Fine & Performing Arts Scholarship Fund

Student Award Fund

Award: Fine & Performing Arts Scholarship Fund

Eligibility
Residency: Residents of the Northwest Territories for at least twelve consecutive months
Field of Study: 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.
Amount Available: $2,500 to two recipients each

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.

If you have any questions, please email grants@ykcf.ca or call 867-446-4527. 

2 April, 12:01 PM

Scholarship application portal opens. 

31 May, 11:59 PM

Scholarship application portal closes.

Mid-to-Late July

Funding distributed to scholarship recipients. 

History of the Fund

Past Recipients

  • 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: Leanne 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