The Peter Cook Scholarship is an annual allocation of funding to assist with the education and training of young pipers enabled by a bequest from the estate of the late Peter Cook.
The scholarship is jointly administered between the Victorian Highland Pipe Band association and Pipe Bands Australia and is available to members of Pipe Bands Australia and affiliated organisations.
In Memoriam
Peter Cook tragically lost his life in a car accident just days before the 2014 Australian Pipe Band Championships. He had been secretary of Pipe Bands Victoria for more than a decade at the time of his death and had been recognised with life membership of Pipe Bands Australia through the branch.
Peter had a lifelong, unwavering passion for piping and pipe bands, but in particular, solo piping and was heavily involved with the former Pipers’ Club of Victoria as an executive member.
Peter dedicated much time to the function of every organisation promoting piping with which he was affiliated and bequeathed. On his passing his family elected to established the ‘Peter Cook Scholarship’ with funds set aside by Peter for the betterment of future players.
