Ernest Gagnon and Cécile Gagnon-Côté Scholarship (OSOTF)

This award was created in honour of Ernest Gagnon and Cécile Gagnon-Côté

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Variable
Undergraduates: minimum $2,500 Graduates: minimum $5,000
Number of awards:
Variable
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate or graduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
November 3
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To assist undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the School of Music with vocal or instrumental talent.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or a person with protected or refugee status
  2. be enrolled full time in an undergraduate or graduate program at the School of Music of the University of Ottawa
  3. be an Ontario resident, as per OSAP regulations
  4. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa
  5. demonstrate vocal or instrumental talent

How to Apply

Submitted in the Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone, and must include:

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. a letter of recommendation addressed to the selection committee chair outlining the applicant’s musical achievements

About this Award

The Ernest Gagnon endowment fund was established in 1992 in honour of musician and author Ernest Gagnon. Ernest Gagnon was one of the first to collect, transcribe and publish the words and music of popular French-Canadian folk songs that had been passed down orally from generation to generation from the beginning of the New France settlement to the late 19th century.
 
In 1997, the Cécile Gagnon-Côté endowment fund was created, in honour of Cécile Gagnon-Côté, daughter of Gustave Gagnon (1842–1930), a well-known Quebec organist, and niece of Ernest Gagnon (1834–1915). An accomplished pianist, she formed the Quebec Ladies’ Morning Musical Club (now the Club musical de Québec) in 1892, at the age of 18, along with five classmates. In 1910, she was a co-founder and first president of the Women’s Musical Club in Edmonton, Alberta, which later became the Edmonton Opera. In 2007, lawyer Ernest A. Côté decided to merge the two funds to create the Ernest Gagnon and Cécile Gagnon-Côté Scholarship.
 
The donor thanks the Government of Ontario, which helped to create this fund through its generous matching contribution.