Scholarship Support
The School of Music offers a wide variety of scholarship support to music students, which in many cases can augment awards from the University or College.
Scroll through the following list to find opportunities most suited to your interest and skills.
Scholarship Application 2009-2010.pdf
TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS
* Areas: Band, choir, jazz, opera, orchestra, and piano accompanying
* Eligibility: Talent awards; For entering students (freshmen and transfers), awards are based on the quality of the audition and financial aid eligibility; individual areas will determine how awards are made to returning students, as long as merit is the primary consideration.
* Application Procedures: Automatic consideration, based on the results of the audition
ACADEMIC YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS (NAU FOUNDATION)
Ada Pioppi Memorial Scholarship (#1276)
* Area: Music/music education
* Eligibility: Financial need; participation in music activity; undergraduates at junior standing or above
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Andrea Josephs Endowed Scholarship for Performing Arts (#1470)
* Area: Choral
* Eligibility: Major or minor in music; merit, not financial need; demonstrated achievement; excellence and potential in performance area; energy, enthusiasm, and ability to work well with others; sophomore standing or above
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Andrea Josephs Endowed Scholarship for Performing Arts (#1470)
* Area: Instrumental (orchestra, band, jazz)
* Eligibility: Major or minor in music; merit not financial need; demonstrated achievement; excellence and potential in performance area; energy, enthusiasm, and ability to work well with others; sophomore standing or above
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Anne S. and Lester D. Felten Music Enrichment Scholarship (#1156)
* Area: Composition/improvisation
* Eligibility: Excellence in composition or improvisation; or students who excel in other areas
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Betty J. Burns Scholarship (#1230)
* Area: General
* Eligibility: Admission to music major; enrolled full-time; minimum 2.74 cumulative GPA (where A=4.0); U.S. citizen
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Brennen W. Maynard Memorial Music Scholarship (#5056)
* Area: Voice
* Eligibility: Participant in NAU voice or choral programs (either music major of non-music major), show great promise in vocal music, sophomore standing or above, and demonstrated financial need; preference given to students from the Tucson area
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
David Shaffer/Donna Weistrop Choral Scholarship (#1513)
* Area: Choral
* Eligibility: Non-music major performing in a choir, preferable Shrine of the Ages Choir; preference given to students in science (astronomy, physics, geology, chemistry, biology, or environmental sciences), mathematics, or engineering; minimum 3.0 GPA (where A=4.0); demonstrated musicianship, dedication, and leadership qualities in choral program
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Edgar Stone Vocal Scholarship (#1172)
* Area: Voice
* Eligibility: Enrolled full-time; vocal performance major; minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (where A=4.0); demonstrated excellence in performance and necessary artistic temperament for success
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application followed by live audition before a selection jury
Eldon A. & Roger W. Ardrey Memorial Music Scholarship (#1003)
* Area: Voice
* Eligibility: Major in vocal music; demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Frederick J. and Alice W. Dockstader Scholarship (#1286)
* Area: General
* Eligibility: Enrolled full-time graduate student; member of recognized Native American Indian tribe; demonstrated creative promise and talent
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Gary and Cynthia Rizzi Scholarship (#1404)
* Area: Piano
* Eligibility: Entering freshman; displays most promise in piano/keyboard studies
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Helen Earnshaw Memorial Scholarship (#1118)
* Area: General
* Eligibility: Merit-based; music performance major or emphasis; sophomore class or above, including graduate student; preference given to students who have provided unpaid community service with music talent
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Henny Kroemer Warner Memorial Scholarship (#5073)
* Area: Voice
* Eligibility: Voice performance major; junior or senior status; minimum 3.0 GPA (where A=4.0)
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application; one-page essay including brief history of interest in vocal performance; explanation why major selected, and future aspirations
Joe Palmer Memorial Music Scholarship (#1291)
* Area: General
* Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate music major; minimum 2.5 GPA (where A=4.0); graduate of Arizona high school
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Joel DiBartolo Jazz Scholarship (#1327)
* Area: Jazz
* Eligibility: Performing arts student interested in jazz studies
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
John C. and Elizabeth P. White Choral/Vocal Scholarship (#1228)
* Area: Choral/voice
* Eligibility: Arizona students majoring in choral studies; demonstrated financial need
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Lippincott Choral Music Student Teacher Scholarship (#4977)
* Area: Choral
* Eligibility: Choral music education student teacher; financial need, merit, exceptional promise as a future professional music educator, and minimum 3.0 GPA (where A=4.0); special circumstances may be considered.
