First Generation in College Scholarship

Application Requirements

In order to be considered for the First Generation in College Flute Scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. Be a citizen or legal resident of the United States.
2. Be under the age of 25 years by the application deadline.
3. Applicants must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student majoring in music at an accredited college, university, or conservatory in the United States for the upcoming academic year.
4. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and rising senior students in college will be eligible to apply. Senior students in high school who have completed an audition and application process and have been accepted into a music program at a university, college, or conservatory in the United States are also eligible.
5. Applicants cannot receive the First Generation in College Scholarship and the Frances Blaisdell Convention Scholarship in the same calendar year.

The deadline to apply is June 9, 2023

Applicants must submit the following materials; incomplete applications will not be considered.

1. Video recording only of the applicant performing one required etude and one solo flute. The program must be recorded not more than 6 months prior to submission. Applicants must play the required etude and choose one work from the solo list. Works should be played without repeats. Contestants can video-record works separately and then combine them into a single video. Only one YouTube video link should be submitted. No acoustic manipulation nor audio filters may be used. The video on YouTube must be unlisted and named with the last and first names of the candidate. For instance, SMITH_Sharon_L. All candidates must paste the YouTube URL short link in the application form.
2. Required Etude: Andersen Op. 15 #2.
3. Choose one work from this list:
   • Solo Flute: Choose movements from: CPE Bach, Sonata in A Minor; JS Bach, Partita; Telemann, Fantasies, Bozza, Image; Debussy, Syrinx; Honegger, Danse de la Chevre; Hoover, Kokopelli ; Karg-Elert, Sonata Appassionata; Coleman, Danza de la Mariposa; Heiss, Four Lyric Pieces; Smith, Three Brevities; Loggins-Hull, Homeland;  Hailstork, Yuhwa (The Goddess of the Willow Tree) ; Uebayashi, Le Vent a Travers les Ruines; Ian Clarke, The Great Train Race.
4. Two letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation should address the following: (a) the applicant's present and prospective level of flute musicianship; (b) the applicant’s potential to succeed in a higher education setting; and (c) the financial need of the applicant. Please submit only .pdf files.
5. An essay by the applicant explaining their financial need and desire to continue their education (500-1000 words). Please submit only .pdf files