtic Arts foundation (Skagit Valley Highland Games sponsors), they’ve provided a couple of grants to NWJPB in the past (last season they helped us buy our new snare drums), but will also support individual Scottish arts instruction: http://www.celticarts.org/PDFS/2003/CAF_scholarship.pdf
Clan Ross - Scholarships for members
Education opportunities with scholarships
Masters of Scottish Arts are big supporters of NWJPB, they provided two scholarships to our members, we’re sending a piper and a drummer to the school this winter. Their concert is great, as well, and features amazing performers from all over the world. Their scholarship form is here, deadline: November 30th, the school runs February 3rd through 7th 2007.
Piping Hot Summer Drummer July 8-13 2007 offers two types of scholarships, one with tuition, and one with tuition and lodging. One NWJPB member attended this one last year.
Celtic Performing Arts School; Vancouver Island, BC July 2007. *A limited number of Celtfest Scholarships and Bursaries are available” Send them an email to apply
Other Edcucational opportunities:
A favorite of several band members last year, Highland Musical Arts Summer School. (See Washington Pipers Association above for possible scholarship opportunities)
Coeur d’Alene School of Piping and Druming Last weekend in July, first week in August
- California
California Bagpipe Summer School
- Midwest/East
Colleges related to Scottish arts:
University of California-Riverside
The College of Wooster (Wooster, Ohio) http://admissions.wooster.edu/pdfs/scottish_arts_scholarship.pdf
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
North Georgia College and State University
Simon Frasier University - $1500 Scholarship for SFU pipe band member, programs ranging from 500 to over 2,000: UEAO-011, UEAO-045, UEAO-043, UUAO-006
College of Piping Scholarships, Prince Edwards Island, Canada
Monmouth College Pipe Band offers up to FULL tuition scholarships: “Bag Piping and Highlander Drumming Scholarships Awards are offered up to full tuition. Auditions are scheduled to coincide with the Fine Arts program in February. For more information, contact Tim Tibbetts”
MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois
Macalaster College, St Paul, MN
This is a large resource of colleges and universities with pipe bands and piping programs, as well as “nearby” or favored pipe bands: http://fraser.cc/pipes/bands.html
