ANNUAL AWARDS

these links take you to criteria and submission forms

+ Alumnae Chapters Project Seed Grants

2012 Winner
Topeka Alumnae Chapter
Theta A, Region II
 

CONTACT: TBA

+ Aspen National Vocal Scholarship ($1,000)

This $1,000 scholarship for study at the Aspen Music Festival is based on talent only and is determined by the facility. For more information, contact Ms. Sarah Babb Mazur, Admissions at 970/925-3254.

2012 Winner
Sarah Parnicky

+ Brevard Music Center ($1,000)

The winner of the $1,000 scholarship is determined by the facility.
For information, contact Brevard Music Center, PO Box 312, Brevard, NC 28712. Telephone: 828/884-2011.

2012 Winners
Kristina Nelson (bassoon)
Theta Delta, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Rho B, Region IV
 
Kyung-Hyun Min (piano)
 

+ Career Performance Grant In Memory of Verna Ross Orndorff ($5,000)

2012 Winner
Dr. Julia Mortyakova
Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter, Chi A, Region VIII
CONTACT: Dr. Paula Neihouse Moseman

+ Chapter Outreach Grants (formerly Chapter Seed Money Grants)

2012 Winners

General ($500)
Lincoln Alumnae Patroness Chapter
Xi A, Region III - $500

Kappa Alpha
Phi A, Region VIII - $500

CONTACT: TBA

Music Therapy ($500)

CONTACT: Kelly Lorenz

Strings ($500)
Midland Alumnae Chapter
Alpha C, Region V - $490

CONTACT: Julie H. Stroud

Chapter Outreach Grant Project Evaluation

+ Chautauqua Music Scholarship ($1,000)

The $1,000 Chautauqua Institution Scholarship rotates each year - 2008 Instrumental, 2009 Voice, 2010 Piano. The winner is determined by the facility and returns the following summer to perform as a soloist. For more information, contact Mr. Richard R. Redington, VP for Education and Planning at 716/357-6200.

2011 Winner
Laura Park, violin, Music Institute of Chicago

+ Conducting Scholarship for graduate students In Memory of Bobbie Burk ($2,500)

2011 Winner
Kira Horel, Psi, Knox College, Region V
CONTACT: Andrea Brown

+ Doctoral Grant Underwritten by Donna Heiken ($2,500)

2012 Winner
Jennifer Greene
Syracuse Alumnae, Eta B, Region VIII

CONTACT: Dr. Heather Hernandez

+ Elin J. Stene Scholarship At the University of Kansas ($1,500)

One scholarship of $1,500 will be awarded to a student at the University of Kansas (Beta Beta chapter). Applications are submitted to a scholarship committee at the school which will select the winner of the scholarship.

2011 Winners
Rebecca Ann Stapfer, Beta Beta, University of Kansas, Theta A, Region II - $1,000
Ryan Webber, University of Kansas - $500

+ Impact Project Grants

For a College Chapter and their Music Department

Since 1985, SAI Philanthropies, Inc. has offered matching grants to college and university music departments in cooperation with the resident Sigma Alpha Iota chapter or a group of chapters.

Impact Project Grant Evaluation (to be completed within one month from the completion of your project)

2012 Winners

Iota Beta
Murray State University, Psi C, Region IV - $4,000

Gamma Delta
State University of New York - Potsdam, Eta B, Region Viii - $4,000
           
Iota Eta
Indiana State University, Beta A, Region V - $2,000

CONTACT: TBA

+ Inter-American Music Awards

A triennial composition competition established in 1948, the Inter-American Music Awards are open to composers residing in North, Central and South America, with no age limit.

Two major American composers are invited to judge each IAMA competition. In addition to their judging responsibilities, the composer-judges each write a work to be published in the Sigma Alpha Iota IAMA series. Current or former students of either of the announced judges are ineligible to apply.

Each triennium, Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. specifies the particular combination of instruments and/or voices for which entries must be written, and the length of the work. Recent competitions have called for:

1. Brass quintet, no longer than ten (10) minutes in duration, suitable for advanced college performance

2. an instrumental work for no more than 4 performers, with or without piano, the winning composition being for two pianos; and

3. an instrumental work for solo string instrument (violin, viola, or cello), the winning composition being for violin.

