The college accepts scholarship applications from all serious instrumentalists and vocalists performing in any contemporary music format from jazz, pop, and rock to emerging sounds and styles. What matters most to our faculty reviewers is your level of musicianship and the sense of style and artistry exhibited by your performance. If you are selected to participate in auditions, you not only have the opportunity to compete for scholarship awards, but also have the chance to meet distinguished members of the music community who teach at Berklee and who can offer some valuable insights about your musical abilities. Berklee traditionally pays tribute to individuals whose outstanding contributions have enriched contemporary music and, as a consequence, your Berklee learning experience. Over the years, Berklee has had the privilege of bestowing honorary degrees upon some of the most distinguished artists in the world, including Art Blakey H'87, David Bowie H'99, Natalie Cole H'95, Chick Corea H'97, Duke Ellington H'71, Arthur Fiedler H'72, Dizzy Gillespie H'89, Billy Joel H'93, Cleo Laine H'82, Tito Puente H'95, Carly Simon H'98, Sting H'94, and Sarah Vaughan H'78. Of course, Berklee also recognizes the achievements of another important group: you and your fellow students. Once you enroll at Berklee, you may be eligible to receive one of 82 prestigious endowed scholarships, including the Aerosmith Scholarship, the Billboard Endowed Scholarship, the Jimi Hendrix Scholarship, the Arif Mardin Scholarship, and the Charlie Parker Scholarship.

The Scholarship: This $44,000 four-year scholarship ($11,000 per year) will be offered to domestic first-year students who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to, and leadership in, community service and global endeavors. Our expectation is that these scholarship recipients will enrich the Clark community through their exemplary on-campus leadership and involvement in community service. The Making a Difference Scholarship application and completed Clark University application (including official high school transcript and test scores) must be submitted by January 15th. In addition, Making a Difference Scholars will be offered a $2,500 taxable stipend and housing allowance to support projects they may undertake in the Worcester Community during the summer following their sophomore or junior years. The Application Process: To apply for a Making a Difference Scholarship, students must submit a separate scholarship application including both a statement describing their community service activities and a letter of recommendation from a community service supervisor or mentor. The committee will review and evaluate completed scholarship applications and contact finalists to arrange the required scholarship interview. Scholarship winners will be notified by Clark's Admissions Office in late March. The most important criteria in the selection process will be the student's record of exceptional contributions and commitment to "making a difference" through service to others. * Click here to see the profiles of recent recipients of the Making a Difference Scholarship. Additionally, candidates must be clearly admissible within the context of the current applicant group. The average GPA and SAT scores for previous Making a Difference Scholarship recipients are 3.4 and 1200 respectively.

The Boston College Presidential Scholars Program is a university-wide co-curricular four-year honors program whose members have been recruited as incoming freshmen from the top 1-2% of the national applicant pool, based on academic achievement, leadership potential and an orientation toward service to society. It carries a four-year, full-tuition scholarship and is limited to fifteen incoming freshman per year. Presidential Scholars participate in three summer programs: community service, an international immersion study experience, and a professional internship, all fully funded. During the academic year, Scholars participate in two biweekly evening programs: a Visiting Speaker series that introduces them to men and women whose achievements have made them leaders in their professions and who can serve as a source of intellectual and personal stimulus, and Leadership 101, a series of practical skills workshops. Presidential Scholars alumni have been admitted to the most prestigious and competitive graduate programs, including nearly all the top 10 law schools, most major medical school programs, and the top ten graduate programs in the sciences.

