General Guidelines for
Junior & Senior Education Scholarships

1- Auditions

Scholarship Auditions will be held in the spring, after the Spring Festival. On the rare occasion that a student may be unable to be present for the audition, a videotaped audition may be submitted. Permission to do so will be a t the discretion of the scholarship chairman and assistant and will be determined on a case by case basis. Videotaped auditions must be made: (1) within the week prior to the actual audition; (2) in the presence of the scholarship chairman or assistant; (3) submitted from the first video taping (the student may not tape more than one performance and choose the best to submit); and (4) the student is responsible for furnishing the videotape and camera.

2- Entries

(See entrance requirements listed in Article XI of the UVMTA Constitution.) It is prohibited for teachers to enter students of another teacher who is not a club member.

3- Registration

A blank registration form will be sent to all active members and active student members of UVMTA with the Spring Festival Packet. Individual teachers will be responsible for copying the forms and distributing them to each of their students interested in auditioning.

The registration fee for the Junior Music Scholarship is $12.00 and $15.00 for the Senior Scholarship. This fee is not refundable or transferable and is subject to change. Payment is to be made to UVMTA and sent to the current Scholarship Chairman. A student may have only one entry.

4- Awards

As many as twenty scholarships may be awarded. Each grade will be judged separately. The number of total scholarships and the monetary amounts will be determined by the Scholarship Committee and will be dependent on the number of applicants and on the availability of funds. Generally, there will be three winners from each grade with the option of additional honorable mention awards, with award amounts ranging from $50-$500.

5- Concerts/Performances

Scholarship winners may be asked to perform at UVMTA-sponsored concerts as well as at member-sponsored recitals for the intent to motivate and encourage developing musicians in the upper valley.