Music Scholarships

The American Berlin Opera Foundation, Inc.
Attn: Scholarship Competition (GACC)
6 East 87th Street
New York, NY 10128
212-534-5383
gala@operafoundation.org
www.operafoundation.org/schol.htm

PROGRAM: Since its inception in 1996, the American Berlin Opera Foundation has held an annual scholarship competition for American singers to study at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in Germany. Winners receive a stipend in the amount of $15,000 and a round-trip flight to Berlin, Germany. During the year, the students are offered roles in Deutsche Oper productions for which they receive an honorarium. The scholarship recipient will travel to Berlin to start his or her training with the Deutsche Oper in August. The term of residence is the Deutsche Oper Berlin's season: approximately 10 months, ending in June.
ELIGIBILITY: The scholarship competition is open to American citizens or permanent residents between the age of 18 and 30 who have completed all schooling and are beginning their professional careers.
TO APPLY: Applications are available on the foundation's website or upon request by writing or emailing the address above.
DEADLINE: February 1, 2007

Julie Tucker
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza
Suite 100
New York, NY 10001
212-502-7661
juliet@afb.net
www.afb.org/scholarships.asp

PROGRAM: The American Foundation for the Blind administers a scholarship program for deserving students. Each year, individuals who are legally blind or visually impaired can apply for financial awards to support their post-secondary/graduate education. Five scholarships are offered through this program, including the R.L. Gilette Scholarship for literature or music study.
ELIGIBILITY: Scholarships are open to legally blind U.S. citizens who have been accepted to a program of post-secondary study.
TO APPLY: Application forms are available on the AFB website. Applicants must submit an application form; essay; three letters of reference; official transcripts; a performance tape (where applicable); and proof of enrollment/acceptance, legal blindness, and U.S. citizenship.
DEADLINE: March 31, 2006

The American-Scandinavian Foundation at Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10016
212-879-9779
info@amscan.org
www.amscan.org/birgit.html

PROGRAM: The Birgit Nilsson Prize is awarded every three years by The American-Scandinavian Foundation to an American singer on the verge of an international career, providing a debut performance at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. Recent prizes included an award of $15,000.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be American citizens and no more than 33 years of age.
TO APPLY: There is no date set for the next competition. Updated application and deadline information will be posted on the website when it becomes available.

American String Teachers Association
1806 Fulton Dr Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191
703-476-1316
703-476-1317
asta@erols.com
http://www.astaweb.com/competitions.htm

PROGRAM: American String Teachers Association will jury original composition that is unpublished and suitable for full orchestra. The selected composer will receive a $1,000 prize.
TO APPLY: Contact the ASTA at the address above for more information.

Anglo-Austrian Music Society
158 Rosendale Road
London SE21 8LG
020-8761 0444
info@aams.org.uk
www.aams.org.uk

PROGRAM: Every 2 or 3 years, the Anglo-Austrian Music Society holds a competition for the Richard Tauber Prize for Singers. The winner will be offered a public London recital arranged under the auspices of the Anglo-Austrian Music Society, together with a Prize of 3000 pounds. Additionally, 2 associated prizes will be awarded at the Public Final Audition: (1) the Ferdinand Rauter Prize of 500 pounds for the accompanist who gives the best performance at the final audition and (2) the Schubert Prize, which Schubert Society of Britain will offer to the singer who, in the opinion of the jury, gives the best performance of a Lied.
ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to outstanding young singers nearing the end of their studies or just beginning their professional careers.
TO APPLY: There is no competition scheduled for 2006-07. Updated application and deadline information will be posted on the AAMS website when it becomes available.

Arleen Auger Memorial Fund
14 Townsend Avenue
Hartsdale, NY 10530
914-761-3382
aaugerfund@aol.com
www.arleen-auger-memorial-fund.org

PROGRAM: The AAMF awards study grants and scholarships to qualified applicants upon successful completion of a comprehensive review process supervised by our board of directors and musical advisors. Scholarship amounts range from $500 to $2,500.
ELIGIBILITY: The Arleen Auger Memorial Fund Scholarship is open to pre-professional singers under the age of 30 who are in the process of vocal study and demonstrate financial need. The candidate must demonstrate financial need and a “sincere desire to pursue a vocal career similar to that of Ms. Auger.”
TO APPLY: Applications are available on the Fund’s website.
DEADLINE: There is no deadline.

Asian Cultural Council
437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor
New York, New York 10022-7001
212-812-4300
acc@accny.org
www.asianculturalcouncil.org

PROGRAM: The Asian Cultural Council supports cultural exchange between Asia and the United States in the performing and visual arts, primarily by providing individual fellowship grants to artists, scholars, students, and specialists from Asia for study, research, travel and creative work in the United States. The Council also awards grants in named programs that have been established with funds restricted for specific purposes.
ELIGIBILITY: Asian individuals in the visual and performing arts seeking grant assistance to conduct research, study, receive specialized training, undertake observation tours, or pursue creative activity in the United States are eligible to apply for fellowship support from the Council. Americans seeking aid to undertake activities in Asia are also eligible to apply.
TO APPLY: Individuals and institutions wishing to inquire about the possibility of grant support should send a brief description of the activity for which assistance is being sought to the Council. If the proposed activity falls within the ACC’s guidelines, application materials requesting more detailed information will be provided by the ACC, and applicants will be informed as to when their proposals can be presented to the trustees of the Council for formal review.
DEADLINE: The deadline for receipt of completed grant applications is February 1, 2007. A small number of requests in specific program areas may also be considered at a fall meeting, for which the application deadline is August 1, 2007.

