Dept. of Music
Mathes Hall
PO Box 70661
Johnson City, TN  37614
Contact Name: Frank Grzych
Phone Number: (423) 439-4270
Email Address: grzych@etsu.edu
Web site address: www.etsu.edu/music


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Lamar Alexander Endowed Scholarship :

  • Full-time undergraduate
  • Participates in activities of the ETSU Department of Music and the Johnson City Symphony
  • Currently enrolled minimum GPA – 2.8
  • Award based on competitive auditions (see web site for specific dates and times)
  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at
    www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions

Paul L. Arrington Memorial Endowed Scholarship :

  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions

Elsie Artz Memorial Endowed Scholarship :

  • Undergraduate
  • Music major with a  concentration in piano and strings
  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at
    www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions

Teresa Bowers Endowed Scholarship :

  • Undergraduate
  • Voice major
  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at
    www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions

Kenton Coe Music Composition Endowed Award :

  • Undergraduate
  • Demonstrates serious interest and skill in music composition at ETSU
  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at
    www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions 

Dr. Richard Compton Memorial Endowed Scholarship :

  • Rising sophomore, junior or senior
  • Music major with concentration in woodwinds or strings
  • Minimum GPA – 3.0
  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at
    www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions

The Floyd Cramer Endowed Competitive Scholarship :

  • Three-fold scholarship program providing the following:
    1. Annual scholarship for music majors
    2. Annual Floyd Cramer Performance Accompanying Scholarship for a talented student to accompany students and performing organizations
    3. Nonrenewable awards to music students based on student’s financial need, department need for specific skills and student merit
  • Awards in a and b categories are based on competitive auditions (see web site for specific dates and times)
  • Currently enrolled minimum GPA – 2.8
  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at
    www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions

Marie Hutchinson Hunter Endowed Music Scholarship :

  • Undergraduate
  • Piano performance or keyboard/vocal music education major
  • Required to enroll in piano each semester
  • Currently enrolled minimum GPA – 3.0
  • Apply to: Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions

Robert LaPella Endowed Vocal Performance Scholarship :

  • Undergraduate
  • Vocal performance major
  • Required to participate in opera and in other choral activities as specified by the voice faculty
  • Currently enrolled minimum GPA – 2.8
  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions

Walter and Elizabeth Marshall Endowed Music Scholarship :

  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions

James Powell Endowed Choral Scholarship :

  • Undergraduate
  • Participant in the choir program
  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions

The Ella Virginia Ross Endowed Scholarship :

  • Junior or senior
  • Music major
  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions

Mary Florence and Virgil C. Self Endowed Scholarship:

  • Rising sophomore, junior or senior
  • Music major with concentration in keyboard or voice
  • Preference given to organ
  • Minimum GPA – 3.0
  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions


Nicholas L. Tate Endowed Music Education Scholarship:

  • Instrumental Music Education Major
  • Maintain a 2.5 or above GPA
  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions

Topalian Endowed Jazz Scholarship:

  • Undergraduate
  • Performs in the ETSU Jazz Ensemble
  • Enrolled in jazz courses for duration of award
  • Minimum GPA – 3.0
  • Apply to:  Department of Music Scholarship Committee
  • Application deadline:  visit the Department of Music website at www.etsu.edu/music for application information and deadlines
  • Award based on competitive auditions