Sunday 30 September 2012

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA

UQ Academic Scholarships

UQ’s Academic Scholarship program aims to reward the achievements of outstanding school leavers and gap year students. A significant number of scholarships are awarded each year. If you are a high-achieving student and you are completing Year 12 in 2012 (or you completed in 2011 and you’re on a gap year) then you are encouraged to apply.

A minimum of $100,000 in scholarship funding will also be reserved for applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage in one or both of the following areas:

Financial hardship
Geographic isolation

Types of Scholarships

There are three categories of Academic Scholarships:

UQ Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships

$12,000 per year for up to 5 years for undergraduate and any subsequent postgraduate coursework study (if applicable).
automatically awarded to scholarship applicants who achieve at the very top of the OP1/equivalent band ie a tertiary entrance score equivalent to an ATAR of 99.95.

UQ Excellence Scholarships

(including UQ Excellence (Colonel D E Evans Memorial) and UQ Excellence (AJ Deakin Memorial) Scholarships)*

$6,000 per year for up to 4 years for undergraduate and any subsequent postgraduate coursework study (if applicable).
awarded to OP1/equivalent applicants who have demonstrated outstanding academic, leadership and/or significant community service achievements during years 11-12.

*Only applicants who have indicated an interest in studying engineering at UQ will be considered for either the UQ Excellence (Colonel D E Evans Memorial) or UQ Excellence (AJ Deakin Memorial) Scholarships. Students awarded one of these named scholarships will be required to maintain enrolment in the B Engineering or related dual program.

UQ Merit Scholarships

$6,000 for the first year of study
awarded to high-achieving students (OP 1-3) who can also demonstrate significant academic, leadership and/or community service achievements. A number of UQ Merit Scholarships are partly funded through the generous sponsorship of industry and community partners such as Boeing, Dell and Alumni Friends of the University of Queensland Inc.

Please note: The award of an Academic Scholarship does NOT guarantee a place at The University of Queensland. QTAC will make offers to academically qualified and eligible students on behalf of the University in January 2013.

Eligibility

Academic Scholarships are open to current Year 12 and gap year students who:

are Australian Citizens or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders; or
are Australian Permanent Residents, New Zealand citizens or international students who are completing or have completed Years 11 and 12 in Australia;

AND

have NOT completed any previous tertiary study other than that undertaken as part of Year 11-12 studies (eg. Enhanced Studies Program); and
have applied for a tertiary place through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC); and
are intending to enrol as a full-time student in an undergraduate program at The University of Queensland in 2013 (or 2014 if they are deferring their tertiary place); and
have UQ listed as either their 1st and/or 2nd QTAC preference.

Scholarship Guidelines and Offers

View the current Academic Scholarship Guidelines >

Successful recipients will be notified by telephone or email within a week of the release of their Year 12 results in late December/early January. Please see the following table for more detailed information:

Current Year 12 students from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, ACT, and Northern Territory	21 December 2012
All gap year students	21 December 2012
Current International Baccalaureate students	Early – mid January 2013
Current Year 12 students from Western Australia	Early – mid January 2013
Current External Senior students	Early – mid January 2013
Current year 12 Australian students studying overseas	21 December 2012 OR Early – mid January 2013 (dependent on the release of your results)

Note: The above dates are subject to change
Unsuccessful scholarship applicants will be notified by email in late January 2013

Selection Guidelines

UQ will aim to award scholarships to students across a broad range of high schools and study areas. It is important to note that scholarships are more competitive in programs with exceptionally high demand.
Applicants who meet the selection criteria and have provided evidence of educational disadvantage as a result of financial hardship and/or geographic isolation, may be given preference in the awarding of some scholarships.
Assessment of educational disadvantage (if applicable) will be based on information in your personal statement, as well as supporting documentation provided as evidence of your unique circumstances.
UQ must be listed as either your 1st and/or 2nd QTAC preference. Applicants who have indicated their strong commitment to studying at UQ will be given preference.
Assessment of academic, leadership and/or community service achievements will be based on the documented evidenced which you provide.
Bonus ranks applied as a result of undertaking a language other than English, Maths C or tertiary study while still in high school, or as a consequence of special entry or special consideration schemes, will NOT apply for the purposes of awarding scholarships.
Due to the limited number of scholarships available, not all OP1 (or equivalent) applicants will be successful in their scholarship application.