The Yawkey Foundation’s mission is to continue the charitable legacy of Tom and Jean Yawkey by making grants that provide immediate, significant, and positive impact on the quality of life of youth, families, and the underserved. Throughout their lives, Tom and Jean Yawkey championed education as the foundation to a life of opportunity and success and our Board of Trustees recognizes the important role that mentoring plays in education. In keeping with this tradition, the Foundation established a scholarship program dedicated to the youth in our community. This unique program has been established to recognize the importance of higher education and to support students of Eastern Massachusetts and Georgetown County, South Carolina in meeting the rising costs of undergraduate college education. Awards will be given to students with unique life circumstances that have made study and achievement challenging and who have had a significant, meaningful experience through participation in a mentoring program or ongoing mentoring relationship during high school. Scholarship awards may be used for full-time, degree-seeking study at certain four-year, private, accredited colleges and universities. The Yawkey Scholars Program, by making it a preference to reward students with challenging life circumstances who have used a mentoring relationship to help overcome those challenges, meets the need of those students who might not otherwise be able to afford a private, four-year college or university. This need-based scholarship program is managed and administered by Scholarship Management Services, a department of Scholarship America. Scholarship America is a national nonprofit educational support and student aid service organization that seeks to involve and assist the private sector in expanding educational opportunities and encouraging educational achievement. ELIGIBILITY Applicants to the Yawkey Scholars Program must meet the following eligibility requirements: Residency * Must be a U.S. citizen. * Permanent residents of the following counties in the United States: Barnstable, MA; Bristol, MA; Dukes, MA; Essex, MA; Middlesex, MA; Nantucket, MA; Norfolk, MA; Plymouth, MA; Suffolk, MA; Worcester, MA; or Georgetown, SC. Financial Circumstances * Students who are from a low-income family and whose Expected Family Contribution (EFC) on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is no greater than $5,000. * Applicants must submit with their scholarship application a copy of pages one and two of the parent(s)’ or guardian(s)’ IRS Form 1040 and a copy of the Student Aid Report (SAR) that the student receives after filing the FAFSA. Life Circumstances * Students who have faced significant obstacles and life circumstances that have made study and achievement challenging. Mentoring Program * Students who have participated in a meaningful, sustained mentoring program or ongoing mentoring relationship during high school. A mentoring relationship may include a formal mentoring program, an after-school program, or a trusting relationship with an adult who is a teacher, coach, employer, pastor or clergy member, or other non-family member whom the student depends on for advice and counsel. Academic Standing * Students who are starting their college program in the fall of 2006. * Students who will be or are successful graduates of accredited high schools that are located in any of the geographic areas specified above for applicant residency. * Students who are accepted by and plan to enroll full-time at any of the following eligible colleges and universities:

Scholarship Name Chancellor's Scholarship for Excellence Program Description "This program awards scholarships to up to thirty students annually. The scholarship provides full tuition and mandatory fees or tuition only until undergraduate graduation from UMass Boston. The program was established in order to encourage Massachusetts residents who have excelled in academics, the arts, or public and community service to pursue their higher education." Eligibility "The program is open to freshmen and transfer students who demonstrate the potential to maintain a 3.2 grade point average at UMass Boston and who qualify in one of the following three areas: 1. academic excellence, 2. excellence in the arts, 3. excellence in unpaid public or community service. To qualify under academic excellence freshmen must be in the top 10% of their high school class or have an SAT of 1150 or higher.Transfer students must have a 3.5 transfer GPA." Nomination "For all applicants: 1. a completed application form, 2. an autobiographical essay,3. three letters of recommendation, two of which should be written by professionals in the area for which you are applying (academic excellence, the arts, or public and c" Deadline "For fall entrance to the University: Round I Consideration, March 1; Round II Consideration, June 1 For spring entrance to the University:December 15"

Olin’s generous scholarship policy stems from one of the founding principles of the college—to provide a world-class engineering education at significantly reduced costs to students and their families. All students admitted to Olin College receive an Olin Scholarship covering tuition during the four years of the baccalaureate program. This scholarship is currently valued at more than $130,000.

This award was created through the generosity of the Bank of America to support the teacher education program of ten academically talented students per year from groups underrepresented in the profession and in academic areas, such as mathematics, the sciences and Spanish, where there are critical shortages of qualified teachers. Some shortages, like Spanish, are regional while those in mathematics and the sciences are nationwide. The Award represents a partnership between the Bank of America and the Lynch School to increase the number of well prepared teachers to teach in urban schools. It comprises six credits of tuition remission and a stipend of $15,000. A portion of the award is a direct grant, and another portion is a forgivable loan, following graduation and service in an urban school system. By nomination of faculty at the time of admission.

The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation has given the Lynch School a generous endowment to provide financial support to ten highly talented graduate students per year who are from underrepresented groups committed to teaching in urban schools. One-half of the Sharp stipend is an outright grant and the remaining $5000 is a forgivable loan. One-quarter of the loan amount will be forgiven upon completion of the master’s degree and the remaining three-quarters is forgiven, up to the full amount, for each year spent teaching in an urban school. Tuition scholarships are sometimes paired with the stipend. By nomination of the faculty at the time of admission.

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship acknowledges those students who have embraced the memory and ideals of one of Boston University's most prominent alumni, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (STH '55). The scholarship provides renewable full-tuition awards for academically gifted students with proven leadership abilities and a strong commitment to social justice and community involvement. These students epitomize the importance of different cultures on Boston University's campus and will assist in promoting a warm, welcoming atmosphere for students from all backgrounds. Each candidate must submit a complete application for admission to one of the undergraduate degree programs at Boston University together with the nomination form and a 500-word essay. The application for admission, essay, and nomination form must all be submitted by December 1. Please read the information sheet for more details.

The Trustee Scholarship is Boston University's most prestigious merit-based award, recognizing those students who show outstanding academic and leadership abilities. Trustee Scholars are selected from students who have been nominated by principals and headmasters of high schools throughout the world. Each Scholar receives a renewable scholarship covering full undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees. Those students who are most qualified for the scholarship are usually in the top one percent of their class and are also leaders in their schools and communities.