Doctorate Student prizes:
$3,000 and publication on either CFMTA website and/or in Canadian Music Teacher Year in Review
Runner-up – publication on the CFMTA website
University Graduate prizes:
$2,000 and publication on either CFMTA website and/or in Canadian Music Teacher Year in Review
Runner-up – publication on the CFMTA website
Entries will be judged by nationally recognized scholars in the fields of music pedagogy and performance. Winning essays will be published in the CFMTA/FCAPM magazine and/or website. There is no fee to enter. Deadline: May 1, 2021
Application Guidelines
- The competition is open to Canadian residents.
- Submissions will be considered from graduate and doctoral students in all disciplines studying full time at a Canadian university.
- Entries must include a previously unpublished typed essay. Word lengths exclude footnotes and bibliographies. Length: 5,000 to 7,000 words (no thesis or capstone papers please)
- Include a cover sheet with name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and age. Include University and major. Do not include identifying information in the document or in the references.
- Format and layout: printed on one side only, on white paper, pages numbered, with black font size 11 points.
- Entries will be accepted in English and French.
- If using references from academic sources, the complete reference must be included. Any academically acceptable referencing style may be used.
- Entries will be submitted online as a pdf file.
- One entry per person.
- Entries will be judged in a blind review process by nationally recognized scholars in the field of music pedagogy and/or performance. Criteria will focus on originality, clear expression of ideas and understanding of the subject.
- All entries become the property of the CFMTA. In addition to receiving cash scholarships, winning essays will be published on the CFMTA/FCAPM website.