Graduate Study Scholarships

Graduate Study

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 Form

Name*
First Last
ACDA Member Number*
ACDA Membership Expiration*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Email*
Phone*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
Current Position*
Graduate Program*
What Graduate Program(s) are accepted to and/or attending now.
Full-Time or Part-Time Student Status*
- Full-time graduate student status implies that the applicant will resign from their current teaching position, and become a full-time resident graduate student throughout the length of the graduate program. Applicant could assume a part-time conducting/teaching position as they pursue graduate studies.
- Part-time graduate student status implies that the applicant will retain their current teaching position, while pursuing graduate studies.
- Full-Time
- Part-Time
Description of Graduate Degree Program*
Provide detailed description of graduate degree program that you are currently pursuing
Conducting Experience*
Describe your choral conducting experience
ACDA Activities*
List participation in ACDA activities / events
Receipt of any previous scholarships*
Please indicate the receipt of any previous scholarships offered by the FMC Endowment Fund. No individual will be awarded more than one scholarship within any of these scholarship categories: Summer Dialogue, Graduate Study, ACDA National Division Conference, and World Symposium on Choral Music.
- YES - I HAVE received previous scholarships
- NO - I HAVE NOT received any previous scholarships
If YES then please list*
If you have received previous scholarship(s) then please list the scholarship(s) and the year of award
Upload Resume*
A complete current resume including, address, phone, and email contact information. PDF format with max size of 1MB
Accepted file types: pdf.
Upload Concert Programs*
Upload at least three (3) concert programs representing your work during the previous two years. Files must be in PDF format and zip them all together in one file. Max file size 10MB
Accepted file types: pdf, zip.

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