Peter and Phyllis Suedfeld Gaudeamus Igitur Award in Opera
Automatically considered
Eligibility
About this scholarship
Open to UBC Vancouver undergraduate and graduate students in the Opera program at the School of Music who demonstrate exceptional promise in the field of opera. Recipients are selected on the basis of operatic talent.
Award amounts vary. Dr. Peter Suedfeld, OC, and Dr. Phyllis Johnson endowed the awards through the Peter Suedfeld Family Fund.
No separate student application. Awards are made on the recommendation of the Chair of the Voice and Opera Divisions and, for graduate students, in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Peter's father was a musician who performed in opera orchestras in his native Hungary. They named the award the Gaudeamus Igitur Award, after the medieval academic song traditionally played at graduation ceremonies.