The award of an Academic Scholarship will be conditional on the recipient accepting the offer of a place at UQ in 2013. Year 12 school leavers awarded a scholarship may defer their scholarship for up to one year if they have accepted their tertiary offer but elect to defer their studies until 2014.

How to Apply

It is recommended that you use either Internet Explorer or Safari to submit and print your online application form. If using Mozilla Firefox, you may not be able to print a copy of your application if you wish to retain this for your records. Please also note, that once you have submitted your online application, it is not possible to return to it to make changes.

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Please note: you will be required to provide your QTAC Application number to complete the online application

Step 1: Sample Application Form

Applicants are encouraged to view the sample application form here prior to commencing their online application.

Step 2: Online Application Form

Only one application form is needed to be completed for submission for all academic scholarships.
You cannot complete the Online Application until you have submitted your QTAC application, as you will be required to provide your QTAC Application number.
You must answer ALL questions on the Online Application Form. Once you have completed the form, please click the SUBMIT link. Before you commence the Academic Scholarship Online Application Form, you must read the Academic Scholarship Guidelines (PDF). Online Application Forms and all supporting documentation for 2013 Academic Scholarships must be received by 5pm Wednesday 31st October 2012. Late applications will NOT be considered.
Please note that you only need to complete ONE application form to be considered for any of the three scholarship types available.
You will receive an email from the UQ Scholarships Office to confirm that your Online Application Form has been received. It is your responsibility to contact the UQ Scholarships Office on (07) 3365 7113 if you have not received this confirmation email within two working days of submitting your application.

Step 3: Hard Copy Supporting Documentation/Evidence

You must provide the following supporting documentation to be received by the University no later than 5pm Wednesday 31st October 2012:
a. Copy of Confirmation Email confirming lodgement of your Online Application Form (please do not send the printout of your Online Application).
b. Personal Statement of 300 words or less which briefly describes:

your study and career aspirations; and
if applicable, how your financial circumstances or living and studying in a geographically isolated location has impacted upon your academic, leadership and/or community service achievements in Years 11 and 12.

c. Evidence of achievements: Evidence must be provided for any significant academic, leadership and/or community service achievements you have indicated in your Online Application (Steps 9-14). Evidence may include certificates, letters from school principals, community leaders, sporting associations etc (photocopies are sufficient). No referees will be contacted. Any achievements which are not supported by documentary evidence will not be considered.
d. Evidence of Educational Disadvantage (where applicable). Examples can include Youth Allowance or other current Centrelink statements, parents' ATO Assessment notices, utility bills showing home address, letter from high school, etc (photocopies are sufficient).

Step 4: Submit Hard Copy Supporting Documentation/Evidence

Hard Copy Supporting Documentation/Evidence can be submitted to one of the following addresses:

By post:

The Manager
Undergraduate Scholarships & Prizes Office

Building 87
The University of Queensland
St Lucia Qld 4072

In person to a UQ Student Centre:

Level 1, J D Story Blg
St Lucia Campus, or

Level 2, Building 8
Ipswich Campus, or

Level 1, NW Briton Annex
Gatton Campus

(Please note that the Student Centre at St Lucia is open between 8.30am -5.00pm Monday – Friday. An ‘After Hours Lodgement’ facility is also available at this site)

Email: ugscholarships@uq.edu.au or telephone: +61 7 3365 7113 for all enquiries relating to Academic Scholarships.

