Earning a Music degree can significantly increase your job opportunities and earning potential. Many different disciplines can be pursued and combined. The concentrations/degrees below are the most common areas where scholarships are available:

• Computer Music
• Jazz Studies
• Music Business
• Music History
• Music and Theatre
• Music Theory and Composition
• Performance

College and Universities

The first place to look for scholarships is the financial aid office of the college you are attending or planning on attending. They have a list of specific scholarships for music students.

Music Foundations

Music foundations are a great place to look for scholarships because their mission is dedicated to encouraging the creation, performance, and study of music. They offer awards, scholarships, internships, grants, and commissions.

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BMI Foundation, Inc

The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded to encourage music creation, performance, and study. They offer varied programs

• BMI Founders Internship for Radio Broadcasting
• BMI Future Jazz Master
• BMI Student Composer Awards
• John Lennon Scholarships
• Nashville Songwriting Scholarship
• Peermuscis Latin Scholarship
• Pete Carpenter Fellowship
• Woody Guthrie Fellowship
• Charlie Parker Jaz Composition Prize
• Ellen Schwartz Award
• Jean Banks Awards
• Jeffrey Cotton Awards
• Jerry Bock Musical Theatre Award
• Jerry Harrington Musical Theatre Awards
• Curtis Mayfield Scholarships
• David Baker Jazz Composition Scholarship
• Every Buckstein Scholarship
• Lionel Newman Conducting Fellowship
• Theodora Zavin Scholarship
• Music Grants

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THE ASCAP FOUNDATION'S

The ASCAP Foundation is dedicated to nurturing the music talent of tomorrow, preserving the legacy of the past, and sustaining the creative incentive for today's creators through a variety of educational, professional, and humanitarian programs. These programs include:

• CHARLOTTE V. BERGEN SCHOLARSHIP - The scholarship is used for music study at an accredited college or music conservatory. Must be age 18 or under.
• HENRY MANCINI MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS - These scholarships provide support for music composition students at universities across the country.

ASCAP offers several more scholarships for High School and College. These scholarships are tied to a specific school. For more information about it, please contact your school or visit http://www.ascapfoundation.org/.

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