The Charlotte Hoyt Bagnall Scholarship Committee
17 Beaverbrook Rd.
West Simsbury, CT 06092
www.chbscholarship.com
860-658-7405
Info@CHBScholarship.com

PROGRAM: Every year, the Charlotte Hoyt Bagnall Scholarship for Church Musicians grants awards from $300 to $1500 for study in religious music and liturgy. The awards are intended to help musicians improve their ability to support religious worship services and are typically used for music lessons; high school, college or graduate level studies related to organ or religious music; or attendance at attendance at seminars.
ELIGIBILITY: The organization will conduct separate competitions for high school age musicians and for post high school musicians.
TO APPLY: Musicians interested in this scholarship are invited to submit an application which asks for the following information: musical qualifications; work experience as a church musician; current and future goals as a church musician; the program for which the grant will be used; how the program will help achieve the stated goals; the organization(s) or person(s) providing the training; the amount of the grant requested (up to $1,500); and at least one written reference. An application can be obtained by downloading the form from the CHB web site, by sending a request to CHBScholarship@cs.com or by writing to the above address.
DEADLINE: December 31, 2006

BMI Foundation
Jean Banks
320 W. 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
212-830-2508
info@bmifoundation.org
www.bmifoundation.org

PROGRAM: BMI Foundation administers various competitions for awards, and scholarships, including the Women's Music Competition (for classical musicians), the John Lennon Scholarship (for songwriters), the BMI Student Composer Awards, the Lionel Newman Conducting Scholarship, the Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize, the Harriette Schiff Roth Scholarship, and general awards.
ELIGIBILITY: Criteria varies by award. Please visit the BMI website to view all scholarship offerings, details, and deadlines.
TO APPLY: Applications are available on the Foundation’s website.
DEADLINE: Usually, January

British Columbia Arts Council
PO Box 9819, Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9W3
250-356-1718.
www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs/program.php?active_page=785&p=1

PROGRAM: The British Columbia Arts Council Scholarship Awards Program develops professional British Columbia artists, by assisting with the post-secondary education of outstanding B.C. students of the arts. Recognized disciplines eligible for grants include theatre (acting, directing, technical) and music (performance, composition).
ELIGIBILITY: The Council offers awards at the Junior and Senior levels. Junior Awards up to $2,000 are available for course work and study programs up to, and including, the second year of a university or community college program. Preference is given to students attending fine arts schools and academies in Canada. Senior awards up to $3,500 (and renewable for a maximum of 6 years) are available for course work/programs following completion of the second year of university undergraduate or professional diploma programs or for a post-graduate program. Assistance is usually available for full-time study at recognized post-secondary institutions or academies without restriction of country/location. Applicants in this category must be majoring in their arts program. Candidates must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants who are more than 15 years of age at the time of application.
TO APPLY: All applicants must contact the appropriate program coordinator prior to making application. Application forms will be made available upon request to the BC Arts Council in March and must be submitted with the following: a portfolio of recently completed work, 3 assessments of artistic merit, an acceptance letter from the proposed institution of study, a calendar/syllabus for proposed institution of study, a final academic transcript.
DEADLINE: April 30, 2007

Canada Council for the Arts
Janet Riedel Pigott, Acting Director, Endowments & Prizes
350 Albert Street
P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5V8
800-263-5588, ext. 5041
www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/nw127246951630625000.htm

PROGRAM: The Endowments and Prizes Section of the Canada Council for the Arts administers over 70 annual prizes, fellowships and awards to Canadian artists and scholars for their contributions to the arts, humanities and sciences in Canada. Prizes include the Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts, the Virginia Parker Prize, Jean-Marie Beaudet Award in Orchestra Conducting, the Joseph S. Stauffer Prizes, Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music, Sylva Gelber Foundation Award, Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards, and the Robert Fleming Prize. Competitions include the CBC Young Composers Competition, Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition, and the Musical Instrument Bank, (which assists gifted classical musicians in the development and enhancement of a professional solo or chamber music career through the term loan of an exceptional instrument).
ELIGIBILITY: Most awards are restricted to Canadian citizens/residents; many are limited to artists under the age of 30.
TO APPLY: For more information on the Canada Council's endowments, prizes and fellowships, please contact Janet Riedel Pigott via the address or site above.

