Katy Daley Broadcast Media & Sound Enginering Scholarship Grant

Katy Daley Broadcast Media & Sound Enginering Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Ibma Foundation Inc
Amount: US $2,000
Last Updated: July 25, 2025

Summary

The Katy Daley Broadcast Media & Sound Engineering Scholarship, funded by the IBMA Foundation, supports individuals pursuing studies in broadcasting or sound engineering with a bluegrass music focus. Annually, $2,000 scholarships are available to current IBMA members, including adults seeking continuing education. Eligible fields include radio, television, digital media, and sound engineering. The application deadline is June 1 for fall semester scholarships, promoting professional involvement in the bluegrass music industry.

Overview

Our Story The IBMA Foundation was created by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 2007 with a bequest from the Richard Barnhart estate. Mr. Barnhart was a musician from northern Virginia who loved bluegrass and wanted to support educational programs for children. Since the beginning, our goal has been to support bluegrass-music-related educational, literary, artistic and historic preservation activities. In our early years we produced Discover Bluegrass, an educational video that has been used in thousands of classrooms and libraries around the world. We have hosted dozens of teacher workshops and artist trainings. We created a bluegrass lesson plan competition and provided a network for leaders of after-school bluegrass programs. Our project grants, which now total $25,000 a year, support bluegrass-related initiatives throughout the world. We also fund Bluegrass in the Schools Mini-grants ($7,000/year) which help schools to hire bluegrass bands for school programs. The Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award recognizes excellence in academic research. Six college scholarships are granted for students working in various areas of the bluegrass music industry. The Arnold Shultz Fund supports increased participation of people of color in bluegrass music with grants that total $30,000/ year. Fletcher Bright Memorial Grants for Young Musicians (age 18 and younger) help young people go to bluegrass music camps and workshops, take lessons, and purchase educational materials. Katy Daley Broadcast Media & Sound Enginering Scholarship The Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship will be awarded annually to individuals planning to study broadcasting or sound engineering at college or in a continuing education program with a bluegrass music focus. Eligible areas of study include: radiotelevisiondigital mediarecorded sound engineering and masteringlive sound engineering, and related disciplines. Applicants must plan to become involved in the bluegrass music industry on a professional level and be current IBMA members. The deadline to apply is June 1, for a fall semester scholarship. There is no age limit for this scholarship. Adults seeking continuing education or training in broadcasting or engineering are also encouraged to apply. Annual scholarship amount is $2,000. The scholarship is funded by Katy Daley and Bill Brown, along with other supporters.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.