MARY CARMICHAEL FUND
Mary Carmichael was the
Director of SScOT (formerly SISO) from its inception in 1984 until her untimely
death from cancer in August 1998. She left SScOT a generous bequest which
has been used as the basis for a fund which enables us to offer a number of
bursaries each year for children to attend the summer course, as well as helping
keep our general costs down.
Further donations to this
fund would be gratefully received, and can be made by sending a cheque, payable
to the SScOT Mary Carmichael Fund, to Jean Murray at the above address, from whom Gift Aid Declaration Forms are available for tax
payers who would like to increase the value of their donation.
The staff/pupil ratio on the
courses is high, and all staff are residential and fully involved throughout the
week. All staff play a pastoral role, as well as a musical or recreational one,
so there is plenty of supervision of children at all times. Of necessity, this
means that the fees are quite high - currently around £400 for the week.
Applications for a Mary
Carmichael Bursary for a summer course, should include:-
Bursaries, normally amounting
to £100 per child, will be awarded purely on the basis of financial need, and
each application will be considered on an individual basis. Financial assistance
may also be available through local education authorities or individual schools,
and applicants are advised to approach the head of their school music department
in the first instance.
All applications for a Mary
Carmichael Bursary should be sent to Jean Murray at the above address. The
deadline for receipt of applications for bursaries is March 31st each year. Applicants will be
notified of the outcome of their application during April.
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