Scholarship Opportunities for Full-Time Students of the
Department of Music
2008-2009
Awards are contingent upon availability of funds and market value of investments. Items denoted with an * will be determined by faculty members in the designated areas; items not denoted with * require an audition before the Music Faculty Scholarship Committee.
The stated grade level requirement is the student’s college level in fall, 2009. The stated GPA’s are those for college classes and therefore pertain only to sophomores (or higher). The "standard considerations" for freshmen are high school performance, college potential (as assessed by aptitude tests), and leadership qualities.
PERFORMANCE AWARDS (16)*
$2000/year awarded to 16 students on the basis of audition and promise for success in the student’s performance area awarded by band, choral, orchestra and piano areas; renewable, provided contract requirements are met
TALENT AWARDS*
$200-$2000/year-awards based on audition by keyboard and orchestra areas; renewable, provided contract requirements are met
BAND GRANTS*
Award amounts vary; available to students selected to perform in the Pride Marching Band.; renewable, provided contract requirements are met
CHORAL SCHOLARSHIPS*
Award amounts vary; available to students selected to perform in an assigned choral ensemble; renewable, provided contract requirements are met
VOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS*
$50-$500/yr each, set aside for freshman vocal music majors with outstanding auditions; non-renewable
WILFRED ADLER PIANO SCHOLARSHIP*
Music major with excellent potential for being a piano teacher or performer; overall 2.5 GPA and 3.0 GPA in music required of sophomores or higher; may be awarded to a freshman, using standard considerations
MEL BAY AWARD*
Outstanding guitar student majoring in music; GPA of 2.5 overall and/or GPA of 2.5 in music classes
DAVID CAUDLE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP*
Organ student enrolled in applied lessons; 2.5 GPA if music major or 2.0 if non-music major
TOM CHANEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR GRADUATES OF CLEVER HIGH SCHOOL
Graduate of Clever High School, incoming freshman at Missouri State, enrolled in a music class; first preference will be given to music education or performance major; determined by audition
TOM CHANEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR MUSIC MAJORS
Music Education or Music Performance major enrolled at Missouri State; first preference will be given to a former (or current) recipient of the Tom Chaney Memorial Scholarship for Graduates of Clever High School; overall GPA of 3.0 required; determined by audition
PETER COLLINS PIANO SCHOLARSHIP*
Sophomore or higher piano major; 2.5 GPA cumulative; 3.0 GPA in the major
ROBERT CLINTON COPE III-PHI MU ALPHA SINFONIA SCHOLARSHIP
Student with a 3.0 cumulative GPA; must have enrolled in a music class or have participated in a musical ensemble or other musical organization at Missouri State; determined by audition and recommendation of the local chapter of Phi Mu; not renewable
DAWIN EMANUEL VOCAL SCHOLARSHIP*
Vocal music major, sophomore level with a 2.5 cumulative GPA; as determined by audition
HORATIO AND LYNNE FARRAR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS (2)
Outstanding music majors with financial need, as selected by audition; may be awarded to freshmen, with standard considerations; automatically renewable, provided satisfactory academic progress is maintained (not offered in years held by continuing students)
LESLIE R. FITE BRASS/WOODWIND SCHOLARSHIPS (2)
Music majors with a 2.5 cumulative GPA, as selected by brass and/or woodwind audition
FITE CONCERT BAND SCHOLARSHIPS*
Outstanding band students; varying awards and amounts
LOWELL K. FLEENOR MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
Music major; with preference to a string player, who is a graduate of the following high schools (in priority order): West Plains High School, Houston High School, and Salem High School; overall GPA of 3.0 is required; may be awarded to a freshman with standard considerations; determined by audition
FRIENDS OF MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
Outstanding junior music major as selected by audition
BOB AND VIRGINIA HERB VOICE SCHOLARSHIP*
Vocal music major at the sophomore level or higher; must have 2.5 GPA and exhibit excellence in the area of voice by audition
HENRIETTA KELLER MUSIC EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Graduate (or undergraduate) student, who has been admitted to the Master of Music (or Bachelor of Music Education) programs at Missouri State, with first preference to a graduate student; (if additional funds are available after making a graduate student award, an additional award may be made to an undergraduate student); 3.0 GPA required of graduate students; 2.5 GPA required of undergraduates
KIEFER-YOUNG MEMORIAL KEYBOARD SCHOLARSHIPS (3)*
Talented keyboard majors (2 piano, 1 organ) registered for 15 hours each semester; automatically renewed so long as student maintains satisfactory progress
GEORGE H. KLINKERFUSS SCHOLARSHIP*
Freshman music major, string player, renewable annually 3 times provided student continues to make satisfactory academic and musical progress; (should the student not achieve that, a different student may be selected for the balance of the 4 years); not awarded in years held by continuing student; consideration to musical aptitude as determined by string faculty
