Annual Workshop Scholarships

Eligibility

• Applicants must reside in North, Central and South America at the time of submission.
• Award recipients are ineligible to apply until the second year following their award. (Ex. 2023 Scholarship recipients will be eligible to apply again in 2025.)
• Current EMA Board and Staff members are ineligible to apply

Materials to be Submitted

• Contact Information
• Voice or Instrument Specialization
• Number of Years of Study
• Workshop Information
  • Applicants may submit an application for up to three workshops.
  • Workshop Name
  • Workshop Location
  • Sponsoring Organization
  • Workshop Dates
  • Workshop Tuition
  • Estimated Cost of Food, Lodging, and Travel for workshop.
• Short Personal Essay (1,000 words max in English, Spanish, or Portuguese)
  • Please provide a brief personal essay describing 1) your musical background, 2) your specific experience with early music, 3) how the further exploration of early music performance, including attendance at the workshop(s) named above, will enhance your development as a musician, and 4) how the financial assistance would impact your ability to attend these workshops.
• Up to 10 minutes of video demonstrating your early music performance skills submitted as video links.
  • List of works performed

Application Instructions and Information

• The application form will open in early 2024
• Applicants will use the application form linked below to apply for both the EMA Workshop Scholarship and the EMA-IDEA Workshop Scholarship. Only one submission is necessary. Applicants will indicate on the application form which scholarship(s) they are applying for.
• The 2024 application deadline will be in late March.
  • Applicants are highly encouraged to submit the application several days prior to the deadline, so any issues or errors may be resolved in a timely matter. Applications will not be accepted after the deadline.
• Recipients will be contacted in late April/early May. All applicants will be notified whether they receive a scholarship or not.
• Scholarship recipients are required to submit a final reflection (in English, Spanish, or Portuguese), including high resolution video or photos taken during the workshop, no more than 30 days following completion of their workshop(s) funded through this scholarship.

Please note: the total scholarship amount disbursed to an individual will be no more than $1,250 (EMA Scholarship) or $1,500 (EMA-IDEA Scholarship), regardless of the number of workshops entered in the application.

Questions about this application may be sent to specialprojects@earlymusicamerica.org.