George Balcan Bursary for Painting and Drawing

This award was created through the donations of George Balcan's wife and his friends to mark his 60th birthday in 1991. George Balcan passed away in 2004. He spent more than 25 years as the morning host of CJAD radio, and was also an accomplished pastel artist and a member of the Canadian Pastel Society. George Balcan's works won numerous awards and are included in several significant Canadian collections. This bursary is dedicated to his memory, and is available to all full-time Fine arts students pursuing a major in Painting and Drawing.

Concordia offers need-based In-Course Bursaries to returning Bachelor's students in the Fall semester.

Application deadline The 2024-2025 Undergraduate In-Course Bursary Program will be open April 1, 2024.

In-Course Bursaries are awarded by the Financial Aid and Awards Office to previously admitted students following an application-based competition that includes a financial need test and holistic committee review. Applicants are notified of the results after the Financial Aid and Awards Office receives results from the bursary committee.

The In-Course Bursary program normally open April 1, 2024 and will close on May 15, 2024.