Summer Workshop Scholarships
Summer Workshop Scholarships
Early Music America offers scholarships annually to students at all levels of experience to support attendance at early music workshops in the United States and Canada.
Application Process
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
There are two types of scholarships offered for summer workshops:
Level 1 Scholarships: For students seeking to develop skills and gain experience in early music performance, typically as part of a broader musical education.
Level 2 Scholarships: For advanced students already experienced in the study and performance of early music, typically aspiring to a professional level of attainment.
Students must choose either Level 1 or Level 2 when applying for each workshop. You are not eligible to submit the same workshop application for both levels. Please note, we have two separate application forms for Level 1 and Level 2.
Eligibility
- Applications are open to high school, undergraduate, or graduate students.
- Students must be enrolled full-time during the spring term of the application deadline.
- Early Music America membership is required of all applicants. Historical performance students qualify for a one-year complimentary student membership. If you are unsure of your membership status, please email info@earlymusicamerica.org.
- 2018 EMA Summer Scholarships recipients will not be eligible to apply for the same level in 2019 and can re-apply again for funding in 2020. However, 2018 Level 1 recipients can apply for a Level 2 scholarship in 2019.
Application Instructions and Information
- Completed online application forms must be submitted by Monday, April 8, 2019 at 11:59 PM ET.
- Letter of recommendation must be submitted by Friday, April 12, 2019 at 11:59 PM ET.
- Students can submit an application for more than one workshop. If you are applying for multiple workshops, you must submit a separate application for each workshop.
- While the monetary amounts of these scholarships are set, the number of scholarships awarded will be determined by the judges based on the applicant pool received. Level 1 Scholarships: $1,000; Level 2 Scholarships: $1,250
- Award announcements will be made by Friday, May 3, 2019.
- Questions may be sent to EMA at info@earlymusicamerica.org.
We highly encourage you to submit your application several days prior to the deadline, so we can resolve any issues in a timely matter. We will not be able to accept any applications after the deadline has passed.
Materials to be Submitted
- Contact Information
- Education Information
- Workshop Information
- Personal Essay
- Letter of Recommendation
- Music Selections
- List of Works Performed in #6
Suitable Summer Workshops
SUITABLE SUMMER WORKSHOPS
The Summer Workshops listed below represent the types of North American pre-professional and professional workshops suitable for Summer Workshop Scholarship applicants.
Amherst Early Music - Baroque Academy
Amherst Early Music - The Troubadour Diaspora
American Bach Soloists ACADEMY
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity - Evolution of the String Quartet
Carmel Bach Festival
Heifetz Baroque Vocal Workshop
International Baroque Institute at Longy
Institute for 17th Century Music at Queens College
Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute
Oregan Bach Festival Berwick Academy
Seraphic Fire Professional Choral Institute
Singing Gregorian Chant and Renaissance Polyphony - New York City
Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute
University of Michigan Early Keyboard Institute
Valley of the Moon Festival Apprenticeship
Recipients Level 1
2018 LEVEL 1 RECIPIENT
Shuang Yu
CURRENT SCHOOL:
Mannes School of Music
WORKSHOP:
Early Keyboard Institute, University of Michigan
Recipients Level 2
2018 LEVEL 2 RECIPIENTS
Darina Ablogina
CURRENT SCHOOL:
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
WORKSHOP:
American Bach Soloists Academy
Butter Quartet
CURRENT SCHOOL:
Royal Conservatory of The Hague
WORKSHOP:
Evolution of the String Quartet, Banff Center for Arts and Creativity
Margaret Carpenter-Haigh
CURRENT SCHOOL:
Case Western Reserve University
WORKSHOP:
American Bach Soloists Academy
Marilyn Winkle
CURRENT SCHOOL:
USC Thornton School of Music
WORKSHOP:
Roman de Fauvel Workshop at Amherst Early Music Festival
Past recipients
PAST RECIPIENTS
2017
Veronika Anissimova
Maximilien Brisson
Gemma Goday Díaz-Corralejo
Joseph Harris
Liz Vivian Loayaza Herrera
Hanbyeol Lee
Carter Tholl
Zuguang Xiao
Sydney ZumMallen
2016
Mary Arendt
Sarah Bliele
Katherine Boardman
Joyce Chen
Jena Gardner
Chloe Kim
Maryse Legault
Nicholas Loucks
Marie Nadeau-Tremblay
2015
Jessica Korotkin
Daniel Mireles
Jonathan Slade
Alice Culin-Ellison
Sarah Lodico
Arnie Tonimoto
David Dickey
Bryan Lane
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen
2014
Michael Manning
Mariana Mevans
Arian Vriens
Sallynee Amawat
Amy Belknap
Cynthia Black
Christopher Grills
Joshua Romatowski
Corey Shotwell
2013
Gabriel Benton
Vanessa Castillo
Ryan Gallagher
Fiona Gillespie
Heather Holmquest
Sarah Huebsch
Joseph Monticello
Andrew Padgett
Alize Rozsnyai
James Williamson
2012
Megan Chartrand
Carlos Cuestas
Ching Yi Denise Fan
Brennan Hall
Allen Hamrick
Lindsay McIntosh
Lindsey McLennan
Michael Pecak
Annabeth Shirley
Christine Wilkinson
2011
Gabriel Benton
Shin Hwang
Emily Lau
Sarah Meyer
Jessica Petrus
Maria Raffaele
John Romey
Niccolo Seligmann
Amy Shen
Beilang Zhu
2010
Liliana Castelblanco
Laura Cleveland
Caitlin Dawson
Lucy Fitz Gibbon
Ariana Mason
Maria Jose Romero
Robert Warner
2009
Michel Angers
Bryan Duerfeldt
Stephen Gamboa
Salome Sandoval McNutt
Ka-Wai Yu
Patrick Jones
Sian Ricketts
2008
Andrew Arceci
Lydia Brotherton
Hélène Brunet
Luke Conklin
James Augustine "Gus" Mercante
2007
Suzanne Anderson
Hsuan Chang
Paul Kieffer
Andrew Fouts
Alexa Raine-Wright
2006
Adam Bregman
Janelle Davis
Dianna Grabowski
Everett Redburn
Yulia Van Doren
2005
Dalyn Cook
Yura Nakajima
Laura Osterlund
2004
Brandi Berry
Liam Byrne
Debra Nagy
2003
Mahan Esfahani
David Giusti
Andrew Levy
2002
Ghislaine Deschambault
Charlotte Dobbs
John Rush
2001
Benjamin Katz
Vivien Shotwell
Hideki Yamaya
2000
Felix Deak
Daphna Mor
Joanna Morton
Adam Pearl
1999
Risa Kawabata
Alicia Kravitz
Ilya Poletaev
1998
Fania Schwebel
Héctor Sequera