On Campus Accommodation

UQ's residential colleges welcome applications for accommodation from interstate and regional students needing to move away from home in order to attend university. The Colleges offer a unique social, cultural and sporting environment that is particularly nurturing for students making the transition from home to university.
The closing date for applications for college accommodation varies from college to college but is generally between September and October each year. The University can also assist with information relating to non-College accommodation options. A small number of accommodation places are generally reserved for Academic Scholarship recipients needing to relocate from their interstate or regional home to come to UQ.

For further information about accommodation and/or how to apply for a place in one of UQ’s residential colleges in 2013, go to www.accommodation.uq.edu.au.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Sunday 23 September 2012

university of utah

Current resident and non-resident high school seniors applying for Merit scholarships at the University of Utah need to complete the admissions process to the University by the Admissions priority deadline of December 1. President's Scholarship invitees will be notified by the end of January.
The deadline for Leadership and Diversity Scholarships is February 1. The deadline for Need-based scholarships is March 15 with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) having been filed previously.
The freshman scholarship acceptance deadline along with the Admissions enrollment deposit fee is May 1. The Financial Aid and Scholarships office has no funds available for international students.
(Consideration for freshman scholarships will not be given in subsequent years, even if the student is a freshman. However, deferment of scholarships may be granted.) Maintaining eligibility requires that you enroll for and attend a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (full-time enrollment).
Scholarships will be granted based on 4 factors:

Merit: Based on unweighted high school grade point average (GPA) for grades nine through eleven, and scores on the ACT or SAT.
Leadership: Based on demonstrated leadership experience and ability.
Diversity: Based on the student's capacity to contribute to the diversity of the student body.
Need: Based on demonstrated financial need.

Tuesday 18 September 2012

New freshman and transfer students admitted to AUP are eligible to receive an academic scholarship, based on merit, which can be combined with a traditional need-based tuition grant.

Merit-based scholarships are in the amount of € 1,000, € 2,000 or € 3,000 per year, depending on an applicant’s overall credentials.

Total aid may go up to 50% of tuition.

To apply for AUP scholarships and grants, students must:

(1) File the FAFSA if they are an American or a permanent resident of the US.

(2) Complete a Student Financial Assistance application (upon reception of your admissions application The Student Finance Center will then send you a Financial Aid application - See Admission Criteria and Application Steps for details)

(3) Return the financial aid application along with the appropriate tax documentation or official income statements.

Once a student is awarded a tuition grant, he or she must be enrolled full-time and must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA (Grade Point Average) of 2.5 in order to keep the award for subsequent semesters. To maintain an academic scholarship award, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required. Continuing AUP students who are not currently receiving tuition grants, must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in order to qualify.

Stafford Loans - Stafford Loans are United States federally guaranteed loans that come in two forms: subsidized and unsubsidized. A student must be either an American citizen or green card holder in order to qualify. Subsidized loans are based on financial need and the U.S. government pays the interest on the loan while the student is enrolled in school at least half time. Unsubsidized loans are open to certain dependent students and all independent students and are not need based. Loan repayment begins six months after graduation or if a student drops below half-time status.

Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) is a United States federal loan available to parents of dependent undergraduate students to help finance their child's education. Parents may borrow up to the Cost of Attendance, less the amount of any other financial aid received. A credit check is required for the PLUS loan, so a good credit history is required. If an application for a PLUS loan is refused, the student may be eligible to borrow additional money under the Unsubsidized Stafford Loan program. Repayment for PLUS loans begins soon after funds are disbursed.

Students from certain countries can qualify for governmental loans which are handled independently outside the University. Check with your own government as to the student loan possibilities. Examples of this type include the CSN for Swedish students, and the SLK for Norwegian students (starting their second year).

The AUP Student Finance Center will help you obtain information about applying for scholarships and/or student loans.