The Countess of Munster Musical Trust
Mrs Gillian Ure, Secretary
Wormley Hill
Godalming
Surrey GU8 5SG
01428 685427
admin@munstertrust.org.uk
www.munstertrust.org.uk/

PROGRAM: The Trustees of the Countess of Munster Musical Trust will consider applications for assistance in the musical education of individual students. The Trust's principal aim is to support young musicians, i.e. instrumentalists, singers and composers, of exceptional ability. The Trust offers grants for British postgraduate students undertaking study at home or abroad as well as Instrument Purchase Loans set aside to assist young professional musicians with the purchase of new instruments. These interest-free loans are repayable over periods varying from 5 to 12 years, depending on the size of loan advanced. Beneficiaries may apply for renewal of their awards for a second year.
ELIGIBILITY: Awards are restricted to applicants of British nationality. Instrumentalists applying for study grants must be between 18 and 25 years of age; singers must be between 18 and 28. Young musicians applying for instrument purchase loans must be younger than 28 years of age, on the brink of a professional career.
TO APPLY: Application forms may be obtained from the Secretary in January (December for overseas students). Please include your full name, postal address, date of birth, instrument, and an outline of your study plans. Applicants must obtain two references, to be submitted direct to the Secretary on the reference forms provided with the application. One referee must be the applicant's current teacher and the other a person with up-to-date knowledge of the applicant's musical training.
DEADLINE: February 14, 2007

The John K. and Thirza F. Davenport Foundation
20 North Main Street
South Yarmouth, MA 02664
508-398-2293
www.thedavenportcompanies.com/foundation.shtml

PROGRAM: The Foundation was established in 1985 to grant scholarships to Barnstable County residents. The John K. & Thirza F. Davenport Foundation Scholarship in the Arts is granted on a year-to-year basis.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be Barnstable County residents in their last two years of undergraduate study or, preferably, graduate work in the visual and performing arts. All scholarships will be based on need, ability, grades, and proven desire in the field of endeavor, be it theatre, music or art.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the foundation’s website and must accompany three letters of character reference and the applicant’s most recent scholastic transcript.
DEADLINE: Completed applications must be received prior to July 15, 2007.

Donatella Flick Conducting Competition
The Administrator
P.O. Box 34227
London NW5 1XP
United Kingdom
www.conducting.org

PROGRAM: The Donatella Flick Conducting Competition aims to help advance the careers of young conductors by providing a biennial award of 15,000 pounds to subsidise a period of specialist study and concert engagements. In partnership with the orchestra, the winner of the competition becomes Assistant Conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra for one year. During this period, he or she will work with the orchestra and its principal and guest conductors in the preparation of concerts, participate in the LSO education programme and accompany the orchestra on tour.
ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to conductors under the age of 35 who are citizens of countries having full membership of the European Union.
TO APPLY: Conditions, requirements and an application form for the 2008 Donatella Flick Conducting Competition will appear on the Competition's website in Spring 2008. A fill-in information request form is also available on the website. Candidates are required to submit a video (VHS-PAL system) of good sound and picture quality together with letters of recommendation specific to this competition. Additional relevant supporting information, including press reviews, is welcome.

The Donna Reed Foundation
1305 Broadway
Denison, Iowa 51442
712-263-3334
scholarship@donnareed.org
www.donnareed.org

PROGRAM: The Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts awards Acting and Musical Theatre scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $200.
ELIGIBILITY: Must be high school senior graduating during the current school year; be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or one of its territories; submit a three-minute video; and attend the Donna Reed Festival Workshops held the third week of June in Donna Reed’s hometown of Denison, Iowa.
TO APPLY: Scholarship and internship documentation is available for download on the Donna Reed Foundation's website. Visit the website for detailed application guidelines and judging criteria.Preliminary judging will narrow the field to the top three performances in each category (Acting and Musical Theater). Finalists will perform in a live competition the closing night of the Donna Reed Festival Workshops. Finalists will have an opportunity to meet, study with, and perform before leading performing arts professionals and industry greats from Hollywood to Broadway.
DEADLINE: June 1, 2007

California Alliance for Arts Education
495 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-578-9315 ext. 102
eyaa@artsed411.org
www.artsed411.org

PROGRAM: The California' Alliance for Arts Education's Emerging Young Artist Awards (EYAA) enable talented young Californians to pursue their dreams of becoming professional artists through financial support. The EYAA opens doors by providing up to $5,000 per year for four years ($20,000) to outstanding young artists while enrolled in a college/university degree program or professional training program in their artistic discipline. One top award is granted in each of the four disciplines of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts.
ELIGIBILITY: All applicants must demonstrate financial need, be a graduating high school senior and a legal resident of California with plans to enter a four year institution or accredited professional training program.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the CAAE website.
DEADLINE: The Emerging Young Artist Awards scholarship program will not be offered in 2006-07. Information about future scholarship programs will be available in September 2007.

