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Music Student Grants
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Article on Music Student Grants
Music students are wise to seek out grants to help them pursue their chosen field of study or to assist in financing projects for their professional development. Awarded based on financial need and /or merit, grants do not need to be repaid. Scholarships are grants specifically geared toward education, though most do not cover the entire education cost and many students cobble together grants, loans, scholarships and part-time jobs to cover the cost of schooling.
Grant Sources
A good place to start looking for music student grants is at your current school. High schools and colleges have financial aid or college advisement offices that are the key to this type of information. Branching out from there, take a look at your intended college’s web site and/ or pick a few outstanding schools in your field, like Juilliard for example, and see what is available from the school or suggested on their website. Music students should do a web search for related grant keywords that touch on music, like performing arts grants. Look for grants based on the instrument you play, or even the most prominent composer in your musical specialty.
Grant Requirements
Grants in the music space are often awarded based on an audition. Either the student performs in a live setting, sometimes in a live competition format, or sends in video or audio recordings showcasing their musical skill. Most grants combine this with any number of other selection criteria which are completely unique to the organization granting the funds. These can include financial need, age group, ethnicity, residency in a particular state or county, previous military service or plans to attend a particular school. The requirements can be fairly specific and numerous - but that means that with a careful search, you can find several that might meet your needs. A given person may apply for grants in any number of categories into which they fit.
An Amazing Variety of Opportunities
The Music publisher BMI’s foundation awards their John Lennon Scholarship annually to outstanding young songwriters, and is open to college students ages 15 through 24, working in any genre. Almost $250,000 in scholarships has been awarded over the past twelve years. The Chopin Foundation of the United States awards up to $1000 annually to 10 freshman music students each year majoring in performing arts or music. For more, visit the web site for MENC, a national organization for music educators, which has an extensive, credible and current list of grant sources on their web site.
The Bottom Line
It takes a bit of legwork (although much of it can be done online) to find the grants that fit your situation, but it’s definitely worth it to utilize these opportunities rather than facing a large loan repayment once you graduate. Make sure you do some research on the organization or school offering the grant before applying, because scams to get your personal information and collect an application fee are out there. With all this in mind, start doing your research, gather a list of grants that interest you and start applying today. One helpful resource is the official http://www.grants.gov website. Alternatively, for more information and resources, have a browse around this website.
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