Scholarships

MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS

The Women’s Symphony League of Tyler annually offers music scholarships to local students. The Bud to Bloom Scholarships and the Alex Fleming Memorial Scholarships are to be used for private music instruction. The Music Merit Scholarship is for declared music majors enrolled in a college or university. Information and applications for these scholarships are available online and at the Women’s Symphony League office from January 1st to March 15th every year.

The Bud to Bloom Scholarship

               Bud to Bloom Scholarships are awarded annually and application is limited to beginning music students, currently at the 8th eighth grade level or under, who have had six months or less of private music instruction.

               The $500.00 Scholarship is to provide instrumental or vocal lessons, and is distributed to recipient’s approved teachers, on a monthly basis, until the sum of $500.00 is depleted.

The Music Merit Scholarship

                The Music Merit Scholarship is a $1,500.00 Scholarship that is awarded to declared music majors who are well-rounded, full-time students enrolled in a college or university. The students may be academically classified as an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student.

                This $1,500.00 Scholarship is distributed, in total, directly to the recipient(s).

The Alex Fleming Memorial Scholarship

                         Alex Fleming Memorial Scholarships are awarded annually and application is limited to current 9th - 12th grade students who are enrolled in a high school level music program, private or public.

                The $500.00 Scholarship is to provide instrumental or vocal lessons, and is distributed to recipient’s approved teachers, on a monthly basis, until the sum of $500.00 is depleted.

The selection committee for these scholarships is comprised of select members of the Women’s Symphony League of Tyler. Applicants must meet all the Rules, Guidelines, and Criteria of the Application to be considered as the items required in the Application Packet are weighted equally and the awarding of the scholarships is based only on these components. Scholarship winners are announced in May. Scholarship monies must be used within one year of the announcement.