Florida Arts Council of Cultural Affairs
Todd Warlik
Special Projects Manager
Florida Department of State
Division of Cultural Affairs
Bureau of Grant Services
1001 DeSoto Park Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32301-4555
850-245-6494
www.florida-arts.org/grants/fellowship/index.htm

PROGRAM: The Individual Artist Fellowship Program of the Florida Arts Council of Cultural Affairs recognizes the creation of new artworks by individuals of exceptional talent and demonstrated ability. Fellowship awards support the general artistic and career advancement of the individual artist.
TO APPLY: Contact the Florida Arts Council for more information.
DEADLINE: June 1, 2007

GFWC of Massachusetts Headquarters
PO Box 679
245 Dutton Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
Attn: Scholarship Chairman
978-443-4569
www.gfwcma.org

PROGRAM: The General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts offers scholarships of up to $800 for college-level majors in piano, instrument, voice, music education, or music therapy.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicant must be a senior in a Massachusetts High School.
TO APPLY: Applications are available on the GFWC website or, for further information, contact the Scholarship Chairman at the above address.
DEADLINE: Completed application form must be sent to chairman and postmarked no later than February 1, 2007

Glenn Miller Birthplace Society
107 East Main Street
P.O. Box 61
Clarinda, IA, 51632
712-542-2461
gmbs@clarinda.heartland.net
www.glennmiller.org/scholar.htm

PROGRAM: The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society is offering four scholarships, $2,400 & $1,200 to instrumentalists and $2,000 & $1,000 to vocalists. These scholarships, which are awarded without regard to any other award, may be used for any education-related expense.
ELIGIBILITY: Scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors or first year college students who intend to make music a central part of their future life. Those who have entered as high school seniors are eligible to compete again as college freshmen; but first place winners from previous years are not eligible to compete again.
TO APPLY: Applicants must submit a clear high-quality audio CD or cassette tape to the Scholarship Committee.
DEADLINE: Application must be received no later than March 15 of each year.

The Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Ruth Bishop
209-C Waters Building
161 Ottawa Avenue NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2757
616-454-1751, ext. 103
rbishop@grfoundation.org
www.grfoundation.org/scholarships-list.php

PROGRAM: Each year, the Grand Rapids Community Foundation awards numerous scholarships, including the Gerald M. Crane Music Award.
ELIGIBILITY: Residents of Kent (and, in some cases, Ottawa) County who plan to attend an educational institution in the upcoming academic year may be eligible to receive a scholarship from the Foundation.
TO APPLY: Applications (including the Grand Rapids Community Foundation general application) are available for download on the Foundation's website. The General Application may also be submitted electronically at http://grcf.egrant.org.
DEADLINE: The deadline for the general application is April 1 of each year.

Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice
601 Tamiami Trail South
Venice, FL 34285
941-486-4600
agray@gulfcoastcf.org
www.gulfcoastcf.org

PROGRAM: The Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice offers several grants and scholarships, including the general Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice Scholarship and the Donald O. Collins Music Scholarship, to residents of certain counties in Florida.
ELIGIBILITY: The scholarship program targets students who reside in a community the Foundation serves from Osprey to Boca Grande, demonstrate financial need, maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.5, have experience in community service and/or employment, and are enrolled full-time at their chosen accredited post-secondary institution.
TO APPLY: Applications for some awards are available for download on the Foundation's website.
DEADLINE: Deadlines vary by program and are typically in March, April, or June.

The Kosciuszko Foundation Competitions
15 East 65th Street
New York, New York 10021-6595
212-734-2130
thekf@aol.com
www.kosciuszkofoundation.org/competitions.html

PROGRAM: The Foundation organizes several annual musical competitions, including the Chopin Piano Competition, the Wieniawski Violin Competition, and the Marcella Sembrich Voice Competition. Prizes for the violin and piano competitions range from $1,500 to $5,000; voice competiton prizes range from $500 to $1,000.
ELIGIBILITY: Requirements for each competition are posted on the Foundation's website.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the Foundation's website.
DEADLINE: February 3, 2006

The Liederkranz Club
6 East 87th Street
New York, NY 10128
212-534-0880
www.liederkranznycity.org/scholarship.asp

PROGRAM: The Liederkranz Foundation and the Liederkranz Club with a rich tradition of musical excellence for over 150 years look forward to a greatly expanded membership and a prosperous future supporting artistic endeavors, good fellowship, and the traditions of its German musical heritage. The Liederkranz Club sponsors annual vocal competitions.
TO APPLY: Information about the 2007competition will be posted on the Club's website in Fall 2006.

Sybil Tutton Awards
Musicians Benevolent Fund
16 Ogle Street
London W1W 6JA
020 7636 4481
education@mbf.org
www.mbf.org.uk/ngen_public/default.asp?id=12#opera

PROGRAM: The Musician's Benevolent Fund administers the Sybil Tutton Awards, which are offered in the amount of £5,000 for postgraduate study in opera. The Awards are intended primarily for maintenance costs.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants may be of any nationality but must have lived in the UK for at least three consecutive years, and must be under 30 years of age on the closing date.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the MBF website.
DEADLINE: May 4, 2007

MBF Music Education Awards
Musicians Benevolent Fund
16 Ogle Street
London W1W 6JA
020 7636 4481
education@mbf.org
www.mbf.org.uk/ngen_public/default.asp?id=12#opera and
www.mbf.org.uk/ngen_public/default.asp?id=11

PROGRAM: The Musician's Benevolent Society Music Education Awards are awarded to instrumentalists and singers to help with full-time postgraduate study costs. The Music Education Awards incorporate several additional scholarship funds, including the Ian Fleming Charitable Trust Music Education Award, the Maidment Scholarship (of up to £5,000 for voice), the Charles Leggett Awards, and the Emily English Scholarship.
ELIGIBILITY: Singers must be under 27 and instrumentalists must be under 28 by the application deadline. Individual awards range from £1,000 to £3,500.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the MBF website.
DEADLINE: February 23, 2007

Maggie Teyte Prize
Musician’s Benevolent Fund
16 Ogle Street,
London W1W 6JA
020 7636 4481
www.mbf.org.uk/ngen_public/default.asp?id=12#opera

PROGRAM: The Musician’s Benevolent Fund administers the Maggie Teyte Prize (of £2,000) and the Miriam Licette Scholarship (£3,000).
ELIGIBILITY: The awards are open to female singers under the age of 30.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the MBF website.
DEADLINE: December 1, 2006

Musician’s Benevolent Fund String Awards
Musicians Benevolent Fund
6 Ogle Street
London W1W 6JA
020 7636 4481
ww.mbf.org.uk

PROGRAM: The MBF String Awards are for exceptional violinists and cellists under the age of 21. Awards include the Manoug Parikian Award, the Guilhermina Suggia Gift, and the Emily Anderson Prize.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants may be of any nationality but non-British/Irish applicants may not apply for funding for study outside the UK.
TO APPLY: Information is available upon request fro MBF
DEADLINE: Autumn 2007

Myra Hess Trust
Musicians Benevolent Fund
16 Ogle Street
London W1W 6JA
020 7636 4481
education@mbf.org
www.mbf.org.uk/ngen_public/default.asp?id=11

PROGRAM: The Musician's Benevolent Fund administers awards from the Myra Hess Trust. Prizes of up to £3,000 are made to piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass players.
ELIGIBILITY: Entry is restricted to those students who are close to completing their postgraduate studies at a conservatoire and have proved themselves to be truly outstanding at this level. Awards are made towards final study costs, instrument purchase and the costs of first recitals. Applications are accepted from those who have had their 20th birthday but not their 28th on the closing date. Applicants may be of any nationality but non-British/Irish applicants may not apply for funding for study/recitals outside the UK.
TO APPLY: Applications information is available upon request from the MBF.
DEADLINE: Spring 2007

Paul Kiesgan, NATSAA Coordinator
Indiana University School of Music
1201 E. Third Street
Bloomington IN 47405
812-855-2057
info@nats.org
www.nats.org/competitions.php

PROGRAM: The National Association of Teachers of Music Artist Awards Competition is designed for singers getting ready to launch a professional career. The competition takes place every other year, in conjunction with NATS Conventions. Substantial monetary and performance prizes are offered, including a first prize of $5,000 cash plus a $2,500 NATS Award to be used towards personal expenses for a NY recital.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be between the ages of 21 and 35 on Dec. 1, 2003, and must be a member of NATS (in good standing) or coached for one academic year with a current member of NATS.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the NATS website.
DEADLINE: December 2006

NATS Art Song Composition Award
c/o Dr. Carol Mikkelsen
Department of Music
Valdosta State University
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698
www.nats.org/competitions.php

PROGRAM: NATS offers a cash award plus a performance of the winning composition at a NATS Conference to the composer of the winning song cycle, group of songs or extended single song. Competition is open to any composer whose submitted work meets the prescribed requirements, and who pays the competition entry fee.
AWARD: The first prize winner will receive $1,000 plus the composer’s expenses to the NATS National Convention where the premiere performance of the winning composition will be given.
TO APPLY: Application information is available on the NATS website. Work submitted must be: (1) a song cycle, group of songs, or extended single song of approximately fifteen minutes in length (13-17 minutes acceptable); (2) for single voice and piano; (3) to a text written in English, for which the composer has secured copyright clearance (only text setting permission necessary); (4) composed within the last two years (after Jan. 1, 2006).
DEADLINE: December 1, 2007

National Federation of Music Clubs
Dr. George Keck, Chairman
Competitions and Awards Board
421 Cherry Street
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
www.nfmc-music.org/Competitions/CompetitnsAwards.htm

PROGRAM: The National Federation of Music Clubs offers more than $750,000 in competition and award prizes on the local, state and national level. The biennial Young Artist and Ellis Duo-Pianists competitions award a total of $50,000 in awards and two years of performance bookings. Additional competitions are sponsored by the Federation in a wide range of categories, including voice, instrumental music, composition, dance, conducting, handicapped and visually impaired, and music therapy.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be native-born or naturalized American citizens, must be members or become members of the NFMC either by individual or group affiliation before applications are accepted.
TO APPLY: Each award requires a separate application; forms are available on the NFMC website.
DEADLINE: Deadlines vary with each award. See NFMC website for details.

