Advisory Committee
MR. HECTOR SCOTT
Head of Strings
George Watson's College, Edinburgh
3 Craiglockhart Avenue, Edinburgh, EH14 1DQ
MS PATRICIA M MACMAHON
Banavie, Broomknowe Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4HX
Note: The Committee has power to co-opt additional members
Administrators & Secretaries
A.F. McDonald Esq., Thorntons Law LLP,
Whitehall House, 33 Yeaman Shore, Dundee DD1 4BJ
TEL: 01382 229111 FAX: 01382 202288
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM: MUSIC
1 PURPOSES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
By the Will of the late Mrs. Emma Grace Caird or Marryat, who was a sister of the late Sir James Caird Baronet of Dundee, a sum was appointed to be held in Trust for the foundation of Travelling Scholarships to be known as “Sir James Caird’s Travelling Scholarships” in Music.
2 ELIGIBILITY
Applicants, who may be of either sex, must be of Scottish nationality, i.e. either (a) having been born in Scotland or (b) if not born in Scotland having at least one parent or grandparent who was born in Scotland.
3 NATURE AND VALUE OF AWARDS
Caird Scholarships are targeted generally at post graduate levels of study, or under graduate studies abroad for those of exceptional talent. The Scholarships are not intended to take the place of or supplement Scottish Education Department Students’ Allowances or other awards derived from public funds which are designed to assist pupils of school-leaving age extend their studies at a Music Academy or College; nor are the Scholarships intended to supplement substantial awards from public or private sources.
Scholarships are only awarded to applicants who are travelling to a place of study away from their home town.
The amount to be awarded will be determined mainly in relation to the centre of study chosen and the nature of the work contemplated or the experience to be acquired. All relevant circumstances, including the financial position of the applicant, will be taken into consideration, particularly any other grants or awards obtained or earnings as a musician.
4 TENURE AND PAYMENT
Each Scholarship awarded will normally be tenable for one year, from 1 October, but may be renewed at the discretion of the Trustees for two further yearly periods, the maximum period during which a Scholarship may be held being three years. Each Scholar will be required to furnish the Trustees with periodical reports on his or her work, and these reports will be taken into account in considering applications for renewal of the Scholarships. Application Forms for renewal will be furnished by the Secretary on request.
Unless otherwise arranged, Scholarships will be paid, in two instalments, one-third in mid October, and two-thirds in mid January.
The Trustees reserve the right to suspend payment or to terminate the Scholarship at any time, if they are dissatisfied with the work or conduct of the scholar.
Scholars studying privately, rather than taking a course at a Music College, must provide receipts from their teachers as proof of attendance at such private lessons.
5 CONDITIONS
Applicants must have received a good general education and must, in their application, give evidence of exceptional musical ability. Candidates may in addition be required to show a knowledge of the repertoire of their instruments and of standard composition in other fields of musical activity.
Those applicants who are chosen to appear before the Advisory Committee for Interview and Audition may be required to play or sing the whole or parts of up to three pieces of their own selection, contrasting in period and style, which should be within their capabilities, and should preferably be performed from memory. Composers must submit some of their recent compositions.
Failure to perform from memory may be taken into account by the Advisory Committee. Composers and conductors will be expected to give evidence of their ability to read from any standard form of score for vocal, chamber or orchestral music. Composers, if selected for audition, must submit their Compositions and/or Tape Recordings to the Committee per the Administrators at least ten days before the auditions.
All applicants should outline, as definitely as possible, in their applications the nature of the study they would like to undertake, should they be successful in obtaining a Scholarship. They should state where and with whom they wish to study.
ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD ARRANGE THEIR OWN ACCOMPANIST.
6 DISCRETIONARY POWERS OF TRUSTEES
The Trustees may, in their discretion, make no award of any or all of the Scholarships available.
7 REPORTS
Reports on the work undertaken by each Scholar will be called for in advance of the payment of each instalment of the grant.
8 INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS
Further information can be obtained from the Administrators, who will also supply copies of the application forms. All applications must be submitted on the prescribed form and must be forwarded to Mr A F McDonald, Thorntons Law LLP., Whitehall House, 33 Yeaman Shore, Dundee, DD1 4BJ, the Administrators of the Trust. They must reach them by 31 January 2012 at latest. The instructions given on the form must be complied with and the information indicated must be supplied.
9 INTERVIEW AND AUDITION
Applicants selected for interview will be asked to meet the Advisory Committee to audition. No travelling expenses will be paid by the Trust. The audition will be in either Glasgow or London as advised by the Administrators. Applications to undertake the Music Theatre Course at the Royal Academy of Music may be referred to the Principal of that Academy, who may be asked to nominate 2 applicants for audition by the Advisory Committee.
10 REPRESENTATIONS TO MEMBERS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Members of the Advisory Committee cannot consider representations made to them personally on behalf of individual applicants, but only the documents submitted to them officially through the Administrators, to whom all communications must be addressed.
