Austin College Music Scholarship
Direct application
Up to $4,000
Eligibility
School
Austin College
Major
Visual Performing Arts
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
Students with musical talent who will perform in an assigned Austin College ensemble may apply, whether or not they intend to major or minor in music. Recipients must remain full-time students in good academic standing.
Awards are up to $4,000 per year and are renewable with satisfactory ensemble participation endorsed by the music department.
Schedule a live or video audition and interview with the Music Scholarship Committee in early spring of your senior year.
Austin College offers music scholarships in addition to academic aid for talented performers at this liberal arts college in Sherman, Texas.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Austin College admission application
- Separate Music Scholarship Application form
- Live audition or video audition
- Interview with the Music Scholarship Committee
- Complete the standard Austin College admission application
- Complete the separate Music Scholarship Application form
- Schedule and complete an audition (live or video) through the application form
- Live audition: two contrasting classical pieces from different composers/time periods; vocalists in foreign languages (no Broadway/choral parts); instrumentalists may use etudes/sonatas/concertos (no
- Video audition option: two performance videos plus one separate spoken-response video (YouTube format, concert attire, performer clearly visible, no lip-sync/pre-recorded)
- Spoken-response video answers (verbal, not written): full name and instrument/voice type; duration of musical training; private lesson history; how long you've performed your audition pieces; why you'
- Awarded students must participate in their assigned music ensemble each semester to continue receiving the scholarship
- Applicant must perform in an assigned Austin College ensemble.
- Recipients must remain full-time students in good academic standing.
- Renewal requires satisfactory ensemble participation endorsed by the music department.
- Live auditions require two contrasting classical pieces; video auditions require two performance videos and a spoken-response video.