Department of Music

Scholarships, Competitions, and Awards Spring 2013

The following scholarships are being offered this semester. If you wish to apply, click the application. You can either print the application and then type in the requested information or simply fill out the form within Acrobat then print it.

The Ben O’Brien/Music & Arts Center Memorial Endowment Funds - FY 2013 Award of $2192.00 & FY 2014 Award of $2376.00

About: Funds are used to provide scholarships to students pursuing a degree in Music Education. Preference will be given to candidates demonstrating financial need.

Eligibility: All applicants must:
1. Must be a full-time undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Music Education major, a currently enrolled Master of Music Education, or a currently enrolled Post-Baccalaureate degree student in Music Education at Towson.
2. Must have an overall 3.0 GPA.
3. Must demonstrate financial need.
4. Provide a statement of application and financial need which may include University records demonstrating financial need

Additional Information:
1. Students may self-nominate.
2. Due Date: by noon on Friday, March 8, 2013
3. Submit Application to Dr. Alicia Mueller – Department of Music

Sylvia and Irving H. Cohen Scholarship Fund - $580.00

About: The annual award will be granted to an undergraduate student(s) who was a Music Preparatory Division student (now called The Maryland Performing Arts Institute) for at least two years prior to attending Towson University’s Department of Music. Preference will be given to entering freshmen or transfer students. The recipient(s) must be a full-time Music major and must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. Preference will be given to a student who studies an instrument taught by a university instructor who also teaches for the Maryland Performing Arts Institute (formerly the Music Preparatory Division).

Eligibility: All applicants must:
1. Have a minimum 3.0 GPA overall.
2. Provide an application statement.

Additional Information:
1. Students may self-nominate.
2. Due Date: by 4:30 p.m. February 22, 2013
3. Submit Application to Dr. Phillip Collister – Department of Music

Franklin and Alice Cooley Art Scholarship Endowment - $500.00

About: The scholarship shall be awarded annually to talented students in the various disciplines of: art, dance, music and Theater.

Eligibility: All applicants must:
1. Have a minimum 3.0 GPA overall.
2. Provide an application statement.

Additional Information:
1. Students may self-nominate.
2. Due Date: by 4:30 p.m. February 22, 2013
3. Submit Application to Dr. Phillip Collister – Department of Music

John H. Kelbaugh Scholarship - $644.00

About: The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarship awards in the College of Fine Arts and Communications for Music. Awards are to be based on merit and/or need to current sophomores, juniors, and/or seniors. Awards may be made to the same student in succeeding years if the selection committee so decides.

Eligibility: All applicants must:
1. Have a minimum 3.0 GPA overall.
2. Provide an application statement.

Additional Information:
1. Students may self-nominate.
2. Due Date: by 4:30 p.m. February 22, 2013
3. Submit Application to Dr. Phillip Collister – Department of Music

The Sidney Lieberman Music Competition – 1st Prize $775.00; 2nd Prize $500.00

About: The purpose of the fund shall be to provide support for a music competition in the Department of Music of the College of Fine Arts and Communication. The competition is open to any Towson University student who is pursuing an undergraduate or graduate major in music.

Eligibility: All applicants must:
1. Be currently enrolled in applied lessons and sponsored by an applied faculty member.
2. Be prepared at the competition to present a total of twenty-five (25) minutes of music. (First-place winners of the Friedman-Gordon or the Lieberman competition may not again enter the competition in which they won first place.)
3. Present a minimum of two different styles or style periods as part of their repertoire.
Present the judges with one copy of the solo part or piano score. Photocopies are not acceptable, and will result in disqualification.

Additional Information:
1. Each applied teacher may send a maximum of two candidates.
2. The criteria for the competition will include musicality, technique, interpretation, stage presence, and style.
3. Memorization is required for voice (oratorio and chamber music excepted) and piano, optional for others.
4. One copy of the solo part or piano score must be provided for the judges.
5. Application required.
6. Students are nominated by applied professor (a maximum of two candidates per studio).
7. Due Date: by 4:30 p.m. February 15, 2013
8. Read the Contest Rules
9. Submit Application to Dr. Phillip Collister – Department of Music

The Mary Pat Hughes Scholarship Fund – $1010.00

About: The annual award may be used to provide student scholarships in the Department of Music. The recipient must be a major in the Department of Music of the College of Fine Arts and Communication with a minimum of junior class standing, in order for the scholarship to be applied for the recipient’s senior year. A minimum GPA of 2.50 is required. The recipient must be an outstanding musician who displays versatility within different dimensions of music performance.

Eligibility: All applicants must:
1. Have a minimum 2.5 GPA overall.
2. Provide an Application statement.

Additional Information:
1. Students may self-nominate.
2. Due Date: by 4:30 p.m. February 22, 2013
3. Submit Application to Dr. Phillip Collister – Department of Music

The Department of Music Talent Award Competition –$150.00

About: A talent-based competition within each of the following Divisions of the Department of Music: Composition, Jazz, Keyboard, Strings, Guitar, Voice, Winds, Percussion, Brass, History & Culture and Theory. Students must be in good academic standing. This can be referenced by checking a Degree Progress Report. At the discretion of the area coordinator, consideration may include GPA and the ability of students to complete academic courses in a timely manner.

Eligibility:
1. The competition is open to any Towson University undergraduate music major excluding: 1) the preceding first or second place winners in the Friedman-Gordon Competition (from Fall 2012) or the Diekmann Competition (from Spring 2012), and 2) Any former winners of the Talent Award from any given year.

Additional Information:
1. See contest rules sheet.
2. GPA: Determined by area
3. Application Form: See your area leader or division leader
4. Due Date: See your area leader or division leader.

Beulah M. Price Scholarship - $2520.00
(Awarded through the COFAC Dean’s office)

About: To provide scholarships to freshman, sophomore, juniors or seniors based on merit, although need may be a consideration.

Eligibility: All applicants must:
1. Be a full-time undergraduate in Dance, Art, Music, or Theater major and in good standing.
2. Be a sophomore, junior, or senior (with at least a full year of study until completion of the degree).
3. Have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA.
4. Demonstrate excellence in the major.
5. Demonstrate exceptional circumstances requiring the award.
6. Be nominated by a Division of the Department of Music

Additional Information:
1. Application statements required.
2. Due Date: by 4:30 p.m. February 22, 2013
3. Submit Application to Dr. Phillip Collister – Department of Music

The Alexander E. Sidorowicz Memorial Fund - $530.00 Award

About: To provide scholarships on a rotating basis to students of the Fine and Performing Arts Departments and the Department of Communication and Communication Studies of the College of Fine Arts and Communication at Towson University.

Eligibility: All applicants must:
1. Be a sophomore, junior, or senior who demonstrates academic achievement, as well as outstanding talent, in their field of study.
2. Be nominated/sponsored by a Department of Music faculty member.
3. Have a minimum 3.0 GPA overall.
4. Provide an application statement.

Additional Information:
1. Awards are not renewable.
2. Due Date: by 4:30 p.m. February 22, 2013
3. Submit Application to Dr. Phillip Collister – Department of Music

Department of Music
Center for the Arts, Room # 3095 (map)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone: 410-704-2839
Fax: 410-704-2841