Percussive Arts Society
701 NW Ferris Avenue
Lawton, OK 73507-5442
580-353-1455
percarts@pas.org
www.pas.org/About/GrantSchol.cfm

PROGRAM: The Percussive Arts Society administers a variety of annual awards competition including the Zildijian Percussion Scholarship, the Fred Hoey Memorial Scholarship, and the Larrie Londin Memorial Scholarship.
ELIGIBILITY: Varies by award. See PAS website for details.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the PAS website.
DEADLINE: Vary by award. Usually, March.

Libby Monahan
The Rhode Island Foundation
One Union Station
Providence, RI 02903
401-274-4564
www.rifoundation.org

PROGRAM: The Rhode Island Foundation manages more than 150 separate scholarship funds, including the Bach Organ & Keyboard Music Scholarship, the Antonio Cirino Memorial Art Scholarship (for visual art, writing, acting, and composition), as well as general awards to RI residents.
TO APPLY: Many of the scholarship's applications can be downloaded from the RI Foundation's website. The site also offers the RIF Scholarship directory.
DEADLINE: Vary by award. See RIF website for details.

Army ROTC

Military Science Department

617-373-2375

D.washington@neu.edu

www.rotc.neu.edu

PROGRAM: An elective college course providing practical leadership experience Gain confidence, self-discipline, and leadership skills. Course is one hour a week. Arny ROTC pays full tuition and fees; $1200/year for books; monthly stipend ranging from $300-$600. 1.5-year to 4-year scholarships available.

ELIGIBILITY: Undergraduate, graduate, law, and medical students are all eligible. Provides opportunities for service to your country as an office, full-time on active duty or part-time as you pursue a civilian career.

TO APPLY: Contact the Military Science Department at Northeastern University

General Administrator
The Royal Philharmonic Society
10 Stratford Place
London W1C 1BA
www.royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/?page=youngArtists/barbirolli

PROGRAM: The Society annually offers the Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Foundation, award which provides financial assistance to musicians to purchase better instruments.
ELIGIBILITY: The award is open to students at music conservatoires. Priority is given to first year students and junior students who will shortly be embarking on full time study.
TO APPLY: Detailed nominations must be made by conservatory principals. The student's professor, Head of Department, and Principal should submit recommendations confirming that they support the purchase of the instrument described at the price quoted. Applicants should also present details of any other funding available for the purchase of this instrument and a brief statement saying why they need to purchase a better instrument. Requests should include the date at which the student began enrollment, as well as details of previous study, examinations passed, and any other information concerning current level of achievement.
DEADLINE: Applications should arrive no later than May 31, 2007.

Whit Firor Music Scholarship
c/o The Saskatoon Foundation
#101 - 308 Fourth Avenue North
Saskatoon SK S7K 2L7
(306) 665-1766
www.saskatooncommunityfoundation.ca

PROGRAM: The late Whit Firor endowed the Whit Firor Music Scholarship in 1995 to create opportunities for Saskatchewan musicians to study abroad.
ELIGIBILITY: The scholarship is for instrumentalists from Saskatchewan who will be pursuing their musical education abroad. Applicants must have demonstrated a degree of accomplishment and will have attained a level where further studies require them to travel outside the province.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the Saskatoon Foundation website.
DEADLINE: May 1, 2006

Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
15 E. Carillo Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-963-1873
estewart@sbfoundation.org
www.sbfoundation.org

PROGRAM: On behalf of the Santa Barbara Foundation's Student Aid programs, the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara administers the Mary K. and Edith Pillsbury, Joyce H. Fahlman, and Santa Barbara Boys’ Choir Scholarships. These scholarships (to be used for music lessons or college tuition) are granted to students with unusual aptitude or potential in the field of music.
ELIGIBILITY: Instrumental students must be 12 years old by the application deadline. The maximum age limit for instrumental students is 28; vocal students between the ages of 16 and 30 may apply. The successful applicant must be planning to study music with an instructor (or be majoring in music) at an approved college or university and must demonstrate financial need as verified by federal tax returns. Applicants must have attended a Santa Barbara County school (K-12) for at least 2 years prior to applying or, if attended K-12 schools outside of the County, must have resided in Santa Barbara County for at least 2 years prior to applying and be planning to spend the following year in the County.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the foundation's website 6 weeks prior to the application deadline.
DEADLINE: May 1

Sigma Alpha Iota
www.sai-national.org/phil/philsumr.html#nonmembers

PROGRAM: Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. offers numerous awards to both members and non-members of SAI, including scholarships to the Aspen Music Festival, the Chautauqua Summer Institution Scholarship, and the Brevard Music Center.
TO APPLY: Detailed information is available on the SAI website. For the Aspen National Vocal Scholarship, contact Ms. Sarah Babb Mazur, Admissions at 970-925-3254. For information on the Brevard Music Center scholarship, write to Brevard Music Center, PO Box 312, Brevard NC 28712 or call 828-884-2011. For information on the Chautauqua Summer Institution scholarship, contact Mr. Richard R. Redington, VP for Education and Planning at 716-357-6200.
DEADLINE: Deadlines vary with each award.

