Scholarships & Competitions
Scholarships
Paul J. and Charlotta Ross Scholarship Application
The Paul J. and Charlotta Ross Young Musician’s Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation was created to provide educational assistance to students who are pursuing their interests in music through enrollment in either the Three Rivers Young People’s Orchestra or the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony
Application Due Date: July 30, 2017
For more information and applications visit The Pittsburgh Foundation
Marie Maazel Orchestra Dues Scholarship Application
Scholarship assistance, based on financial need or merit, is available for membership dues. If you wish to apply, please download the Marie Maazel Membership Dues Scholarship Application form and submit it to the PYSO office no later than Monday, August 28th.
The Pittsburgh Foundation
There are a number of student scholarships that are available through designated funds at The Pittsburgh Foundation. Many have very specific restrictions, others do not. Here is a link where you can find more information including deadlines.
Keynotes Music Scholarship Competition
Up to $10,000 can be awarded at Keynotes Music Scholarship Competition in the spring. Applicants must be full-time music majors currently enrolled at a music school or in the music department of a college or university – OR – graduating high school students that have been accepted for admission and will enroll as full-time music students.
Tuesday Musical Club Scholarships
Auditions for Tuesday Musical Club Scholarships were last held in May, 2016. The next round of auditions will take place in May 2018. High school seniors and college students could apply.
Blackwood Music Scholarships
Blackwood Music Scholarships are available to high school seniors intending to pursue a career in instrumental music performance. Scholarships and grants totaling $25,000, in varying amounts from $2,000 to $5,000 were available for the year 2016.
Applications must be postmarked by: February 1, 2017
Concerto Competitions & Performances
The Pittsburgh Concert Society
The Pittsburgh Concert Society (PCS) holds auditions in the Young Artist category to provide recital performance opportunities and financial support to highly-qualified, young classical musicians who live in the Pittsburgh area.
For PYSO members needing help with pianists’ fees, financial assistance is available.
Please send an email to info@pittsburghconcertsociety.org if you wish to ask for this assistance.
Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh Concert
The Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh is accepting applications for its 2017 Young Artists competition. The winner(s) will be featured with the Orchestra on its September 10, 2017 concert and receive a prize of $250. Applications are due July 31, 2017 and finalists will audition in person on August 20, 2017.
Pittsburgh Philharmonic Young Artist Concerto Competition
The deadline for the Young Artist Concerto Competition has passed. Please check back next December for more information about the 2017 Young Artist Concerto Competition.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Side-By-Side Concert
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s 25th annual EQT Student Side-By-Side concert
Concert Date: May 16, 2017 at Heinz Hall.
Conductor: Andres Franco, PSO Resident Conductor
Marine Corps Band Concerto Competition
The President’s Own United States Marine Band, in conjunction with the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, is pleased to announce its annual concerto competition for high school wind and percussion musicians. The winner will appear as a guest soloist with the U.S. Marine Band and receive a $2,500 scholarship from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. The runner up will receive a $500 scholarship.
Musicians with a Mission
Musicians with a Mission encourage teens, college students, and professionals alike to bring their musical talents into local nursing and personal care homes partly by coordinating the logistics and giving a small honorarium per performance.
Contact Founding Director Devin Arrington for more information: devinarrington@gmail.com.
Funded Summer Programs
The National Youth Orchestra of the USA
The National Youth Orchestra of the USA invites young musicians (ages 16-19) to audition for its 2017 season. The 2017 program will take place from early July through early August. Expect arrival and departure dates to be announced shortly. In 2017, the orchestra heads to South America with Marin Alsop on the podium. NYO-USA is a tuition-free program for all musicians. The program provides room and board during the residency and covers all expenses related to instructional, rehearsal, performance, and tour activities (including tour-related visa costs, airfares, and other transportation, as well as hotels, meals and group sightseeing).
Application deadline was November 1, 2016.
NYO2
NYO2, a summer orchestral training program with a particular focus on attracting talented students (ages 14-17) from groups underserved by and underrepresented in the classical orchestral field, runs in conjunction with NYO-USA’s annual summer residency in New York. The 2017 program will take place from early July through early August. Expect arrival and departure dates to be announced shortly. NYO2 is free for all participants, including room and board, and all rehearsal, teaching, and performance activities.
Requirements: A formal nomination from a teacher, ensemble director, school/band/orchestra administrator, or community leader is required as part of the application.
Applications were due: December 15, 2016
Brevard Summer Institute
Brevard Music Center students may qualify for financial aid as determined through the application and audition process.