| Award | The full scholarship is applied to tuition, after any federal or state grant funding, to obtain a Bachelor of Music or Associate of Applied Science Degree in Music Performance. The scholarship is valued at up to $80,000. Renewal is automatic as long as the student achieves a grade point average of 3.0 for each semester's work and enrolls full-time. Books, course materials, room and board are not included. |
| Eligible Applicants | Any music performance student who will be attending the 2008-2009 school year at McNally Smith College. The scholarship recipient will not be notified until he or she is accepted to the college. |
Eligible Criteria
| Scholarship applicants must submit a McNally Smith College of Music scholarship application (available for download), official high school/college transcripts, and two letters of reference and/or faculty recommendations.
Applicants will also need to audition based upon “The Diana Ross Challenge” (see below). |
| Deadline | Applications must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2008. |
| Acceptance | Applicants must be a current McNally Smith College music performance student, or have applied for admission by March 1, 2008. He or she has to be accepted and sign a letter of intent by April 1, 2008.
Scholarship recipients will be expected to represent McNally Smith College in promoting music education at public and/or school-related events, as well as be a role model for other students. |