Screening Committee
Sphinx Competition
3319 Greenfield Rd, #705
Dearborn, MI 48120-1212
www.sphinxmusic.org/applicants/general.html

PROGRAM: The Sphinx Competition is held every year in Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan to encourage, develop, and recognize classical music talent in the Black and Latino communities. Instrumental categories are Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass. Senior Division winners will receive cash prizes ranging from $3,500 to $10,000; a Sphinx Music Assistance Fund scholarship which they can apply towards their musical development; an opportunity to perform with the Sphinx Symphony; and a full scholarship to attend one of Sphinx Music's Summer Music or Artistic Sponsor Institutions (which include Aspen, BU Tangelwood, Chautauqua, the Youth Orchestra of the Americas. Incoming first year students may be eligible for scholarships in partner institutions, including the Juilliard School, University of Michigan, Manhattan School of Music, and Indiana University Music School.
ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to all Junior High, High School, and College age Black and Latino string players residing in the U.S. Participants in the Senior Division must be at least 18 years old but not have reached their 27th birthday by February 11, 2007.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the Sphinx Music website.
DEADLINE: Application, enclosures, $35 fee, and audition tape must be postmarked by November 15, 2006.

String Letter Publishing
PO Box 767
Anselm, CA 94979
www.stringsmagazine.com
415-485-6946

PROGRAM: Strings Magazine grants 1 $3,000 scholarship to a string student each year based on financial need, academic merit, and community service.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for a Strings Magazine Award, you must play the violin, viola, cello, or bass. Student must demonstrate financial need, academic merit, and a record of community service. Applicants may be enrolled and majoring in music performance or music education at any degree-granting college or conservatory.
TO APPLY: Applications are available on the strings website. Applicants must also submit two written references including one from his/her current instrumental instructor or professor.
DEADLINE: April 1, 2007

Sub Pop Scholarship
scholarship@subpop.com
www.subpop.com

PROGRAM: Sub Pop Records in Seattle, WA is offering $5,750 worth of college scholarship money to an eligible high school senior interested and/or involved in music and/or the creative arts in some way.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicant must be a resident of Washington or Oregon and a graduating high school senior planning to enroll full-time at an accredited college or university.
TO APPLY: Submit a one-page essay describing what you are doing in the arts/music field in your community; why you need the scholarship money; what your influences are or who inspires you; and what are some of your favorite bands.artists.
DEADLINE: May 1, 2007

Paul J. Tsang Foundation, Inc.
6604 Ariock Cove
Austin, TX 78739
512-233-5260
mail@PaulJTsang.org
www.PaulJTsang.org

PROGRAM: The Paul J. Tsang Foundation awards grants on an annual basis from a fund established by the family and friends of Paul J. Tsang.
TO APPLY: Contact the Foundation at the address above for more information about grant opportunities.
DEADLINE: None specified.

Tuesday Musical Club
Stephen Foster Memorial
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA, 15260
412-682-0439
http://tuesmc.smartforaliving.com/scholar.html

PROGRAM: The Tuesday Musical Club Scholarship Program was established in 1919 to help further the musical education of talented young area musicians. The scholarship is available to anyone of exceptional musical talent who is a senior in High School or who has not reached the age of 25 by the time of auditions.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicant's family must have maintained legal residence within a 50 mile radius of Pittsburgh for not less than one year immediately prior to date of auditions.
TO APPLY: Audition materials, including an application form, a cassette tape, and 2 references concerning musical ability. Applications are available on the Clubs' website.
DEADLINE: Applications should be postmarked no later than April 27, 2006

Jean Blair, Tuesday Musical Scholarship Chair
198 Hill Street
Akron, OH 44238
330-972--2342
www.tuesdaymusical.org

PROGRAM: The Tuesday Music Association's scholarship program is widely recognized as one of the best in northeastern Ohio. TMA has awarded almost 500 scholarships, ranging from $500 to $2,000. Scholarships are awarded in the categories of voice, woodwind, strings, brass, piano, and music education.
ELIGIBILITY: For all awards, the applicant or applicant’s teacher must be a legal resident of Ohio. In some cases, the applicant or applicant’s teacher must be a legal resident of Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit or Wayne county, Ohio, or the applicant’s college must be located in one of these counties.
TO APPLY: Detailed Scholarship information and applications are available for download on the TMA website. A non-refundable fee of $25 must accompany the application.
DEADLINE: February 12, 2007.

