Financial Aid & Scholarships
There are two sources of funding for students:
- The University offers Scholarships and Financial Aid for incoming and continuing students.
- The Music Department also offers Scholarships for incoming and continuing students. Incoming students are automatically considered for a Music Department scholarship based on the additional materials submitted / presented during the application process.
Undergraduate Music Scholarships
Every year, the Department of Music offers scholarships to incoming and continuing music undergraduate majors. Scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate exceptional skills in their field.
There is no formal application for these scholarships:
- Incoming students who audition through the application process are automatically considered for these (and all other Music Department) scholarships.
- Continuing students are selected on the basis of their accomplishments within the Music Department.
The Robert Bornfield Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a student (incoming or continuing) majoring in Music with a declared principal medium voice.
The Bruce H. Hughes Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an incoming music major. To qualify for this opportunity, applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Be an incoming music major
- Must have been selected by Professor David Stern or his successor through an audition
- Must have a principal medium of voice
The Eugene Tucker Scholarship is awarded to an incoming undergraduate freshman or undergraduate transfer student admitted to the degree program in Music. To qualify for this
opportunity, applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Be an incoming undergraduate freshmen or undergraduate transfer student admitted to the B.A. in Music degree
program in Music - Be enrolled full‐time in the Music program
- Have a minimum 3.0 GPA in high school or previous undergraduate study
Demonstrate outstanding musical ability and potential based on entrance audition(s)