Our Scholarships
How appropriate that Clan Currie, with a strong and distinguished history of poets and musicians should ensure that the future of Scottish culture is safer with these generous scholarships.Alan Cumming, OBE
Support Clan Currie Scholarships and Programs
Proceeds from The Pipes of Christmas support our annual scholarship program for deserving young students.
The Clan Currie Society Scholarship Fund
We currently offer five scholarships in partnership with some of the leading educational institutions for Celtic music and Gaelic arts.
With your ongoing support, we hope to build on our tradition of encouraging and enabling young people who are passionate about keeping our Celtic culture thriving.
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The Clan Currie Society,
P.O. Box 541,
Summit,
NJ 07902-0541
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The Alex Currie Memorial Scholarship for Bagpipe
Administered by the Gaelic College of Nova Scotia, the scholarship is named for the famed Cape Breton piper. Currie was a living representation of one of the many different piping styles that existed in Cape Breton among the highland immigrants and their descendants – styles that have disappeared from the piping landscape of Cape Breton.The Col. William McMurdo Currie Memorial Scholarship for the Clarsach
Administered by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama) in Glasgow, Scotland, the scholarship honors the memory of the founder of the original Clan Currie Society in Glasgow, Scotland in 1959.The Pipe Major Kevin Ray Blandford Memorial Scholarship for Bagpipe
Administered by the National Piping Centre of Glasgow, Scotland, the scholarship pays tribute to the founder of the R.P. Blandford & Son Pipe Band of Redlands, CA and creator of the original “Pipes of Christmas” studio recording which became the foundation for the annual Clan Currie Society concerts.The Private Bill Millin Memorial Scholarship for Bagpipe
Administered for the Clan Currie Society by Lyon College of Batesville, AR. The scholarship honors the memory of Private Bill Millin, the famed D-Day bagpiper for played for his troops during the British landing at Sword Beach on June 6, 1944. In the year of his death, the Pipes of Christmas performed a solemn and moving tribute to Millin.The Duais Clann MhicMhuirich (Clan Currie Bursary)
Administered by Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland’s Gaelic College on the Isle of Skye. Awarded to to students of the Gaelic college who undertake research on the literature, poetry and history of Clan Currie.The Clan Currie Scholarship for Music Composition
Administered by Edinburgh Napier University, the scholarship has been earmarked for music students studying composition of Traditional Scottish Music. The scholarship celebrates the long-standing tradition for music in the Clan Currie, anciently the MacMhuirich family of bards.
Meet our Recipients
Rebecca Hill – Clarsach – Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Steve Schack – 2010 US National Scottish Harp Champion
Elliot Smith – Piping – Lyon College
JD Spahr Piping – Lyon College
William Shropshire – Piping – National Piping Centre
Colleen Bonamico – Piping – National Piping Centre
2015 Bill Millin Scholarship Winner – Lyon College
Becky Hill Clarsach – Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
John MacLellan – Piping – Gaelic College
Sally-Anne Scott – Clarsach – Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Jessica Burton – Clarsach – Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
James Morris – Piping – National Piping Centre
Haley Hewitt – 2013 US National Scottish Harp Champion
Martin MacLure – Clan Currie Research Prize Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Justin Steele – Piping – National Piping Centre
Hannah Philips – Clarsach – Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Peter Campbell – Piping – Gaelic College
Margaret Stewart – Clan Currie Research Prize Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Kelly Stewart – 2011 US National Scottish Harp Champion
Jared Malone – Piping – Lyon College
Peigi Flòraidh NicDhòmhnaill – 2013 Royal National Mod – Children’s Literature
Mackenzie Lund – Piping – Gaelic College
James Morris – Piping – Gaelic College
Catriona Black 2015 Royal National Mod – Children’s Literature
Thomas Campbell – Piping – Gaelic College
Seamus Meagher – Piping – Gaelic College
Cody MacNeil – Piping – Gaelic College
Alex Currie Memorial Scholarship for Bagpipe – Gaelic College