WAMSO
1111 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403-2477
612-332-2654
roehldc@aol.com
www.wamso.org

PROGRAM: Created in 1956, the Young Artist Competition is WAMSO's oldest education program. The contest is designed to discover and encourage exceptional young musical talent through a regional competition. The 2004 competition winners received a $5,000 WAMSO Young Artist Award; a $2,250 WAMSO Achievement Award; opportunity to perform with the Minnesota Orchestra and on McGraw Hill's Young Artist Showcase, WQXR, New York: and the Ehrma Strachauer Medal.
ELIGIBILITY: Contestants must be performers of instruments that have permanent chairs in the Minnesota Orchestra. Contestants must also be residents of or students in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Manitoba, or Ontario. Contestants must not have reached their 26th birthday as of January 6, 2007.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the WAMSO website. A non-refundable fee of 65 US$ is due at the time of application.
DEADLINE: September 11, 2006

West Valley Light Opera Association
Gene Pincus Theater Scholarship
P.O. Box 779
Los Gatos, CA 95031
wvlo@wvlo.org
www.wvlo.org

PROGRAM: Dedicated to the memory of Gene Pincus, who worked tirelessly in support of West Valley Light Opera Association for 25 years, the Gene Pincus Theater Scholarship annually awards, on a competitive basis, an amount of $500 to a Santa Clara County graduating high school senior who intends to pursue a career in Theater Arts and who has demonstrated a high degree of involvement in the performing arts throughout his/her high school career.
ELIGIBILITY: The successful applicant must be a graduating high school senior going on to a 2 or 4 year college and intending to major in the Theater Arts (which includes Acting, Music [vocal], Dance, or Stage Production). The applicant must be a resident of Santa Clara County, CA demonstrating a high degree of involvement in the performing arts throughout his/her high school career.
TO APPLY: Applications should include an essay indicating your future career plans in the performing arts and addressing what Theater Arts has meant to the applicant's life, why pursuing a career in the performing arts is important to them.
DEADLINE: March 13, 2006

Diane Gorzycki
Women Band Directors International Scholarship Chair
7424 Whistlestop Drive
Austin, TX 78749
dgorzycki@austin.rr.com
www.eskimo.com/~moorhous/

PROGRAM: Each year, the Women Band Directors International presents four $300 scholarships (Volkwein Memorial Scholarship, Gladys Stone Wright Scholarship, Helen May Butler Memorial Scholarship, Martha Ann Stark Memorial Scholarship) and one $500 Music Technology Scholarship designed to support young college women presently preparing to be band directors. Three of the scholarships are primarily designated for juniors and seniors in college, and two are open to all levels.
ELIGIBILITY: Any female college student pursuing a degree in instrumental music is encouraged to apply.
TO APPLY: Applications are available on the WBDI website. Note: the Music Technology Scholarship requires an additional essay.
DEADLINE: December1 of each year

Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
7 East 20th Street
New York, NY 10003
www.kwf.org

PROGRAM: In 1998, on the occasion of the centenary of Lotte Lenya (1898-1981), the foremost interpreter of the music of her husband, Kurt Weill (1900-1950), the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music established an annual Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers. The competition recognizes excellence in the performance of music for the theater, in its broadest sense, including opera, operetta, and American musical theater. Finalists selected from regional auditions will each receive an award of $500, plus a stipend of $500 to defray costs of travel, if any, to the finals in Rochester, NY, 21 April 2007. Awards at the finals will include prizes of $7500, $5000, and $3000.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to singer/actors born after 31 December 1974 and before 1 January 1988. First, second, and third prizewinners from previous years may not enter the 2007 competition. Criteria for adjudication include vocal beauty and technique as well as interpretation, acting, idiomatic performance of a varied repertoire, and stage presence.
TO APPLY: Applications are available for download on the Kurt Weill website.
DEADLINE: February 1. 2007

The World Piano Competition
441 Vine Street, Suite 1030
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
513-421-5342
amsa@queencity.com
www.amsa-wpc.org

PROGRAM: The American Music Scholarship Association conducts the annual World Piano Competition to develop the talent of piano prodigies from all over the world. Winners of the Artist's Division receive both performance opportunities as well as cash prizes ranging from $300 to $10,000.
ELIGIBILITY: The Artist Division is open to pianists of all nationalities between the ages of 18 and 30 as of June 1.
TO APPLY: Applications must accompany a $100 entry fee. Visit the AMSA website for detailed application rules and requirements.
DEADLINE: January 1, 2007

Young Musicians Foundation
195 South Beverly Drive, Suite 414
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
310-859-7668
info@ymf.org
www.ymf.org/programs/scholarship.php

PROGRAM: The Young Musicians Foundation awards scholarships ranging from $250 to $3,000 are granted to musicians demonstrating exceptional talent and financial need. Additionally, Honorary Certificates are awarded to encourage musicians who demonstrate exceptional talent but are not in need of financial assistance.
ELIGIBILITY: All applicants must demonstrate exceptional talent and financial need and must be residents of Southern California. Applicant’s parents must reside in California if applicant is not a U.S. citizen and is under age 18. Vocalists must be under 26 years of age at the time of the auditions. Instrumentalists must be under 18 years of age and not beyond their junior year in high school at the time of auditions.
TO APPLY: Scholarship applications will be available in May of 2007 on the YMF website.
DEADLINE: Usually, June

* Please note: the contact information preceding each scholarship listing represents the source from which applicants may request information. Many organizations require that their applications be sent to a different address. Be sure to visit each scholarship website for complete eligibility, deadline, and application details.

Last Updated: 10/24/2006