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application. In addition, applicants must submit, on a separate sheet of paper, an essay addressing specific prompts (click here for details).
Lloyd and Sally Hanson Singer/Actor Award of Excellence Scholarship Fund (#1399)
* Area: Opera
* Eligibility: Outstanding student singer/actor in opera; demonstrated excellence as singer and actor in current year’s opera production
* Application Procedures: Selection by faculty committee
Lucille Nierling Music Scholarship (#7012)
* Area: Sigma Alpha Iota
* Eligibility: Music student; member of Sigma Alpha Iota
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Mel Kinney Scholarship (#1137)
* Area: Choral
* Eligibility: Choral music education major; junior or senior; enrolled full-time; minimum 3.0 GPA (where A=4.0) participate in two major university choral ensembles; career leadership potential
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Michael Sullivan Young Artist Scholarship (#1539)
* Area: Clarinet
* Eligibility: Undergraduate music education student whose principal instrument is clarinet; GPA, service to the School of Music, ensemble participation, financial need and other relevant attributes may be considered.
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Mike Summerfield Memorial Music Scholarship (#1295)
* Area: General
* Eligibility: Interest in music, including but not limited to vocal and instrumental studies, music therapy, and related subjects; demonstrated financial need; preference for students with a real love of music
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Nadene Proffitt Bean Cello Scholarship (#4247)
* Area: Cello
* Eligibility: Outstanding cello student, preferably majoring in music
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Phillip M. DeMiguel, Jr. Memorial Music Scholarship (#5003)
* Area: General
* Eligibility: Music major; demonstrated financial need; sophomore rank; preference given to graduates of Coconino High School in Flagstaff
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award (#4502)
* Area: General
* Eligibility: Rising senior rank; excellence
* Application Procedures: Selection by music faculty
R. Carlos Nakai Music Scholarship (#1482)
* Area: General
* Eligibility: Undergraduate student sophomore rank or above majoring in music, music education, or music performance, or graduate student; minimum 2.75 GPA (where A=4.0); demonstrated interest in musical career; preference given to students demonstrating interest in multicultural activities, world music philosophies, and professional involvement in world of fine arts
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application; essay addressing interest in multicultural activities, world music philosophies, and professional involvement in world of fine arts
Ralph E. and Winifred Hess Scholarship (#1165)
* Area: Choral
* Eligibility: Enrolled full-time; distinguished choral student in high school or college; U.S. citizen; minimum 2.5 GPA (where A=4.0)
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Raymond Boley-Ed Lee Natay Scholarship (#1267)
* Area: General
* Eligibility: Music major; first preference to Navajo Indian students; second preference to other American Indian students; third preference for other students majoring in music
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Richard Lewis Anderson Memorial Scholarship (#1244)
* Area: Guitar
* Eligibility: Support students and performance in guitar, competitions, and other events to promote the guitar; based on talent, financial need, and interest in jazz
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Sally Harris Hanson Women’s Chorale Founding Director’s Award (#1452)
* Area: Choral
* Eligibility: Member of Women’s Chorale; preference given to freshmen; music major or non-major; recipient is supportive of ensemble and its members, musical and expressive, shows vocal and/or leadership potential; minimum 3.0 GPA (where A=4.0) in first semester of coursework; demonstrated financial need
* Application Procedures: Selection by director of Women’s Chorale
School of Music Scholarship (#4177)
* Area: General
* Eligibility: Music student
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
Shrine of the Ages Alumni Choral Scholarship (#1389)
* Area: Choral
* Eligibility: Graduate of Arizona high school; music major or minor in choral music; sophomore standing or above; participant in Shrine of the Ages Choir; minimum 2.5 GPA (where A=4.0); scholarship will alternate annually between male and female candidates (even year = female; odd year = male)
* Application Procedures: School of Music Scholarship Application
COMMUNITY MUSIC AND DANCE ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS
CURRY SUMMER MUSIC CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS