KEN PALMER MUSIC BURSARY
The Ken Palmer Music Bursary 2024
The Forest City London Music Awards through its Ken Palmer High School Music Bursary program shows strong commitment and encouragement to young musicians graduating from high school to support their post-secondary music education goals at an Ontario college or university. Each year the $1,000 bursary is awarded to two outstanding graduating high school students.
The Bursary was founded in the spring of 2014 by Ian Davies and Mario Circelli to honour the memory of the late Ken Palmer who died in 2013 at the age of 65 (Oct. 5, 1948 – Oct. 30, 2013). Ken was an integral part of the London music scene for more than 40 years as a performer with the Dixie Flyers (FCLMA Hall of Fame), Artistic Director of Home County Music & Art Festival (15 years), and as a music teacher/mentor to many young musicians. After two years of fundraising the first Ken Palmer Music Bursary was awarded in 2016 to Keegan Marshall of H.B. Beal Secondary School. Since then, over fourteen more $1,000 bursaries have been awarded.
In consideration of the past two years of the pandemic and the strength of this year’s applicants, the Ken Palmer Music Bursary jury chose to award three bursaries this year instead of two. The 2023 winners were: Nayli DeLeon Kantule, HB Beal Secondary School; Angela McIntosh, École Secondaire Mgr- Bruyère. The FCLMA congratulates these outstanding young students and wish them all the best as they embark on their post-secondary music education journeys.
Applications open January 22, 2024 and will be due no later than May 17, 2024. Successful applicants will be recognized during FCLMA London Music Week in June 2024. Applications for the 2024 Ken Palmer Bursary will be available online until May 5, 2024. Successful applications will be recognized during FCLMA London Music Week in June, 2024.
For more information, visit the FCLMA’s Webpage on the Ken Palmer Music Bursary.
You can also donate to the Ken Palmer Music Bursary directly here.
The 2023 Ken Palmer Bursary Recipients:
Angela McIntosh, École Secondaire Mgr- Bruyère
Nayli DeLeon Kantule, HB Beal Secondary School
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Bursary Applicants:
The applicant must be in their last year of secondary school, with either the Thames Valley District School Board or the London District Catholic School Board or French Language School Boards
The applicant must have made a positive contribution to their school music program.
The applicant must be pursuing music as a major, at a post-secondary school in Ontario, upon graduating from secondary school. The institution could be either a University or College program.
A complete application must include the following:
An essay (500 to 1000 words) from the applicant, describing why they would be an appropriate selection for this $1,000.00 CDN bursary.
Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s school Music teacher or a Guidance Councillor.
Letter of intent for continuing post-secondary music education as described.
Complete contact information.