Paying for college is the worst, especially when your parents say that you can’t make any money with a music degree. However, here are some scholarship audition opportunities to make the whole paying for college process easier.
Local:
Spotlight Awards
Dollar Amount: 100-5,000
National:
YoungArts
Dollar Amount: 0-10,000
Marine Band Concerto Competition
Dollar Amount: 500-2,500
25th Annual Sphinx Competition (You need to be Latina or African-American)
Dollar Amount: 10,000-50,000
Dollar Amount: 300-2500
Chopin Foundation of the U.S.
Dollar Amount: 500-1,000
Other Great Resources:
Spotlight Awards
Dollar Amount: 100-5,000
- Instrument Type: All Local
- Application Deadline: October 18, 2021
- Website: https://www.musiccenter.org/education/spotlight/Apply-Now/
National:
YoungArts
Dollar Amount: 0-10,000
- Instrument Type: All
- Application Deadline: October 15, 2021 by 11:59pm ET (Eastern Time)/8:59 PT (Pacific Time)
- Website: http://www.youngarts.org/apply
Marine Band Concerto Competition
Dollar Amount: 500-2,500
- Instrument Type: Woodwind, brass, or percussion instruments
- Application Deadline: November 15, 2021
- Website: https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Educational/Concerto-Competition/
25th Annual Sphinx Competition (You need to be Latina or African-American)
Dollar Amount: 10,000-50,000
- Instrument Type: Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass
- Application Deadline: October 20, 2021
- Website: https://www.sphinxmusic.org/sphinx-competition/
Dollar Amount: 300-2500
- Instrument Type: Percussion
- Application Deadline: April 30, 2021
- Website (This website has a multitude of scholarship opportunities) http://www.pas.org/get-involved/scholarships-grants
Chopin Foundation of the U.S.
Dollar Amount: 500-1,000
- Instrument Type: Pianists
- Application Deadline: June 15, 2021
- Website: https://www.chopin.org/requirements
Other Great Resources:
- Google Music Scholarships for High School Students
- https://majoringinmusic.com/scholarships-for-music-majors/
- https://nafme.org/programs/scholarship-resources-for-music-students-2/