Saturday 15 September 2012

London School of Economics- UK's second best university as at 2012

London School of Economics

Lionel-Robbins Library

The LSE has a gym on campus, which has sets of equipment including running

Why choose LSE?

Highlights

Key facts

LSE is a specialist university with an international intake and a global reach. Its research and teaching span the full breadth of the social sciences, from economics, politics and law to sociology, anthropology, accounting and finance. Founded in 1895 by Beatrice and Sidney Webb, the School has an outstanding reputation for academic excellence. 16 Nobel prize winners have been LSE staff or alumni.

Research

In 2008 LSE's outstanding success in the Research Assessment Exercise confirmed it as a world leading research university. The School had the highest percentage of world leading research of any university in the UK, topping or coming close to the top of a number of rankings of research excellence.

See Video and audio for a selection of podcasts and videos of public lectures and research.

Teaching

LSE offers a very wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the social sciences. Teaching is carried out through academic departments and interdisciplinary institutes, and in partnership with internationally renowned higher education institutions.

Engagement

Set up to improve society and to "understand the causes of things", LSE has always put engagement with the wider world at the heart of its mission.

From its location in the heart of London, the School links communities across the world, from formal academic partnerships to advisory work with governments and international organisations.

George Bernard Shaw (founder of the London School of Economics

The School's location in central London is fundamental to its identity. When you choose to be an undergraduate at LSE, you are choosing not only a course of study, but a place to live and work for three years. LSE looks out over the London skyline, rather than over green fields. It is stimulating, cosmopolitan and very much a part of the 'real world'.
These qualities derive from the variety of its staff and students (about half our undergraduate students come from outside Britain, and about half the student body are postgraduates), from its active academic debate on current social, economic and political concerns, and from the easy interchange of ideas between the School and the world outside. Government, Parliament, the business and financial institutions of the City, the Law Courts and the media are all on the School's doorstep. Each year, there are many influential outside speakers at the School (politicians, business leaders and industrialists) as well as leading academics from all around the world who visit to participate in teaching, to give public lectures and to pursue their own research. LSE is compact and full to the brim with students and staff - this just contributes to the vitality and friendliness of the place.
LSE offers you the opportunity - and the challenge - to study different ways of understanding human society together with people from all parts of the world, with radically differing experiences, views and beliefs, in an atmosphere that encourages you to question ideas and to seek solutions to problems. If you welcome the stimulus of new experiences and ideas in a lively capital city - then choose LSE.
Courses offered

Accounting and Finance
Economics
English Language
International Relations, Government & Society
Law
Management

Various Scholarships at London School of Economics and Political Sciences

In addition to the awards that are normally made (detailed below), weare pleased that for 2005/6 a scholarship has been given by the familyof Professor Tom Nossiter.

Professor Nossiter

We have great pleasure in announcing a very special scholarship forExternal students. Professor Tom Nossiter who was a great supporter ofthe LSE's work with the University of London External Programme diedlast year. He taught at the LSE from 1973 – 1992 in the Department ofGovernment. He worked constantly for the External Programme and wasresponsible for a great many changes to ensure that it would continueto thrive. He was a political scientist and his major area was India,he enjoyed his visits there and he had many, many friends from thesubcontinent. In memory of Tom his friends and family have donatedÃ‚Â£1,000 to help support one student (from India) for the academic year2005 – 6 who has been offered a place at LSE and who has studiedthrough the External Programme. If you have been offered a place forthis session please inform the LSE External Study office (email: externalstudy@lse.ac.uk) and you will be automatically considered for the award.

The LSE awards three scholarships to External students who have been offered a place to study at the LSE:

Please inform the LSE External Study (Email: externalstudy@lse.ac.uk)office of your offer, including information about yourself (e.g.University of London student ID, the programme you are currentlystudying, the programme that you have received an offer for). After theexamination results are released in August, you will be informed if youhave been awarded a scholarship from the LSE External Study office.

