Awards will be made to competitors with the most outstanding performance in each of the following categories
- d’Arcy Cup + £250, £100, and £50 for the three most promising instrumentalists in the Festival
2015 awarded to Cathryn Lynch; Nathan Howe; Elizabeth Edwards.
- Foster Award for Vocal Solo + £100 for the most promising singer from classes B10, B12, B17, B20, B21, B23
2015 awarded to Sarah Gough
- Foster Shield and Award for Music Theatre + £100 music vouchers for the singer with the highest mark in Music Theatre
2015 awarded to Topaz Marshall
- McWhirk Cup + £100 for the performer with the highest mark in the Instrumental Section
2015 awarded to Cathryn Lynch
- Rowel B Friers Memorial Trophy for the performer with the highest mark in Piano Classes A16 – A23
- Joan Thompson Trophy for the most promising pianist 12 years and under
2015 awarded to Rowel Friers
- Barry Douglas Cup for the most accomplished pianist over 12 years
2015 awarded to Justine Gormley
- Montmartre Cup for the most promising singer under 15 years
2015 awarded to Jaimie Anderson-Orr
- Maurice Foster Memorial Cup for the best Primary School Choir
2015 awarded to Strathearn Prep Choir
- Burnside Shield for the best Secondary School Choir
2015 awarded to Éan Coeil Girls’ Chamber Choir (Our Lady & St Patrick’s, Knock)
- Buckley Shield for the Senior Traditional Music Group that gives the most accomplished and mature performance of Traditional Music
2015 awarded to St. Dominic’s Grammar School for Girls Senior Cumann Ceol
- Laiseran Senior Trophy for the most outstanding performance of the senior soloists in Traditional Music
2015 awarded to Shane McLaughlin
- Laiseran Junior Trophy for the most outstanding performance of the junior soloists in Traditional Music
2015 awarded to Jane Wells
- Godfrey Brown Cup for the person or persons who contribute/s most to the Festival
2015 awarded to Alan Andrew