2011 IAMA COMPETITION

COMPOSER-JUDGES

Member Laureate Linda Robbins Coleman
National Arts Associate John Heins

PRIZE

$2,500 cash award
Work published by C. F. Peters Corporation
Premiere performance of work at Sigma Alpha Iota National Convention in 2009

THE COMPOSITION

The composition shall be for strings with optional piano for up to 5 performers (string quartet, string trio, piano trio, piano quartet). It should be 8-10 minutes in length. It should be accessible to High School level performers. The composition shall not have been published, recorded (other than for the purpose of submitting a recording to accompany the application) or performed publicly prior to entry in the IAMA competition.  Once submitted, the work shall not be announced, performed, or recorded until the IAMA winner is presented at the National Convention.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to any established composer residing in North, Central, or South America. Prior winners and students of Composer-Judges are ineligible. Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. does not discriminate in matters of nationality, race, creed, or sex.

Application Procedures

The IAMA competition brochure and application is mailed out and posted online in the middle year of the triennium. The judging takes place in the summer preceding the Convention year. The winner is announced at Convention, and the premieres of the winning work, and of the compositions donated by the composer-judges, take place during the Convention.

Application.
When printing the forms, make sure you select "Fit To Paper" in your print window.

Manuscripts submitted for entry must be postmarked no later than September 1.

The Sigma Alpha Iota IAMA series is published by
C.F. Peters Corporation
70-30 80^th Street
Glendale, NY 11385
Phone: (718) 416-7800
Fax: (718) 416-7805

Chamber Music | Choral Music | Piano Music | Vocal Music

For further information, contact Sara Bong, Project Director. Contact information can be found in the Fall issue of Tempo! or from webmaster@sai-national.org.

 2012 Winner
Marilyn Devin

+ Interlochen Center of the Arts ($1,000) 

This $1,000 scholarship is for a female high school music student. Winners are determined by the facility located in Interlochen, Michigan. For more information contact Kate Olson, Director for Development, Interlochen Center for the Arts, at 231.276.7611.

 2012 Winner
Hannah Dinsmore

+ International Study Grant for Graduate Students ($3,000)

2012 Winner
Lucy Abrams
Sigma Delta, University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign, Upsilon B, Region V
CONTACT: Louise Pinkerton

+ Jazz Studies Scholarship ($1,500)

2012 Winner
Hannah Strayhorn
Iota Chi, Ball State University, Beta B, Region V

CONTACT: Semenya McCord

+ Kennedy Internship ($2,400)

+ Music Business/Technology Scholarship In Memory of Dorothy Cooke Whinery ($2,000)

2012 Winner
Hillary Clemons
Delta Beta, University of Memphis, Mu A, Region IV
CONTACT: Kristel Pfeil Kemmerer

+ Music Education Outreach Grants (up to $5,000)

Music Education Outreach Follow-Up

SAI Philanthropies, Inc. expresses its sincere gratitude to Kennedy Violins for its corporate support of the MEOGs. (See the Spring 2012 PAN PIPES article of Kennedy Violins's generous donations.)

2012 Winners
Randy Prichard
Loyalton Elementary, Middle and High Schools, in Loyalton, CA.

James Peerson
South Thibodaux Elementary in Thibodaux, LA

Jessica Rajewich
Culler Middle School in Lincoln Nebraska.

CONTACT: Dr. Brenda J. Smith

+  Music Education Scholarship for Graduate Students In Memory of Mabel Biever ($1,500)

2012 Winner
Abby Bruce
Oklahoma State University, Zeta A, rRegion II
CONTACT: Donna L. Budil

+  Dr. and Mrs. Berge Markarian Scholarship for a Music Industry Internship at Appalachian State University ($1,000)

Updated information about this opportunity will appear soon.

2011 Winner
Kristen Rencher, Epsilon Theta, Appalachian State University, Tau B, Region VI

For further information, contact National Headquarters.

