Scholarships Available for Graduating Seniors

South Florida Musicians Association and the Music Performance Fund are offering two $750 scholarships to graduating high school seniors who will be majoring in Instrumental Music, Music Education, Composition, or Sound Recording / Industry Studies at an accredited college or university.

Music Scholarship 2007 Rules & Eligibility Requirements

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior who plans to enroll in an accredited college to major in an Instrumental Music or, if majoring in Music Education, Composition or Sound Recording / Industry Studies, they must be studying an instrument as a minor. Student must be actively involved in music, playing in school bands, community orchestras, etc.

Application properly completed and submitted by due date (1/31/2007).
There are two rounds of judging; a preliminary round and a final performance round.
Preliminary Round: Applications will be reviewed by a panel of AFM Local 655 professional musicians and teachers for advancement of the leading candidates to the final round.
Final Round: Candidates will be judged on performance, solo or with accompanist (not provided), and may include sight-reading.
Date, time and location of Final Round will be announced after the Preliminary Round has been completed.
Scholarships include two (2) $750.00 grants, one in the classical genre and one in the jazz genre.
Decision of the judges, and amount awarded, is subject to final approval by the Recording Industries Music Performance Fund.

An application can be found here, and should be mailed to:

ATTN: MPF Scholarship
South Florida Musicians Association
5861 SW 21 Street
Hollywood FL 33023