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Scholarships & Competitions

WMC Scholarships

The Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg offers up to 7 scholarships (totalling $13,500) to aspiring instrumentalists and vocalists to further their musical training. The names of the winners and the amounts awarded are updated yearly and listed here.

In 2026, WMC added a new scholarship in the amount of $2000. We are grateful to Virtuosi Concerts for the gift of their endowment fund, allowing for the addition of the Virtuosi Scholarship to be awarded to the best performance of a contemporary work at the annual competition. Interested applicants should include a selection composed or arranged from 1960 - present day in the repertoire to be performed within their time allotment.  
Applications are due mid-April, and the Competition takes place in May. The dates for the 2027 Competition will be announced here. ​​

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  • WMC Scholarship - $3000

  • WMC Scholarship - $2500

  • Madeleine Gauvin Scholarship - $2000

  • Virtuosi Scholarship - $2000

  • Phyllis Ilavsky Scholarship - $1500

  • Holtby Scholarship - $1500

  • Berythe Birse Scholarship - $1000

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See the 2026 WMC Scholarship Winners at our Newsblog. 
Please direct inquiries to scholarships@wmcwpg.ca.

Details

Apply

Section 1: Performer Information
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​Please be sure that you meet the Eligibility Requirements listed above. 

Section 2: Curriculum Vitae

Upload a current CV, demonstrating your readiness for this competition. This should include:

​- Education (primary, secondary, post-secondary)
- List of music scholarships/awards
- Music Examinations achieved – exam, date, grade/percentage
- Current academic program and expected outcome (i.e. level/degree and date of completion). If none, please indicate name of the institution last attended.
- A brief statement of your musical goals 

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Section 3: Selections/Criteria
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- List selections in order of performance, time of each in minutes/seconds, and total performance time.
- Provide composer’s complete name with dates.

​Example:

Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor No. 22 BWV 867 (6:25) - J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

Musical Moment Op. 16 No. 4 (3:50) - Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Malagueña (5:03) - Ernesto Lecuona (1896-1963), arr. Arcadi Volodos (b. 1972)
Total Time: 15:18
 

Applicants interested in the new Virtuosi Scholarship:

* All selections dated 1960 to present day will be considered for the new Virtuosi Scholarship.  Applicants must cite the year in which the contemporary work was composed/arranged. 
Example: 
In memoriam: To the Victims of Chornobyl (1997) - Larysa Kuzmenko (b. 1956)

Criteria for music selection/performance:

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  1. Music selection must be of diploma level.

  2. A single movement of a multi-movement piece is acceptable.

  3. Instrumentalists must prepare a minimum of three compositions of contrasting style and period with a total time of not less than fifteen minutes or more than twenty minutes.

  4. Vocalists must prepare a group of songs of contrasting style and language with a total time of not less than ten minutes and not more than fifteen minutes.

  5. Applicants wishing to be considered for the Virtuosi Scholarship must include a contemporary work composed or arranged from 1960 to the present day. 

  6. Three sets of original scores must be provided for the adjudicators, submitted upon arrival 30 minutes before the audition.

    * In the event that three original scores is not viable, please contact WMC at least one week before the competition.

    * Selections taken directly from a public domain library (e.g. IMSLP) must indicate the file from which the selection is copied, and must be performed as appears in the edition submitted.

    * Scores purchased online must be accompanied by receipt of purchase specific to the participant. 
    * For contemporary repertoire, photocopies will be permitted if accompanied by a letter of permission from the publisher, distributor, or composer.

Section 4: Reference Letter

List the name, address and phone number of your present music teacher.

Provide a brief letter from the current teacher or head of school of music in which the candidate is enrolled, stating that the candidate meets the music performance criteria.
Upload with the application form or email to scholarships@wmcwpg.ca.

This letter must be received by mid-April to ensure your application is complete.

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A non-refundable fee of $50 must be received by the application date. We accept PayPal, bank transfers and offline payments via cheque. When you select "continue" below you will be redirected to our checkout page to choose a method of payment and complete your application.

Thank you!

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