Glenn Miller Music Scholarship Competition

Direct application

Up to $10,000

Eligibility

Major
Visual Performing Arts
Education level
High school

About this scholarship

High school seniors and college freshmen who intend to make music a central part of their future may compete in vocal or instrumental categories at the Glenn Miller Birthplace Society's annual festival in Clarinda, Iowa.

First place in each category receives $10,000 (second $5,000, third $3,000). Submit an application, statement of musical intent, and two contrasting concert-quality audition selections by the April deadline. Semi-finalists travel to Clarinda at their own expense for live competition.

Essay questions

What else to submit

  • Application
  • Statement of musical intent
  • Two contrasting concert-quality audition selections
  • Semi-finalists must travel to Clarinda, Iowa at their own expense for live competition.