Public Performance
The Public Performance Scholarship is for new full-time, degree-seeking students who do not qualify for in-state tuition. To apply, the student must meet the qualifications set by ETSU, prior to accepting the Public Performance Scholarship. These scholarships are awarded to eligible students with the requisite musical and performance skills. Being awarded one of these scholarships allows an out-of-state student to enroll without the usual additional tuition for non-residents of Tennessee. The student, in turn, will commit to active participation in public performances, as agreed upon with the faculty of Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies. In addition, he/she will declare Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music as a minor course of study, enroll in and achieve passing grades for at least 12 hours per semester (including one individual instruction class and one band class each semester), and maintain an overall 2.0 overall grade point average as well as a 3.0 GPA in all Bluegrass courses. The value of this scholarship currently is $5,100 per semester.
Anyone interested in applying for any of these scholarships should send a completed application and a cassette tape or CD with three songs or tunes featuring his/her playing and/or singing with a brief explanation of what he/she is performing. This should be accompanied by a one-page summary of the student's experience with bluegrass and/or country music to date, and what he/she would like to achieve musically in the future. First-time freshmen must have a 21 ACT (990 SAT) OR a 2.75 high school GPA to receive the in-state rate. Transfer students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher on 12 or more transferable hours. Deadline for submission of new applications for Fall 2012 semester is February 15, 2012.
Click here to view the application timetable
Click here to download the Public Performance Scholarship Application.
Click here to download the Public Performance Scholarship Renewal Application.
Please send complete application package to:
Public Performance Scholarship Application
Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies
East Tennessee State University
PO Box 70435
Johnson City, TN 37614-17044
Spring Semester 2011
ETSU Old Time Pride Band playing at the Paramount Center in Bristol, TN
Photo: Courtesy of ETSU Photo Lab