Financial Aid

At VYMF, our mission is to support the musical dreams of youth in Greater Vancouver, regardless of background. Whether it is a program within VYMF or otherwise, we hope to help you towards your future musical endeavors.

Please download and fill out all fields within the following form to apply for Financial Aid.

It is imperative to follow all form instructions closely so as to best ensure the success of your application.

After you have completed the form. Please send a secure email following these instructions with all the required attachments to financials to info@vymf.org

How to send secure email

Gmail (Desktop)

• Click Compose.
• In the bottom right of the window, click Toggle confidential mode .
  • If you’ve already turned on confidential mode, go to the bottom of the email, then click Edit.
• Set an expiration date and passcode. These settings impact both the message text and any attachments.
  • If you choose “No SMS passcode,” recipients using the Gmail app will be able to open it directly. Recipients who don’t use Gmail will get emailed a passcode.
  • If you choose “SMS passcode,” recipients will get a passcode by text message. Make sure you enter the recipient’s phone number, not your own.
• Click Save.

Gmail (iPhone/iPad/Android)

• Tap Compose.
• In the top right, tap More  Confidential mode.
  • If you’ve already turned on confidential mode, go to the bottom of the email, then tap Edit.
• Turn on Confidential mode. 
• Set an expiration date and passcode. These settings impact both the message text and any attachments.
  • If you choose “Standard,” recipients using the Gmail app will be able to open it directly. Recipients who don’t use Gmail will get emailed a passcode.
  • If you choose “SMS passcode,” recipients will get a passcode by text message. Make sure you enter the recipient’s phone number, not your own.
• Tap Done .

Outlook

• In an email message, from the ribbon, select Options > More Options.
• In Message options, you can choose the sensitivity level as well as the read or delivery receipt and S/MIME protection options. Choose from the following options. Note that if you request a receipt, you must also check the Digitally sign this message checkbox.
  1. Request a read receipt
  2. Request a delivery receipt
  3. Encrypt this message (S/MIME)
  4. Digitally sign this message (S/MIME)
     
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• Select OK. 
• If you encrypt an outgoing message and new Outlook can’t verify that all recipients can decrypt the message, you’ll see a warning highlighting those recipients who might not be able to read the encrypted message. You can send the message anyway, remove those recipients, or retry to check again. 
• Finish composing your email, and then select Send.