Early Music America offers a limited number of scholarships each year to support attendance at early-music workshops in North America.
The following scholarships are offered annually
- EMA Workshop Scholarships of up to $1,250
- EMA-IDEA Workshop Scholarship of $1,500 specifically intended to support a member of the BIPOC community specializing in historical performance practice throughout North, Central and South America
Applications are welcome February-March each year. More details are available in the Application Process section below.
Questions about this application may be sent to specialprojects@earlymusicamerica.org.
2024 EMA-IDEA Workshop Scholarship Recipients

Verônica Almeida Rosa
Mezzo-soprano, São Paulo, BrazilAmherst Early Music Festival
Medieval Project

Luis Terenzi
Violin, Belo Horizonte, BrazilOregon Bach Festival
Berwick Academy
2024 EMA Workshop Scholarship Recipients

Andy Adams
Keyboard Technician, Avonmore, ONAcademy of Fortepiano Performance
Historical Piano Technology Workshop

Richard Barrett
Tenor, Boston, MAThe Liturgical Arts Academy
Byzantine Chant Master Class

Micaela Henao Zapata
Baroque cello, Envigado, ColombiaTafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute

Grace Mockus
Baroque cello and viola da gamba, Grand Haven, MIOregon Bach Festival
Berwick Academy

C. Ellis Reyes
Baroque and classical bassoon, Sugar Land, TXOregon Bach Festival
Berwick Academy

Eva Skanse
Baroque flute, St. Paul, MNTafelmusik Summer Baroque Institute

Jessica Slade
Baroque violin, Massapequa, NYOberlin Baroque Performance Institute

Samara Teixeira Gama
Baroque violin, São Paulo, BrazilOregon Bach Festival
Berwick Academy
Early Music America also offers biennial scholarships to support advanced study in the early music field. Learn more.