Overview
Carleton Music students are diverse. Whether they are a jazz bassist, a singer songwriter, a classical pianist, or a Celtic fiddler, we want all our students to understand that music is an endless rainbow of sounds and styles. With this scholarship, we also want to celebrate and encourage the rich diversity of people in our program and recognize the historical inequities that have limited access to music education for some students. Students like Sachi Ghalib, a singer songwriter with a beautiful voice and big dreams. Receiving the Music Scholarship for Indigenous, Black, and Racialized Students was both a material help and a vote of confidence for Sachi, and that can make all the difference
The Background
The Music Award for Indigenous, Black and Racialized Students is awarded annually to a student who is entering or continuing in the undergraduate Music program. The idea and annual start-up funding for the scholarship came from Carleton Music faculty and students who are committed to working for a more equitable, inclusive, and just approach to music education.
The Rollout
Our goal is to build an endowment that will ensure this meaningful award will support generations of music students to come. To date, we have raised just over half the amount required to build an endowment fund.
The Impact
Your gift this Giving Tuesday will allow us to bridge the gap between having a musical dream and being able to realize it. And it will support Indigenous, Black and Racialized students who are pursuing their passion for music at Carleton University for generations to come. Your donation is more than a financial contribution – together, we are celebrating the significant contributions of these students as they make a difference in their communities, and offering them tangible encouragement for realizing their dreams.
A professional life in music should be possible for any student who has the passion and dedication to travel that challenging path. By supporting, encouraging, and celebrating the diversity of people who study music, you are sending a message of hope: we are only as strong as we are diverse.