The British Columbia Pipers’ Association is pleased to offer four Bursaries for the Spring 2024 term, due June 30, 2024. The bursary information and how to apply are found below. Please fill out the appropriate application form and submit by June 30. All successful recipients will be notified mid July. If you need more information, please contact Derek Davidson at secretary@bcpipers.org
Bursary Application
Neil O. Stubberfield Piobaireachd Bursary
The Neil O. Stubberfield Piobaireachd Bursaries are in memory of Neil Stubberfield, a long time member of the Piobaireachd Club and a BCPA benefactor.
The purpose of the Neil O. Stubberfield Piobaireachd Bursaries is to financially assist active pipers and active adjudicators to advance their understanding or performance of piobaireachd, including support to compete at national or international piobaireachd competitions or support to study under internationally recognized piobaireachd master players.
Brittany Angeltvedt Memorial Bursary
The Brittany Angeltvedt Memorial Bursary is in memory of Brittany Angeltvedt, two-time World Pipe Band Champion with the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band and four-time winner of the BCPA Grand Aggregate Award for Open Tenor Drumming.
The purpose of the Brittany Angeltvedt Memorial Bursary is to financially assist tenor drummers in their tenor drumming education and for travel to compete at international tenor drumming championship.
Darleen Milloy Memorial Bursary
The Darleen Milloy Memorial Bursary is in honour of Darleen Milloy (nee Miharija) , 1987 winner of both the BCPA MacCrimmon Memorial Cairn and the first BCPA member to win the Silver Medal in Scotland.
In pipe bands, Darleen’s competitive successes included capturing the Grade 3 World Pipe Band Championship in 1980 and the Grade 2 North American Pipe Band Championship in 1981 with the Vancouver Ladies’ Pipe Band.
With the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, Darleen won the 1982 Grade 1 North American Pipe Band Championship and the 1985 MSR and 1988 Medley events at the World Pipe Band Championships.
Darleen taught many piping students, both young and adult, and was a BCPA adjudicator.
The purpose of the Darleen Milloy Memorial Bursary is to financially assist pipers in their piping education and for travel to compete at piping events.
BCPA Tuition Bursary
The purpose of the BCPA Tuition Bursaries is to provide direct support to a piper, drummer, or drum major to advance their playing skills at a piping/drumming summer/winter school or through a defined program of regular solo or band instruction.
