Mike Auldridge Memorial Scholarship Grant

Mike Auldridge Memorial Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Ibma Foundation Inc
Amount: US $1,000 - US $2,000
Last Updated: July 25, 2025

Summary

The Mike Auldridge Memorial Scholarship, established by the IBMA Foundation, honors the legacy of Bluegrass Hall of Fame member Mike Auldridge. It awards a $1,000 to $2,000 scholarship to students studying Dobro, steel guitar, or acoustic guitar at the college level. Applications are due by June 1 for the fall semester. This initiative supports the foundation's goal of fostering bluegrass music education and preserving its rich heritage.

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. The Mike Auldridge Memorial Scholarship The Mike Auldridge Memorial Scholarship awards one $1,000 – $2,000 scholarship to a student who is studying Dobro (resonator guitar), steel guitar, or acousitc guitar on the college .level. The deadline to apply is June 1, for a fall semester scholarship. Created by Howard Parker, the scholarship honors Bluegrass Hall of Fame member and legendary musician Mike Auldridge (1938-2012), The Auldridge scholarship is funded by an endowment at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. More info

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.