Scholarships

Through generous sponsors, individual donations, #GivingTuesday online fundraisers, grants, and corporate sponsorship, MMC pulls together a wide range of resources and  fundraises throughout the year to be able to offer several different scholarship opportunities to participants.  Our goal is to make this music accessible to all, and we are grateful to all who make this endeavor happen.

Currently, MMC offers two scholarships: Student Scholarships, Video Scholarship Competitions.

All guidelines for submitting are included down below.

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS:  Any full-time registered student, whether in kindergarten or Graduate School, is eligible to receive a $100 scholarship.  (Proof of class schedule/registration must be emailed to monroemandolincamp@gmail.com) This is already calculated at registration.

VIDEO SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION:  Through generous donors and underwriting, we are proud to announce we have multiple Scholarship Prizes to award!  MANDOLIN, FIDDLE, BANJO, GUITAR Video Competition: Submit video between April 1-15. Winners announced May 15th.

COMPETITION RULES

  • Music submitted must be a Bill Monroe song or instrumental.
  • Submissions open to candidates of any age.
  • Participants to write a 400 word essay on their musical pursuits, why they are interested in Monroe’s prolific music and their goals in attending this camp.
  • Video must be made specifically for this competition.
  • Video must remain under 4 minutes.
  • Announce your name and song/instrumental title on the video. You may play solo or with accompaniment-just make sure video camera is pointing on person submitting video. Please make sure we can see both left and right hands!
  • A maximum of 20 submissions for each instrument will be accepted (you will receive an email with confirmation if your video is accepted.)
  • Upload video to YouTube/Vimeo/Google Drive, and email the link to us. In subject line of email, please write “(Insert Instrument ) MMC Video Scholarship Competition.”
  • Transportation, meals and lodging are separate and not included in the award, and the responsibility of the winner.
  • Winning video may be used in promotional materials.
  • Entries will be judged on 4 categories including: Authenticity, Execution, Difficulty, and Technique.
  • Previous Video Scholarship winners are not eligible for consecutive years on the same instrument.
  • Video Scholarship Winners are limited to instrument classes for which they won the scholarship.