maintaining scholarship/grant-in-aid programs of financial assistance. Al li nstitutional sc holarship/grant-in-aid awards shall be processed by SFA for compliance with the following University policies:
All scholarship and grant-in-aid recipients must have a completed Free App lication for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file.
All non-academic scholarship candidates must be enrolled in the University and have met University criteria for the award of institutional aid.
Each non-academic scholarship candidate must meet the minimum requirements for admission to the University. Individual scholarship programs may require higher academic-grade-point averages and/or test scores.
All c andi dates f or i nstitutional sc holarships/grants-in-aid must file appropriate applications for institutional, st ate and fe deral prog rams for financial assis tance. Failure to complete such applications or to finalize awards is grounds for termination of an award.
The maximum amount of an institutional scholarship/grant-in-aid award will be adjusted downward to reflect any appropriate federal, state, institutional, or other awards received by the candidate.
Each full-time institutional scholarship/ grant-in-aid re-cipient must remain a full-time student during each semester and must successfully complete a minimum of 24 non-repeated semester credit hours during each academic year. Renewal requirements for individual scholarships/grants may be more stringent.
To receive a music scholarship, a student must pass a performance a addition and be re-commended for a scholarship by an ensemble director (an audition tape is acceptable);
All music scholarship candidates must be enrolled in the University and have met University criteria for the award of institutional aid;
Each music scholarship candidate must have at the time of the award no less than a 2.0 cumulative grade-point average, maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade-point average each semester; and
Music majors will be given priority over non-music majors in the award of music scholarships.
The student’s talent and potential, the student’s major (Music versus non-Music), the needs of the Music program, and the number of credit hours the student will carry are the major factors that will be considered in determining the initial amount of the scholarship.
A student may be notified that he/she will be recommended for a scholarship immediately after the audition; but before money is a appropriated, the recipient must comply with the University's Scholarship/Grant Policies.
Allotment of Music Scholarships
Music Majors: Scholarships will be granted in brass, woodwind, percussion, ke yboard, and voice.
Non-Music Majors: Scholarships may be granted to non-Music Majors in one of the music areas mentioned above or in a major ensemble (Concert Choir or Marching Band/Symphonic Band).
In addition to participating in one of the above music areas, each scholarship recipient must successfully register and perform in a major ensemble (Concert Choir or Marching/Symphonic Band), as well as enroll in the minor Applied Music sequence for each semester in which scholarship aid is granted.
Initially, recipients will be awarded music scholarships for a period of eight semesters with option for renewal for two additional semesters based on availability offunds and the approval and recommendation of the ensemble director, renewable each year. The scholarship will be disbursed in equal amounts each semester over an eight-semester period.
To maintain a music scholarship, a student must:
Attend and participate in all rehearsals and performances of the ensemble(s) for which he/she was granted the scholarship, unless ab sence is a p-proved in advance by the ensemble director; earn a grade no lower than “B” in the ensemble(s);
Continue to meet the performance standards of the a ssigned e nsemble(s) whi le ma intaining a positive and cooperative attitude;
Successfully complete fifteen (15) credit hours each semester;
Maintain a 2.5 cumulative, grade-point average each semester and 2.5 average in all music courses;