General Information and Eligibility

• Amount of scholarship: $1,000 nonrenewable
• Eligibility Rules:
  1. Applicants should be currently enrolled in a public or private high school, homeschool, or an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school in the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  2. Applicants should be current residents of the United States, Canada, or Puerto Rico.
  3. Students should have a cumulative, unweighted grade point average of 2.5.
  4. Void wherever prohibited by law.

General Considerations

Preference will be given to applicants demonstrating one of more of the following:

1. Musicians who plan to use this scholarship for music lessons, instruments, camps, or music-related travel.
2. Applicants who demonstrate substantial contributions to community service.
3. Students with a cumulative unweighted grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.3.
4. Students demonstrating active participation in extracurricular, faith-based, and/or community organizations.
5. Applicants displaying an active leadership role in community service, athletics, and/or similar co-curricular activity (such as student government, team sports, fraternal life, etc.).
6. Students with a minimum ACT Composite score of 25 or a minimum combined SAT score of 1220 (if available).
7. Applicants with demonstration of substantial financial need.

Note: Special attention will be given to first-time applicants.

Application Deadlines   

• Applications Open:                        FEB 1
• Applications Close:                        AUG 09
• Selection and Notification:          AUG 16
• Award Presentation:                     Saturday of U.S Labor Day Weekend at the Annual Competition

Application Requirements

1. Submit a written Application form.
2. Submit a video (no longer than three minutes) OR a Personal statement (no more than 1000 words) to support your application. This should be an explanation of your educational plans and why you feel you are a good candidate for this scholarship. See General Considerations above.
3. Submit any of the following optional materials to supplement your application:
   1. An unofficial high school or college transcript.
   2. A video or website link, if you are a musician, with an example of your music.
   3. A resume listing your service, leadership, and extracurricular activities.
   4. A copy of your PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP, and/or CLEP scores if available.

Please download the Information sheet for further details.