This annual scholarship of $6,000 is offered by the Ottawa Centre, RCCO, and is intended for a Canadian graduate student in organ, studying either inside or outside Canada, and/or a non-Canadian graduate student who has been accepted to study full-time at a Canadian university in the following academic year.  It is expected that all Hewitt Scholarship winners will plan to use their skills as  organ teachers in the future.  

Application forms for candidates for the 2026 Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Scholarship must be emailed or postmarked by April 30, 2026.  

The past winners are
       
    2005 - Craig Humber
    2006 - Isabelle Demers
    2007 - Michael Unger
    2008 - Ryan Jackson
    2009 - Matthieu Latreille
    2010 - Shawn Potter
    2011 - Wendy Nieuwenhuis
    2012 - Stephen Boda
    2013 - Sarah Svendsen
    2014 - Julie Pinsonneault
    2015 - Rachel Mahon    
    2016 - Shane Murphy
    2017 - no award
    2018 - David Simon and Nicholas Walters
    2019 - Stefani Bedin
    2020 - Samuel Lee and Manuel Piazza
    2021 - Martin Jones
    2022 - Maria Gajraj
    2023 - Alexander Straus-Fausto
    2024 - Owen Spicer
    2025 - Isaac Howie    

Information and application forms are available at www.rcco-ottawa.ca, and further information may be obtained from Frances Macdonnell at fbmacdonnell@sympatico.ca or at 613-726-7984.