EMIL AND DORIS C. LORZ SCHOLARSHIP*
Junior or senior vocal music major who plans to pursue a career in opera; must have 3.5 overall GPA and enroll in at least 15 hours each semester; as determined by audition; preference for female; must have completed coursework in theatre and foreign language
NORMA AND TOM MCCLELLAN MUSIC EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP*
Junior or senior music education-vocal major, overall GPA of 3.0; if awarded to a junior, may be renewed automatically for a second (and third) year as long as the student maintains satisfactory academic progress; as determined by audition
DAUCEY HILL MARTIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP*
Outstanding sophomore piano major selected by the piano faculty
JANE A MEYER ORGAN SCHOLARSHIP*
Music major who is at least at sophomore level and studies organ as a secondary area of music performance; must have overall 2.5 GPA; not renewable; adequate keyboard skills, as determined by keyboard faculty
WAYNE AND MELBA MILLER BAND SCHOLARSHIP*
Outstanding band student; automatically renewable as long as student maintains satisfactory academic progress; may be awarded to a freshman with standard considerations
DR. MOLLIE AUTRY MOLNAR SCHOLARSHIP
Music major, at least sophomore level, recommended by a music faculty member, with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA. As selected by audition on the basis of scholarship, musicianship and leadership; automatically renewable as long as student maintains satisfactory academic progress
LOUIS Y. & FRANCES MUCHNICK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP*
Music major in string performance with a 3.0 GPA ; (renewable, but must reapply and audition each year); may be awarded to a freshman after audition with the string faculty
MARVIN AND MARIE MURPHREE VOICE SCHOLARSHIP*
Vocal music major, at least at sophomore level with excellence in vocal area as determined by audition
NAPIER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Need-based award; alternates between musical theatre major and violin or cello performance major; 2.5 GPA required; renewable; audition required, (not awarded on years held by continuing student); may be awarded to a freshman with standard considerations
OPERA WORKSHOP SCHOLARSHIPS*
Opera Workshop students, as selected by audition
ROSE MARY OWENS SINGING SCHOLARSHIP*
Senior level student based on outstanding solo singing for music department events. Preference will be given to a soprano, and to a person interested in pursuing a career in opera; Need-based
JOHN AND KAREN PRESCOTT COMPOSITION SCHOLARSHIP
Music major who will enroll in a composition course at Missouri State; (awarded on the basis of an original score, which is to be submitted to scholarship committee for review and performed at the Departmental Scholarship Audition.); 2.5 GPA required; may be awarded to a freshman with standard considerations
PRESSER FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
$4200/year cash award to an outstanding senior music major as selected by audition
GARLAND AND LAVELLA REYNOLDS ENDOWMENT FUND-MUSIC
Full-time undergraduate or graduate music student; 2.75 GPA required, if graduate student, 3.5 GPA required; may be awarded to a freshman with standard considerations; as determined by audition
N. MEREDITH RICH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Based on financial need; for a music major who has completed 54 semester hours, has a minimum 3.0 GPA, is involved in campus/community activities, displays leadership, and shows a strong interest in pursuing a career in music or teaching in a field related to music; as determined by audition; not renewable
SCHUPBACH VOICE SCHOLARSHIP*
Music major; at least at sophomore level, 3.0 GPA, excellence in area of voice as determined by audition
ROBERT AND ALICE SCOTT SCHOLARSHIP*
Graduate student enrolled in the Master of Music program who has selected Conducting or Music Education as the area of concentration, with preference to those who are pursuing careers as instrumental music educators; may be renewed once, provided student is still eligible
ALBERT VERWEIRE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP*
Outstanding senior music major with flute as the major instrument; overall GPA of 2.5 and/or music GPA of 2.5 required
MARGARET CORBIN VOGEL VOICE SCHOLARSHIP*
Vocal music major as selected by audition; 2.5 GPA; may be awarded to a freshman with standard considerations
GUY AND BARBARA WEBB CHORAL SCHOLARSHIP
Junior vocal Music Ed major, 3.0 GPA; in one of the auditioned Missouri State choral groups; must exhibit strong command of vocal techniques, as determined by audition
RICHARD P. WELLOCK SCHOLARSHIP
Based on financial need and awarded to a talented music major as determined by audition; 2.5 GPA and leadership qualities required; may be awarded to a freshman with standard considerations
WILLIAM T. WHITE STRING SCHOLARSHIPS (4)*
Outstanding string music major as determined by audition; may be undergraduate or graduate student; 2.5 GPA, if undergrad; 3.0 if grad
MARIA CONTENT WISE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS (2)*
Students who demonstrate good piano skills. Preference given to non-music majors who have studied piano previously; renewed automatically so long as the student maintains satisfactory academic progress and continues improvement of piano skills