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Fine & Performing Arts Scholarship Fund

About the Fine & Performing Arts Scholarship Fund

Established in 1999, the purpose of the Fine & Performing Arts Scholarship Fund is to support residents of the Northwest Territories pursuing education and training opportunities in one or more of the following areas: drama, dance, music, theatre arts including technical production, studio arts, film, or photography. The program or course in the fine and performing arts must be a minimum of 100 hours in duration.

A priority will be given to developing artists.

2025 key dates

2 April, 12.01am

Scholarship application portal opens. 

31 May, 11.59pm

Scholarship application portal closes.

Mid- to late July

Funding distributed to scholarship recipients. 

Application Process

Individuals interested in applying must create a profile on our scholarship application portal. Once your profile is created, you will need to complete our eligibility quiz and then submit an application for the student award.

Applications will be made available during our scholarship intake season, every spring.

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$2,000 to two recipients each.

Please note that award amounts vary year by year.
In order to be eligible to apply to the Fine & Performing Arts Scholarship Fund, you must be:
  • A resident of the Northwest Territories for at least twelve consecutive months
  • Pursuing education and training opportunities in one or more of the following areas: drama, dance, music, theatre arts including technical production, studio arts, film, or photography. The program or course in the fine and performing arts must be a minimum of 100 hours in duration

All of our scholarship application forms and additional materials need to be submitted on our scholarship application portal.

  • You will complete a questionnaire describing your goals, your dedication to your field of study, your involvement in the community, etc.

You must be an eligible resident to apply for a scholarship.
As such, YKCF requires you to make a residency declaration and have a witness sign off.
However, you do not need to print out any forms!
Each residency declaration is a one-click question embedded within the application process.
You just need to provide the email address of your residency witness, and they will be emailed directly.

You can only apply through our online application portal.

Access it here: https://www.grantinterface.ca/Home/Logon?urlkey=yellowknifescholarship

Mailed and emailed applications will not be accepted barring extreme circumstances.

If you have more questions:

  • 2024: Tai Leathem, Rian McIsaac
  • 2023: Alexander Ketchum, Olivia Rockwell, Amelia Bekale
  • 2022: Diana Rockwell & Anonymous
  • 2021: Sarah Buth, Kacie Hall & Raven Mutford
  • 2020: Kacie Hall and Rankin Stewart
  • 2019: Carson Asmundson & Juliane Debogorski
  • 2018: Kacie Hall & Colleen Nagel
  • 2017: Courtney Chetwynd & Alisha Breton
  • 2016: Chloé Duval, Katy Harmer & Dylan Maguire
  • 2015: Lucas Othmer & Cassi Atamanenko
  • 2014: Jessica Lynn Phillips
  • 2013: Casey Anderson & Carmen Braden
  • 2012: AJ Collins
  • 2011: Amelie Duval, Antoine Mountain & Dana Sipos Randor
  • 2010: Joe Jaw Ashoona, Ian MacDougall, Hailey McLeod & Roya Yazdanmehr
  • 2009: Roya Yazdanmehr & Joanna Matthews
  • 2008: Antoine Mountain
  • 2007: Leanna Goose
  • 2006: Tiffany Ayalik
  • 2005: No award
  • 2004: Kirsten Carthew
  • 2003: Renee Pitre
  • 2002: Sarah Kallos, Amanda Dei & April Parchoma
  • 2001: Sacha Engelhardt
  • 2000: Doug Richard & Rene Bonnett