The Ben Sidran Scholarship is a music production scholarship presented to an incoming student at McNally Smith College. The scholarship is awarded for one year (two semesters), and is renewable as long as the student achieves a grade point average of 3.0 for each semester’s work and enrolls full-time during each academic year (up to four years).

About Ben Sidran
A pianist, producer, singer and composer, Ben Sidran has recorded 25 solo albums and has produced recordings for such noted artists as Van Morrison, Diana Ross, Mose Allison and Jon Hendricks. Although best known in some circles for writing Steve Miller’s hit song “Space Cowboy”, Ben Sidran is more widely recognized as the host of National Public Radio’s landmark jazz series “Jazz Alive” and as the host of VH-1 television’s “New Visions” series. Sidran was a Distinguished Visiting Artist at McNally Smith College in 2003.

Only incoming students are eligible for this scholarship.