Graduate Study Scholarships

Scholarship Application

Due by April 1

Financial Scholarships will be awarded for full time and part time graduate studies.

Recipients who previously received a FMC Graduate Study scholarship are ineligible to reapply.

Note:  Female applicants are encouraged to apply for the Alice T. Larsen Memorial Scholarship if they haven’t been a previous recipient of that scholarship award.

Eligible Applicants:

• A choral conductor living in the state of MN
• Membership in ACDA IS required
• Must be in pursuit of an advanced degree in a choral music program
• Have completed a minimum of two years of choral conducting in Minnesota
• Recipients who previously received a FMC Graduate Study scholarship are ineligible to reapply.
• Note:  Female applicants are encouraged to apply for the Alice T. Larsen Memorial Scholarship if they haven’t been a previous recipient of that scholarship award.

Award Categories:

Scholarships will be awarded to Minnesota conductors in the following categories:

• Scholarships of up to $4,000 per candidate will be awarded for full time graduate study.
• Scholarships of up to $1,450 per candidate will be awarded for part time graduate study.

Selection will be made by the FMC Endowment Fund Scholarship Subcommittee.

The applications must include:

• A complete current resume, including complete address, phone, and email information
• A description of applicant’s choral conducting experience
• At least three (3) concert programs representing the applicant’s work as a choral conductor
• A list of ACDA activities and events in which the applicant has participated
• The name of the graduate school(s) to which applicant has been accepted or is attending
• A detailed description of the graduate degree program being pursued

Application Deadline has Expired!