Friday 14 September 2012

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS

University of Richmond

The University of Richmond is a private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a primarily undergraduate, residential university with approximately 4,500 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business, the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, the University of Richmond School of Law and the School of Professional & Continuing Studies.

History

Founded by Virginia Baptists in 1830 as a seminary for men, with instruction begun by the Rev. Edward Baptist, an 1813 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College,^[5] the school was incorporated ten years later as Richmond College. During the American Civil War, Richmond College was used as a hospital for Confederate troops and later as a Union barracks. By the end of the war, the college was bankrupt and unable to continue functioning. In 1866, James Thomas donated $5,000 to reopen the college. The T.C. Williams School of Law opened in 1870.

In 1894, the college elected Dr. Frederic W. Boatwright president. President Boatwright would serve for 51 years. He is most remembered for his decision to move the college in 1914 from its original location in what is now the Fan district to its current location in the Westhampton area of Richmond. The university's main library,is named in Boatwright's honor.

Boatwright Memorial Library,

"Richmond College" in 1915, shortly after the transition to Richmond's West End. Rummell, Richard (1848-1924).^[6]

In conjunction with the move, a new college for women, Westhampton College, opened on the new campus. In 1949, the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business opened, followed by the School of Continuing Studies in 1962. In 1969, E. Claiborne Robins, a trustee and alumnus, donated $50 million to the university, the largest gift made to an institution of higher education at the time. Today, the university's endowment totals approximately $1.88 billion and ranked 33rd among North American university endowments for fiscal year 2011.^[1]
During World War II, Richmond was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission.^[7]
In 1987, a donation of $20 million by Robert S. Jepson, Jr. facilitated the opening of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies.^[8] The school, which opened in 1992, was the first of its kind in the U.S.
In 1990, the missions of Richmond and Westhampton Colleges were combined to form the School of Arts and Sciences.
On October 15, 1992, candidates George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ross Perot came to campus for the first-ever "town hall" televised presidential debate, viewed by 200 million people worldwide.^[9] Addressing a crowd of nearly 9,000, President Obama visited the University of Richmond to present the American Jobs Act on September 11, 2011.^[10]
Edward L. Ayers, former dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia, is the current president of the University of Richmond. Dr. Ayers was named the ninth president of the University of Richmond on November 10, 2006. He took office on July 1, 2007.

Ensemble-in-Residence: eighth blackbird
Dedicated to providing music students every opportunity to hear and work with professional, innovative musicians, the University of Richmond is fortunate to have an ongoing ensemble-in-residence program. Based out of Chicago, eighth blackbird has been at Richmond since 2004. In 2008, the group won a Grammy Award for its album, "Strange Imaginary Animals."
Student Activities

student life

WHY MUSIC?
Musical studies have an essential role in a liberal arts college education by integrating mind, body and spirit. Students who study music in college prepare themselves for a lifetime appreciation of the musical arts.

Musical studies are interdisciplinary, drawing upon the arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and natural sciences. Musical studies teach transferable skills of value for careers in almost any profession.

The Department of Music offers courses in the disciplines of composition, ethnomusicology, musicology, performance and theory. Our curriculum is inclusive and diverse, including emphasis on the traditions of Western classical music, American music, world music, jazz and new music. We enthusiastically endorse individual study of instrumental and vocal performance and participation in performing ensembles, for which both major and non-major music students may earn academic credit.

After College

The music major at the University of Richmond provides a strong basic background in performance, theory of music, history of music, social/cultural musical context and musical composition. As a result, Richmond music graduates are well equipped to:

Go on to the best graduate programs in the country
Enter the entertainment industry as performers, composers or producers
Proceed into careers as secondary school teachers
Develop careers in sales and marketing for the arts community

Scholarships and Awards

Music department scholarships listed below are available to majors as well as non-majors. Scholarship winners must agree to participate actively in the Music Department and maintain a B (3.0) average in their music courses.

