Scholarships open to students interesting in and/or majoring in the performing arts including Dance, Music, and Theatre/Drama.

Kelly Lynn Lutz Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Kelly Lynn Lutz Foundation
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: January 10, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in Kansas and Missouri who have lost at least one parent (biological or non) to cancer before the age of 22. Applicant must have an interest in education, arts, environment, math, or science.

BMI Student Composer Awards
Sponsor: BMI Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Award is open to citizens of a country in the Western Hemisphere who is engaged in the study of music with a recognized and established teacher (other than a relative). Applicant must be 27 years of age or younger as of the submission deadline. Applicant must submit one composition.

Dolly Parton Songwriters Award
Sponsor: BMI Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current students of a U.S. college or university between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must submit an original song in any of the following genres: Americana, blues, bluegrass, contemporary Christian, country, folk, and roots.

John Lennon Scholarship
Sponsor: BMI Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to current full-time or part-time students of a U.S. college or university who are between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must submit one original song with lyrics that are accompanied by whatever instrumentation chosen by the applicant.

Kavi Ohri Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: BMI Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who reside in one of the five boroughs of New York City. Applicant must be planning to attend college in a music-related major.

Carl. C. Yount Charitable Scholarship
Sponsor: Carl C. Yount Charitable Scholarship Trust
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students. Applicant must be pursuing theatrical arts or music, medical courses, orthopedics or research in orthopedic surgery, or allied fields.

DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students studying music (performance, composition, theory, or education). Preference will be given to students from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metropolitan area.

Nellie Love Butcher Music Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing an education in piano or voice. Applicant must submit a performance CD. Special consideration shall be given to students currently attending the Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

Bev Sellers Memorial Scholarships
Sponsor: Young Singers Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 13, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to young women involved in the barbershop art form, to assist in the furtherance of their music education. Applicant must be an undergraduate student studying music education or vocal pedagogy.

art + biz Scholarship
Sponsor: Barrel and Flow Fest
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: Rolling
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Western Pennsylvania who identify as Black or African American, Indigenous, or as a Person of Color. Applicant must be currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in a visual arts, performing arts, or culinary arts.