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Peter Dwyer Scholarships

Recognizing dance and theatre students

Overview

The Peter Dwyer Scholarships are awarded to students at the National Ballet School and the National Theatre School of Canada.

Who created this prize?

Peter Dwyer played a prominent role in the creation and development of the Canada Council for the Arts. In establishing these scholarships, he chose to reward dance and theatre students.

Prize amount

A maximum of $10,000 is allocated among the recipients from each of the two schools.

How to qualify

The National Ballet School and the National Theatre School select the recipients annually.

For further information, see the National Ballet School and the National Theatre School websites.

For more information

Annual

Prize amount

$10,000

By application

Cumulative list of winners

Accessibility

For people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, or TTY users, please use your preferred MRS (Message Relay Service) or IP service to contact us.

The Canada Council also welcomes VRS (Video Relay Service) calls. For more information, please visit the VRS Canada website.