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St. Cecilia Music Scholarship

LORAS COLLEGE

Funding Amount

Up to $3,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

St. Cecilia Music Scholarship

Overview: Vocal music scholarship open to all majors. Provides membership in a creative, contributing community on campus. Students participating in liturgical music ministry are eligible for a scholarship to cover their applied lesson fee.

Award Amount: Up to $3,000

Eligibility:

  • All majors eligible

  • Must be admitted to Loras College

  • Vocalists with demonstrated musical ability
  • Requirements for Scholarship Recipients:

  • Must participate in one of Loras' credited musical ensembles annually

  • Demonstrate adequate musical progress

  • Maintain minimum 2.8 GPA
  • Contact: Office of Admission, 563.588.7236 or admission@loras.edu

    How to Apply

    Audition Criteria

    1. Sing two solo pieces or excerpts in contrasting styles:
    - Examples: art song and musical theater solo
    - Choose from solo repertoire appropriate for your voice type
    - Do not use choral pieces
    - Each piece/excerpt approximately 2-5 minutes in length
    - Accompaniment recommended but not required

    2. Sing the following scales:
    - Major scale in one octave (use solfege/scale degrees recommended but not required)
    - Harmonic minor scale in either La-based or Do-based minor

    3. Informal conversation: Meet with music faculty member

    Application Process

    1. Admitted Students: Apply through the scholarship application on your student status page
    2. Complete FAFSA: Send FAFSA to Loras College (Code 001873)
    3. Submit Video Audition: Record audition following criteria above
    4. Await Contact: Music faculty will contact you to schedule informal conversation about the program

    Submission Guidelines

    • Submit audition video following scholarship criteria
    • Can submit solo pieces/excerpts and scales together or separately
    • Name files following instructions provided
    • Accompaniment can be included in video but is not required
    • Application incomplete until video is submitted

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    music-educationmusic

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