Tuition and Funding Opportunities

Entrance Scholarships

Music Entrance scholarships are automatically considered for music scholarships when applying to one of our programs by the admissions deadline.
These are recommended by Department Chairs, in consultation with Area Chairs, to outstanding applicants based on audition results.

Academic Entrance Scholarships

Academic entrance scholarships for music students are open to applicants entering university for the first-time and based on academic record. Applicants are automatically reviewed for general academic scholarships.

Major academic entrance scholarships are offered to students who meet the academic and leadership requirements. Follow this link for application procedures and required documents

• If you have been offered a major academic entrance scholarship, your offer letter is included in the admission package.
  Please make sure you accept your offer of admission online via Minerva, and return a signed copy of the scholarship offer letter before May 1^st of the year of admission to the Music Undergraduate Admissions Office.

The Schulich School of Music offers a range of prestigious renewable scholarships based on academic and performance achievements. In any given year, sixty Schulich Scholars hold renewable Schulich Scholarships valued at $6,000 (undergraduate) and $11,000 (graduate). Renewable Lloyd Carr-Harris String Scholarships, valued between $6,000 and $18,000, are awarded to our most promising incoming string students.

• If you apply to one of our programs by the admissions deadline and meet minimum academic requirements, you will be automatically considered for a renewable scholarship.
• Recipients are expected to maintain a strong academic standing throughout the tenure of their award. Students whose sessional GPA or CGPA falls below 3.50, and Performance Majors whose performance tutorial/practical exam grade falls below “A”, will be subject to review and may not be eligible for a renewal of their award.
• In addition to the CGPA criteria mentioned above, renewable scholarship recipients must also abide by the credit load conditions for in-course music scholarships.
• Recipients of a Schulich renewable scholarship must return a signed copy of the agreement to the Dean’s Office each year to remain eligible for renewal.

McGill Entrance Bursary Program offers entrance bursaries to students from low to modest income families who demonstrate financial need. You are eligible to apply if you are a newly accepted, first-year, first-degree undergraduate student. You are not required to pay back these funds.

• You must apply within 30 days from the date of your offer of admission.
  You can apply using Minerva: select the Financial Aid/Awards Tab > Financial Aid Menu > Apply for McGill Financial Aid > Apply for Entrance Bursary > Update your financial aid profile and submit your application.

See the links below for more information on :

• Government Aid
• Entrance Bursary Program:

In-Course Awards are merit-based awards, that are granted through the Dean’s Office to students who are registered in a Schulich School of Music program. These awards come in the form of scholarships, awards, prizes or bursaries at the discretion of the Dean and the Schulich School of Music Scholarships Committee. Details on merit-based awards can be found on the Scholarship and Student Aid website

• No applications are required. All eligible students will automatically be considered. Awards are generally made in June on the basis of academic standing during the preceding fall and winter terms. You will be notified by email in July if you are a recipient of an in-course award.

Eligibility requirements:

• To be eligible, a student must have successfully completed a minimum of 27 credits TOTAL in the fall and winter semesters in the preceding academic year.
• Pass/Fail (P/F) courses, MUPD 135 and MUPD 235, are included in the credit load considered for scholarships.
• Summer courses are excluded from the credit load considered for in-course awards.
• Courses flagged with the satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) option will be excluded from the credit load considered for scholarships.
• Credits for outstanding incomplete courses, withdrawals or deferrals will not be considered for in-course awards.
• You must be registered full-time (i.e., at least 12 credits per term) in a McGill undergraduate degree program to receive full payment of an annual award.
• If you are registered for only one term, you must earn a minimum of 14 credits to retain the scholarship.

See a list of all available Prizes, Awards and Scholarships.

Detailed information on undergraduate scholarships can be found on the Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards University Calendar.

• Contact studentawards.music@mcgill.ca if you have more questions about Music scholarships and awards.

Scholarship and Student Aid Office (SSAO) offers a financial aid program for students who are interested in pursuing music related activities outside the classroom. This program will enhance your educational experience. Additional information on the Enriched Educational Opportunities (EEO) Bursary program is available on the EEO webpage.

The Student Aid and Scholarship Office administers McGill bursaries and loans on the basis of financial need for all McGill students. This office also offers information on other student-eligible, government financial aid programs.
Contact Student Aid and Scholarship Office for more information on government aid and McGill bursaries and loans.

US students attending McGill may apply for loans through the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. Detailed information on how to apply, who can apply, annual borrowing limits, deadlines and how funds are received is available on the Scholarships and Student Aid Office’s website.