Mennonite Foundation of Canada

Abner Martin Music Scholarship

The Abner Martin Music Scholarship honours Abner Martin, the founding conductor of Menno Singers, a choir Abner organized in 1955 in the Kitchener-Waterloo area of Ontario. Each year a committee of Menno Singers selects a winner from among applications received before the September 15 deadline. Most recently the scholarship has had a value of $1,000.

To be eligible, an applicant must:

• Enroll in a full time music major or minor program at the undergraduate or graduate level during the upcoming academic year
• Have been affiliated for some time with a congregation in the Mennonite Church Eastern Canada
• Have demonstrated involvement and proficiency in musical activities in their church and community.

For more complete details, and/or to obtain an application form, contact the Chair of the Abner Martin Music Scholarship committee: Lewis Brubacher, 16 Euclid Avenue, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 6L9. Tel: (519) 884-3072, e-mail: lbrubacher@sympatico.ca.

Donations are gratefully accepted. Make your donation to:

Mennonite Foundation of Canada, specifying the Abner Martin Music Scholarship. Please indicate whether the donation is to be applied to the endowment principal or to the current scholarship value.