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The Harry W. MacLauchlan Memorial Scholarship Program is awarded annually to an outstanding young international piper who is interested in being an Artist In Residence at The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada based in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
The Harry W. MacLauchlan Memorial Scholarship is a one-year Artist In Residence Internship for young pipers who seek to make careers as teachers and performers. The bursary will cover the expenses of tuition and accommodation for a period of up to one year. In addition, the recipient will be entitled to earn a modest stipend for acting as an interning teaching assistant.
An international appeal for suitable applicants will be advertised through the regular network of piping industry publications as well as through The College of Piping, Summerside advertising and marketing initiatives. Future recipients of the Scholarship may apply for consecutive one-year scholarships but will be required to submit their name in competition with other potential candidates.
The late, great Harry W. MacLauchlan was a legendary Prince Edward Island business man. From early beginnings on the family farm in Stanhope, PEI, Harry MacLauchlan became an entrepreneurial leader in various sectors of the PEI economy.
There are well-known tales of Harry MacLauchlan’s first business endeavors selling ducks and berries by the age of ten, later moving on to opening a general store and buying and shipping lobsters by the age of twenty. His subsequent ventures included pulpwood, heavy construction, tourism, golf, cable television, oil and gas distribution, and real estate.
MacLauchlan’s community involvements touched on many aspects of Island life, including sports, health care, politics, local community improvement and heritage, as well as fundraising for numerous worthy causes across Prince Edward Island.
Marjorie MacLauchlan, wife and lifelong business partner of the late Harry MacLauchlan created this scholarship in recognition of Harry's pride in his Scottish heritage and his belief in The College of Piping's mission of "Inspiring Excellence in Celtic performing arts through quality educational programming'.
The Harry W. MacLauchlan Memorial Scholarship Recipients 2004-James Beaumont, Bo'Ness, Scotland 2005-James Beaumont, Bo'Ness, Scotland
Candidates interested in applying for the Harry W. MacLauchlan Memorial Scholarship are asked to contact:
Scott MacAulay,
Director of The College of Piping
619 Water Street
Summerside, PEI
C1N-4H8
1-902-436-5377
scott.macaulay@collegeofpiping.com
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