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Lamar Alexander Scholarship

For full-time ETSU students participating in activities of the ETSU Department of Music and the Johnson City Symphony. Awards based on competitive auditions. Currently enrolled ETSU students must maintain minimum 2.8 GPA and be registered for applied music and for orchestra. Apply to the Chairman, Lamar Alexander Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 70661, Johnson City, TN 37614.

Elsie Artz Memorial Scholarship

For a music major concentrating in piano and strings. Apply to the Department of Music.

Teresa Bowers Scholarship Endowment

For voice majors. Awarded by the Music Faculty Scholarship Committee on the basis of competitive auditions. Apply to the Chairman, Department of Music.

Dr. Richard Compton Memorial Scholarship

In memory of Dr. Benjamin Richard Compton, III. A competitive, renewable scholarship for a rising sophomore, junior, or senior concentrating in woodwinds or strings. Must have a 3.0 GPA. Apply to the Department of Music.

Floyd Cramer Endowment Fund for Music Scholarships

A three-fold scholarship program providing:

  • Annual scholarship for students enrolled in music at ETSU;
  • The annual Floyd Cramer Performance Accompanying Scholarship for a talented student to accompany faculty recitals, student senior recitals, and performing organizations;
  • Nonrenewable awards to music students based on student's financial need, department need for specific skills, and student merit.

Awards in (1) and (2) categories based on competitive audition. Recipients may reapply in subsequent years. Currently enrolled ETSU students must hold a minimum 2.8 GPA. Specific course requirements determined by Faculty Scholarship Committee. Apply to the Department of Music.

Robert LaPella Vocal Performance Scholarship

For vocal music majors with 2.8 GPA or better. Must participate in opera and other choral activities. Apply to the Department of Music.

Walter Garland Patton Memorial Scholarship

For a student working toward a career in church music. Selection by a faculty scholarship committee. Renewable by same application procedure. Apply to the Department of Music.

Powell Choral Music Scholars Scholarship Endowment

Music students with a minimum GPA of 2.5 may receive awards for voice or instrumental performance. Applications should be submitted to the ETSU Department of Music.

The Ella Virginia Ross Scholarship Endowment

For a junior or senior music major. Apply to the Department of Music.

Mary Florence and Virgil C. Self Scholarship Endowment

For a talented music major concentrating in keyboard or voice, with first preference to organ. Applicants may be rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors with minimum 3.0 GPAs. Apply to the Department of Music.

Benny Sims Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Must have demonstrated financial need. Awarded to full-time students participating in the Bluegrass and Country Music program. Apply to the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services.

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