/channels/taxonomy/term/10661/all en /channels/channels/news/2021-2022-golden-violin-award-coming-soon-new-prizes-335459 <p>The <strong>Golden Violin Award</strong> was established in 2006 by businessman and philanthropist <strong>Seymour Schulich</strong>, a year after he donated $20 million to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Schulich School of Music. His unflagging support of our musicians has, through this award, seen nearly $400,000 given to top Schulich string players. For last year’s 15th edition, the winning prize increased from $25,000 to $30,000, and for this year’s 16th edition the Schulich Foundation has made another substantial investment in our young artists’ futures.  <br />  <br /></p> Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:13:57 +0000 webfull 175475 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-benefactor-richard-tomlinson-made-history-284435 <p><span>Dr. Richard Tomlinson made philanthropic history for Canadian universities in 2000 when he donated $64 million to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. At the time, it was the largest gift ever made in support of higher education in Canada by an alumnus, and still ranks as the largest single gift ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has ever received from an individual.</span></p> Sat, 03 Feb 2018 14:32:06 +0000 webfull 134735 at /channels