Scholarship recipients attending the 2024 Ohio Scottish Arts School

The Ohio Scottish Arts School encourages students to pursue funding from groups in their area. Many pipe bands, Scottish associations, and Clans have supported students by giving them monies to be applied to the fees associated with the Ohio Scottish Arts School.  Please send all scholarship monies and recipient’s name(s) to:

Ohio Scottish Arts School
c/o Pam Kilpatrick, SACSO Treasurer
2750 Jameston Drive
Rocky River, OH 44116

OSAS is able to award various scholarships at the conclusion of the week each year. The recipients are determined by the OSAS instructors based on certain criteria.  Scholarships are non-transferable.

Following is a brief description of each scholarship.

• The Bob Callander Memorial Scholarship is awarded each year to a piper who demonstrates perseverance, dedication and development over the course of the week.  *sponsored by Margaret Callander estate
• The Callander Achievement Award is given to a dancer, for the following year, who shows leadership, dedication and development over the week.  *sponsored by Margaret Callander estate
• The Jack Robertson Scholarship is awarded to someone who is passionate about playing pipes.
• The Allan MacDonald Memorial Scholarship is awarded each year to the most promising beginning piper.  *sponsored by Karen MacDonald estate
• The Clan MacCallum-Malcolm Society of North America Scholarships are awarded to 2 students under age 18, that are hard working and passionate about piping and dancing.  *sponsored by Clan MacCallum-Malcolm Society of North America
• The Walter Gorsica Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a student 17 and under that shows dedication to the pipes.  *sponsored by Fiona Thomas and Laureano Thomas-Sanchez
• The Royal Canadian Legion Post 54 Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship awarded to a student showing the most progress at the OSAS in each of the arts Drums, Fiddle, Harp, Highland Dance and Pipes.
• The Matt & Lindsay Frazier Scholarships for a deserving Beginner or Novice Highland Dance student and a deserving adult piping student. *sponsored by the Frazier Family
• The Harry Ansorge Scholarship for a Fiddle student who would benefit most from encouragement and additional opportunity. *Anonymous sponsor
• The Out“Stan”ding Thistle Award – In Memory of Stan Needles is given to a deserving student that has shown the spirit of Stan Needles by assisting the Thistle Staff however needed during the Ohio Scottish Arts School. *sponsored by the Thistle Clan 

2024 Scholarship Recipients –

Royal Canadian Legion Post 54 Memorial Scholarships:

Front Row: Haylie Ryan – Fiddle, Max Graf – Dance, Rylie Valley – Drums   Back Row: Tevye Celius – Smallpipes, Leslie Vinson – Harp, Liam Stalnaker – Pipes

Dunvegan Foundation Clan MacLeod Scholarships:

Front Row: Pipes – John-Paul Olszewski, Drums – Quinn Faith, Harp – Naomi Senzer, Harp – GlennaLee Tash   Middle Row: Pipes – Aidan Tolliver, Harp – Ellyn Kilpatrick, Fiddle – Alistair Ault-Cook   Back Row: Pipes – Christopher Kimrey, Drums – Melissa Lybek, Harp – Stephanie Claussen, Pipes – Luke Marinelli, Pipes – Rhys Weibel
Not Shown: Harp – Emma Aurand, Fiddle – Daniel Carney

Clan MacCallum-Malcolm Society of North America Scholarships:

Matt & Lindsay Frazier Scholarships:

Dance – Isobel Maclean-Eltham and Pipes – Eric Poleski

Dance Scholarships:

Pipe Scholarships:

Fiddle Scholarship and Special OSAS Alumni Scholarship:

Out“Stan”ding Thistle Award – In Memory of Stan Needles – Thomas McCollum