THE MARJORIE LOUGHREY (ML) ARTISTS in the SCHOOLS GRANT APPLICATION for 2026/27

THE MARJORIE LOUGHREY (ML) ARTISTS in the SCHOOLS GRANT APPLICATION for 2026/27

An Endowment Fund within the Ottawa Community Foundation and Sub Fund of the Education Foundation of Ottawa
Marjorie Loughrey was a dedicated trustee and former Chair at the Ottawa Board of Education. She believed that an education in the arts was fundamental to the emotional, intellectual, and social development of each child. The ML Endowment fund was created as a tribute to her lifelong commitment to arts education by promoting the arts in elementary schools.

Funding also comes from a dedicated fund at the Ottawa Community Foundation and the generosity of the OBE REUNION. Between 2006, the year of the first grant, and 2024, there have been 38 ML grants involving over 7,500 students.

*View a sample application here.
Purpose of the Grant

The Marjorie Loughrey Artists in the Schools Grant is dedicated to enhancing the Ontario Elementary Arts Curriculum in Dance, Drama, Music, and/or Visual Arts. The $2,500 grant must provide students active involvement with professional artists from those four arts disciplines - either individually or in any combination. A project must focus on the students actively “doing” the arts. Workshops focused on watching performances are not considered active.

The Marjorie Loughrey Artists in the Schools Grant is open to all OCDSB schools with Elementary students (K-8), with a focus on schools with limited ability to fundraise.

Signed grant applications must be received by the EFO by 3:00 pm on Friday May 22, 2026.

All sections are obligatory.

All questions should be directed to the Education Foundation of Ottawa: EducationFoundation@ocdsb.ca.
Name of OCDSB Elementary School:*
School Name
School Phone Number:*

Area CodePhone Number
Principal's Name:*

First NameLast Name
Principal's Email:*
example@OCDSB.ca
Name of OCDSB Staff member submitting this application:*

First NameLast Name
Your email address:*
example@OCDSB.ca
Please provide a brief description of your school community, including the following information: total number of students; grade levels; programs offered, basic demographics of the school and community, any other special services available in your school and other information relevant to the application.*
Description of school community
Please provide an estimate of total revenue raised by the School Council in the previous year, as well as a list of fundraising activities undertaken. School Councils are required to provide this information to the Principal (Board Policy #P.014.SCO School Councils), so it should be available to applicants via their Principal. If there was no fundraising or revenue raised, please report that as well.
Estimate of School Council revenue from previous year.
Please provide a description of the project, including what you hope to accomplish, the name of the artist(s), which art(s) is/are the focus, and (briefly) how the project enriches and links to the Ontario Curriculum.*
Description of project.
Yes, I agree.
Please provide a description of how the project will be introduced prior to the arrival of the artist and how it will be followed up after the program:*
Clearly describe the Project schedule or timetable to be used: (charts may be helpful) how many classes and students will be directly involved and for what time periods; how many sessions will each class receive? The depth of the project is as important as the breadth, and a project involving the entire school is not necessarily better than a more focused project.*

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How many staff or volunteers will be involved in this project? *
6.) How many students will be directly involved in the project? How they will be affected (ie. the depth, as well as the breadth, of the project is important):*
When do you hope to offer this project?*
Please upload your detailed budget. The budget should include the projected total cost (including taxes) of the project and should specifically state the cost for the artist(s) and supplies. *

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If the total amount is greater than the $2,500 grant, how will you fund the shortfall? *
Please upload an evaluation template for students:*

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Please upload an evaluation template for staff:*

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What is your alternative plan, should you not be able to proceed due to COVID19 restrictions?*
Please describe how the project will be timetabled;
Please upload your budget (please include how you plan to fund the shortfall):

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What else would you like to tell us about this project?
Principal's Signature:*

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