Music Major Scholarships
Emmanuel College awards several scholarships to qualified applicants who demonstrate excellent musical abilities and show outstanding promise as music majors. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of individual auditions/interviews and SAT scores/high school transcripts. Additional scholarships may be awarded at the discretion of the music faculty. The renewal of a scholarship in succeeding years is dependent on the student's performance and the availability of funds.

Scholarship Eligibility- Potential incoming freshmen must be fully accepted by the Admissions Department and have completed a financial aid application before awards will be made. Students already enrolled in the college are also eligible for scholarship based on their musical potential and progress, and their GPA. A student receiving other types of scholarships will have those funds applied to his or her account before the music scholarship is applied. Students are not allowed to receive more scholarship funds than the allowable amounts for tuition and music fees.

Requirements for Retaining Scholarships-Any students accepting a music scholarship of any kind must sign a written statement of requirements for that scholarship. These statements are presented to the students at the beginning of fall and spring semesters. Students wishing to retain their music scholarships must abide by all the rules and regulations of Emmanuel College and the Music Department. Funds awarded in the fall semester are divided so that half of the award will be applied towards the fall tuition and half towards the spring tuition. Students not meeting the requirements for retaining their scholarships will have the remainder deleted from their accounts in the spring semester. Students who have been awarded scholarships for the spring semester will receive half of the full amount for the year, but those funds will all be applied at once to the students' accounts.

• Music Major or Music Minor Scholarships-The student must remain a music major in his or her applied area for the entire school year, maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in all music classes, and a minimum GPA of 2.0 overall. This is accomplished by attendance, practice, and dedication. Students must be enrolled in all courses that are required for music majors in any given semester.
• Choral Scholarships-The student must be enrolled in the College Chorale for the entire school year, maintain a minimum grade of B in Chorale by not exceeding 3 absences, and remain in good academic standing in all non-music classes. The student must serve as a good, reliable chorus member by learning the music well so as to contribute to the performance of the choir. This includes meeting all scheduled obligations, such as special rehearsals, warm-ups, and concerts. The student must also abide by all rules and regulations of College Chorale.
  
• Instrumental Ensemble- The student must be enrolled in the Instrumental Ensemble for the entire academic year, maintain a minimum grade of B in Instrumental Ensemble by not exceeding the maximum number of absences allowed and remain in good academic standing in all non-music classes. The students must serve as a good, reliable ensemble member by learning the music well so as to contribute to the performance of the group. This includes meeting all scheduled obligations, such as special rehearsals, warm-ups and concerts. The student must also abide by all rules and regulations of Instrumental Ensemble.
  
• Vocal/Choral Accompanying- The student must serve as piano accompanist for the College Chorale and/or the voice studio. This is not to exceed 6 hours per week. This includes meeting all scheduled obligations with faculty and voice students, as well as thorough preparation of the accompaniments. Choral accompanists must be enrolled in College Chorale, abide by the attendance requirements assigned for the College Chorale, and inform the director of any expected absence prior to the scheduled class meeting. Vocal accompanists must meet weekly with their assigned students and attend each assigned student's voice lesson each week. They must remain in good academic standing in all non-music classes

Notification of Awards- Scholarship recipients are notified at the end of the academic year, both by the Music Department and the Financial Aid Office. A student wishing to accept the offered scholarship must sign and return the acceptance letter to the proper authority by the given date in order to have the scholarship held in his or her name. Scholarship money that is turned down or forfeited by students will be held by the financial aid office and redistributed to other deserving students. Students may also be notified at the end of the fall semester about available scholarship money for the spring semester.