Endowed Music Department Scholarships

To be considered for an endowed music scholarship, an audition is required. How the auditions work:

Auditions

Ensemble Auditions

Each ensemble schedules individually for auditions. If you are interested in auditioning for an ensemble, first check the webpage for the ensemble. Questions regarding ensemble auditions should be directed to the ensemble director.

Music Scholarship Auditions

Audition Dates

Saturday, December 1, 2012
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Saturday, February 16, 2013

Arrive at Booker Hall of Music by noon to check in and obtain your audition time. Approximately 10 minutes is allotted for each audition. All auditions will be completed by 2 p.m., at which time Richmond music students will offer a mini-concert for auditionees and their parents. Review a full list of the talent-based music scholarships offered by the department.

Accompanists

An accompanist can be provided, auditionees may bring their own accompanist or auditionees may perform unaccompanied.

For auditions to be accompanied by our department's faculty accompanist, please send a clear, legible photocopy of the music, (no faxes, please) to arrive at least one week in advance of the audition date, to:

    Barbara Melton
    Department of Music
    Booker Hall of Music - Room 120
    University of Richmond, VA 23173

To schedule an audition

Contact Barbara Melton in the Department of Music.

Submit a music scholarship audition form.

Audition requirements

Voice:
Prepare two memorized songs in contrasting styles. One piece should be performed in a language other than English. Selections from the art song, oratorio, and operatic repertoires should be emphasized, although one folk song arrangement or musical theatre piece may be included. Voice auditionees may be asked to participate in a short ear-training exercise during the audition.

Strings:
Prepare three octave scales (double bass, two octaves) with various bowings, and an etude that serves to demonstrate technical ability. Perform from memory two pieces in contrasting styles or a movement of a standard concerto, preferably with cadenza.

Organ:
Prepare a prelude and fugue or similar composition by J.S. Bach or a significant work by another representative Baroque composer along with a nineteenth or early twentieth century work, such as one of the works of Franck or a movement from a symphony of Widor or Vierne. Also be ready to perform a contemporary work of a representative work by a mid- twentieth-century composer such as Sowerby, or a movement from one of the Hindemith sonatas.

Consideration will be given to applicants with no previous organ experience who may wish to audition on the piano. They should be prepared to perform a prelude and fugue from The Well Tempered Clavier of Bach and representative works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to demonstrate keyboard ability and level of advancement.

Guitar:
Prepare two contrasting pieces.

Brass:
Prepare two selections in contrasting styles (lyrical and technical)
and be ready to play all major scales.

Percussion:
Prepare a selection on each of the following: marimba (plus all major scales), timpani, and snare drum.

Piano:
* Prepare one memorized piece from each of the following categories: (1) A Bach Invention or Fugue from the Well Tempered Clavier; (2) A fast tempo movement from any Mozart, Haydn, Schubert or Beethoven sonata, excluding Beethoven's Opus 49; and (3) a Romantic piece of your choice.
* Major and melodic minor scales in four octaves.

Woodwinds:
Prepare an accompanied solo that demonstrates the applicant's level of technical and musical ability and a second solo or etude which contrasts in style from the accompanied solo. All major scales will be required as well as the chromatic scale over the full range of the instrument.

