<p>Wondering what schools out there might have good music merit scholarships. For example, I know that Kenyon offers three $15,000/year for 4 years scholarships. It took a lot of research to dig that up though! Generally we're looking at good smaller LACs like Kenyon.</p>
<p>Emory University offers a very small no. of half tuition 4 year music scholarships which you must audition for in January/February of senior year to be considered. 2 years ago when we were looking at colleges, Skidmore advertised one $10K music merit scholarship per year.</p>
<p>St. Olaf: Christiansen Scholarships $8,000-11,500/yr
<a href=“http://wp.stolaf.edu/musicadm/files/2013/09/2014-St.-Olaf-Music-Application.pdf”>http://wp.stolaf.edu/musicadm/files/2013/09/2014-St.-Olaf-Music-Application.pdf</a></p>
<p>How much merit do you want? What net cost is your goal?</p>
<p>Is there a reason why you’re limiting to small LACs? Some of the larger schools have very good music dept and scholarships…and some are (or are in the process of becoming) all-Steinway schools (guessing from your screenname that piano performance is the interest)</p>
<p>Skidmore. Davidson. Both offer a generous scholarship which is by audition.</p>
<p>Is your student planning to major in music? You might want to post this query on the music major section of this forum. </p>
<p>I like this thread. A list of such schools and a brief description of the scholarship would be very beneficial to a lot of people, in my opinion. From my experience, this information was not easy to find.</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids: You say “some of the larger schools have very good music dept and scholarships”. Can you actually name the ones you know so that this 'list" can grow?</p>
<p>UMich also offers very good scholarships to very talented students in the music school. It really depends on how much they want you. I know an international student received a full ride and she has graduated already. My neighbor’s son is an international student too but with a special visa status that may be eligible for in state tuition. The professor just told him they are going to offer him a large scholarship too although I don’t know the figure yet. Of course, it requires great audition and recommendations. I think it is not a fixed number of scholarship but they will find the money to offer you one if they really want you.</p>
<p>I second the recommendation to post on the music major forum. My DS will not be a music major, but he was awarded a music merit scholarship at a regional public U. I got a lot of valuable information from the music major forum.</p>
<p>DD will be a voice major in the fall and received scholarship offers from each school she auditioned for.(caveat - not a 4.0 student) I was really surprised at the ranges offered. One thing for certain - merit for music is very subjective. One very competitive name conservatory offered an 80% tuition scholarship, another less known offered her 25% and a crummy state school whose program needs some rebuilding (and IMHO would have been fortunate to have her) offered her $200. There are a lot of talented kids out there, the competition is tough and as I said - music is much more subjective. </p>
<p>This is not germane to OP’s search, not a LAC, but may help someone else reading</p>
<p>UW-Madison has a competition to award 10 4-yr full tuition scholarships each year. You must attend high school in WI junior year to be eligible. The competition is held at their week long residential summer music clinic after junior year, so an investment in time/money is required to enter. Generally fewer than 100 try out. They have a runner-up list as typically several winners choose to attend college elsewhere.</p>
<p>No piano or guitar. </p>
<p>Scholarships may be used at Madison or Milwaukee campuses. Winners need not major in music but must participate in an ensemble all 4 years.
<a href=“http://continuingstudies.wisc.edu/smc/html/senior_tuition_remission_awards_2014.html”>http://continuingstudies.wisc.edu/smc/html/senior_tuition_remission_awards_2014.html</a></p>
<p>UNC-Chapel Hill. For music major applicants.</p>
<p>Kenan Music Scholars. 4 awarded per year. Full ride scholarship with many additional benefits-see link.
<a href=“Program Benefits | Kenan Music Scholars Program”>http://kenanmusicscholars.unc.edu/about-the-program/program-benefits/</a></p>
<p>Case Western offers Creative Achievement Awards and Performing Arts Scholarships …</p>
<p><a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Case Western Reserve University”>Undergraduate Admission | Case Western Reserve University;
<p>By the way, the second student I mentioned that who is going to get a large scholarship from UMich is great in Cello but very poor in test scores and course rigor (no honors or AP classes). So the scholarships at UMich music school may be solely talent based.</p>
<p>billcsho, a full ride offer in music dept at Michigan would be exceedingly rare. All their music students are top talent. Typically the most they offer to the best OOS students would be more on the order of $20,00-$25,000/yr. The student you speak of must have been a true prodigy, one of a kind. </p>
<p>I wonder if M2CK is speaking of academic merit awards at big schools that have good music depts. This is a more reliable way to target guaranteed merit money if the student has good academic stats. Big if, I know. For example, ASU has a very good music dept. NMFs get 4 yrs full tuition/fees automatically regardless of major. Then, as with any music dept for which one auditions, there will be a talent award, which stacks on top of the NMF money. At ASU, even ‘ordinary’ good musicians who are accepted get at least a few thousand/yr. more.</p>
<p>Bucknell and Lehigh have small competitive scholarships for students who are involved in the arts, including music. They do not have to major in music, Lehigh’s includes lessons. </p>
<p>@celesteroberts
Indeed, it is very rare. Only the first one I mentioned received the full ride and she has graduated a couple years ago who also had the right range of admission stat. She is a prodigy and both her parents are great musicians too. The second one I mentioned, the professor only said a big scholarship but we don’t know how big it is. But he is eligible for in-state tuition (although an international student), so it does not need to be very big. He just got the news a few days ago and has been checking his Wolverine Access daily for the award summary.</p>
<p>Perhaps that student at Michigan received the Shipman scholarship, which is not solely for music students.
Here is an example of a musician who received that some years ago.
<a href=“http://www.justinstoney.com/biography-full.php”>http://www.justinstoney.com/biography-full.php</a>
There are 15 of these awarded each year and musical/artistic talent is one way to get it.</p>
<p>It is not Shipman which is the regular full ride scholarship. I think it is from one of the private donation that the professor can allocate to certain student. As I said, it is not a regular scholarship that she got.
<a href=“http://www.music.umich.edu/alumni_donors/leading_the_way/scholarships.htm”>http://www.music.umich.edu/alumni_donors/leading_the_way/scholarships.htm</a></p>
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<p>while this is also true, it wasnt what I meant.</p>
<p>There are schools that do BOTH…they give large merit scholarships for stats whether you are a music major or not…AND…they give large performance/talent scholarships after auditions (so some kids get BOTH!!!). Alabama does both…and is in the process of becoming an All-Steinway school.
<a href=“http://uanews.ua.edu/2014/01/ua-school-of-music-to-become-all-steinway-school/”>http://uanews.ua.edu/2014/01/ua-school-of-music-to-become-all-steinway-school/</a></p>
<p>Wow the Kenan scholarship at UNC is amazing, especially since they can double major in something else. Also the Davidson one looks great too. We’re going to do a deep dive on those schools, thanks everyone this forum is great, we never would have known about these. </p>
<p>Michigan is too big, he wants a smaller school. He doesn’t want a conservatory.</p>
<p>As an aside, Steinways are great, but there are other great makers of pianos, including Mason & Hamlin in the U.S.</p>