Suzanne Kidd Bunting Scholarship
The scholarship was established in 1998 by friends of Suzanne Bunting, who served as University organist, faculty member and long-time department chair from 1961 until her retirement in 1999.
Hannah Coker Music Scholarship
Established 1978 by a gift from Hannah L. Coker, a graduate of Westhampton College in 1923. Over her 25-year career at the University of Richmond, she taught music appreciation, music history and piano, founded the music library and was the music librarian.
Quincy Cole Memorial Scholarship
Established in 1969 through the bequest of Quincy Cole in the Windsor Foundation, which Mr. Cole began through his will and named for his home in Windsor Farms in Richmond. Mr. Cole attended Richmond College in the Class of 1912 and was one of the founders of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra.
Margaret Downer Music Scholarship
Established in 2000 by Margaret Taylor Gallaway in honor of her mother, the scholarship gives precedence to an outstanding voice or piano student.
F. Flaxington Harker Scholarship
Established in 1953 by the bequest of Edith Clark Harker, W’33, in memory of her husband, F. Flaxington Harker, who had been organist and choirmaster at St. Paul's Episcopal Church from 1914–1932. Mrs. Harker had been a professor of voice at Westhampton College. The scholarship is for a Westhampton College student in the Department of Music with preference to piano and organ students.
Margaret E. James Scholarship
Established 1964 by the bequest of Minnie K. James (Mrs. William Carey James) in memory of her daughter, Margaret, who was a member of the Westhampton College Class of 1916 and a music teacher. The scholarship is for Westhampton College students of piano.
Frederick Neumann Scholarship
Frederick “Fritz” Neumann (1907–1994), a native of Bielitz, Austro-Hungary, taught at the University of Richmond from 1955–1978. A violinist, he founded the University Symphony and served as the first concertmaster of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra. He was also a renowned scholar of performance practice in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The scholarship was established in 1987 by friends in honor of Dr. Neumann’s 80th birthday.
Puckett Family Scholarship
The scholarship was created in 1994 from a gift from Virginia McIntosh Puckett, W’34, and Charles W. Puckett, R’32, in appreciation of the educational opportunities given to them and their daughter Mary Elizabeth Puckett Maddox, W’66, during their student days at the University of Richmond.
Hilton Rufty Memorial Scholarship
Established in 1974 as a memorial fund at the death of Hilton Rufty, who had been associate professor of music at University of Richmond since 1946. He had also been organist at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and St. Giles’ Presbyterian Church in Richmond. The scholarship is for a student in the music department.
Hazel I. M. Sternheimer Scholarship
The scholarship was established in 1991 by Mark and Anne Sternheimer and family in honor of Mark’s mother, Associate Professor of Harp at the University of Richmond from 1939–1942.
Frank I. Stockstill Scholarship
The scholarship was established in 1983 by Susan Stockstill in memory of her husband, who enjoyed playing oboe in the University of Richmond Symphony.

Endowed Arts Scholarship

Dunkum Award
A partial scholarship, approximately $25,000 per year, is competitively awarded to a full-time female undergraduate Virginia resident who majors or minors in performing arts (theatre, music or dance). This scholarship may be renewed as long as the student continues as a full-time undergraduate student, maintains satisfactory academic progress and continues to participate in the performing arts.

Endowed Residency

The F. Ralph Swanson, R’26, and Mary A. Swanson Artist-in-Residence Fund
The fund was established in 1987 by an estate gift from Mary A. Swanson. This fund brings musicians to the campus every year for several days. In addition to performances, the musicians work with students in classrooms and rehearsals.

Music Awards and Prizes for Current Richmond Students

Bobby Chandler Award
The award was established in 1989 by Mr. Homer H. “Kip” Kephart in memory of Mr. Bobby Chandler and is given annually to an outstanding music major.
Hesch Award
The award was established in 1995 by the family of Dr. C. J. Hesch and is given annually to an outstanding student who has made significant contributions to the music department through participation in ensembles, applied lessons and/or classes.
Roy Jesson Music Prize
The prize was established in 1974 by friends of Jesson, University of Richmond piano instructor from 1955–1961, after his untimely death in 1972. It is awarded to a music student or graduate who excels in performing, conducting or composing.
Phi Kappa Mu Music Honorary Society
Students are eligible to join Phi Kappa Mu after achieving second-semester sophomore status and a minimum 3.5 GPA in at least 15 hours of music courses, of which no more than six are ensemble participation. The Richmond Phi Kappa Mu chapter staffs the spring music major auditions and sponsors the annual music banquet.

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