+  Music Therapy Scholarship ($1,500)

2012 Winner
Adrienne Boni
Lambda Mu, Illinois State University, Upsilon A, Region V

CONTACT: Kelly Lorenz

+  Musical Theater Scholarship ($1,500)

2011 Winner
Carly Faith Kastel, Epsilon Zeta, Boston Conservatory, Region VIII
CONTACT: Dr. Jaynne Middleton

+  Philanthropies Distinguished Service Award

Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. periodically presents its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to individuals who have given extraordinary service to Philanthropies over many years. The award is a pin/pendant, a gold disc with an embossed gold rose. Past recipients include:

• 1990 - Helen May, National Convention in Minneapolis, MN

• 1993 - Ruth Sickafus, National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio

• 1993 - Carol Downs, Phi Province Day in Montclair, NJ

• 1993 - Eugenie Dengel, Phi Province Day in Montclair, NJ

• 1997 - Elsie Wright Sterrenberg, National Convention in Denver, CO

• 2000 - Margaret Rankin Rittenhouse, National Convention in Dallas, TX

• 2003 - No Award Given

• 2006 - Arlene Jospe Veron, National Convention in Orlando, FL

+ Professional Development/Education Grant

2012 Winners

Rachel Grelle
Dallas Alumnae, Kappa B, Region II - $500

Carol Carstensen
Tampa Alumnae, Lambda B, Region VI - $500
       
Elizabeth Council-Phelan
Cincinnati Alumnae, Sigma A, Region VII - $500

Diana Le
Cleveland Alumnae, Sigma C, Region VII - $500

Rachel Gluzband
New York Alumnae, Phi B, Region VIII - $425

Lisa Lehmberg
Faculty Advisor for Lambda Phi, Phi B, Region VIII - $500

Megan Williams
Iota Zeta, Tau A, Region Vi - $500

Chastine Hofmeister
Denton Alumnae, Kappa B, Region II - $500

Diane Hannibal
Lawrence Alumnae, Theta A, Region II - $500

Elisa Figa
Bloomington IN Alumnae, Beta A, Region V - $500

Karina Bharne
San Antonio Alumnae, Kappa A, Region II - $500

Sara Buller
Lindsborg Alumnae, Theta B, Region II - $175

Bernadette Skodack
Ann Arbor Alumnae, Alpha A, Region VII - $500

Lindsay Bartlett
International Chapter, Tau B, Region VI -  $500

Lynnette Chambers
Abilene Alumnae, Kappa C, Region II - $500

CONTACT: Katie Traxler

+  Services for Musicians With Special Needs Scholarship ($1,500)

2011 Winner
None Selected
CONTACT: Karen Louise Gearreald

+  Summer Music Scholarships

2012Winners

Lucy Abrams
International Chapter, Tau B, Region VI

Allison Brady
Delta Sigma, Sigma B, Region VII

Stephanie Erdman
Lambda Sigma, Tau C, Region VI

Lauren Hayes
Alpha Beta, Omicron, Region I

Michelle Kelly
Sigma Omega, Chi A, Region VIII

Stefanie Molli
Kappa, Xi A, Region III

Carolina Perez
Kappa Gamma, Tau B, Region VI

Jennifer Sanford
Epsilon Omega, Pi A, Region III

Michelle Stockman
Eta Mu, Phi B, Region VIII

Megan Williams
Iota Zeta, Tau A, Region VI


CONTACT: Christin A. Vare

+  Undergraduate Scholarships ($1,500/$2,000)

2011 Winners
*In Memory of Phyllis Dobbyn Holt ($2,000)

Region  II - Heather Ramsey, Iota Theta, University of North Texas, Kappa B
Region  III - Steph Niewohner, Pi, Drake University, Xi B
Region  IV - Hillary Clemons*, Delta Beta, University of Memphis, Mu A
Region  IV - Courtney Harrison*, Iota Beta, Murray State University, Psi C
Region  IV - Kandice Theriot, Theta Theta, Nicholls State University, Omega C
Region  V - Jessica Bush, Iota Chi, Ball State University, Beta B
Region  V - Lauren Willis, Lambda Mu, Illinois State University, Upsilon A
Region  VI - Amber Farish*, Zeta Tau, University of Central Florida, Lambda C
Region  VI - Amanda Geisler, Beta Alpha, Florida State University, Lambda B
Region  VI - Katie Nolan, Beta Psi, East Carolina University, Tau D
Region  VII - Julia Hopkins, Sigma Beta, Ohio University, Sigma B
Region  VII - Annie Huckaba, Kappa Tau, Capital University, Sigma B,
Region  VII - Joy Marsiglia, Lambda Theta, Frostburg State University, Iota C
Region  VIII - Gina Crescenzo, Delta Mu, Temple University, Chi A
Region  VIII - Eleanor Graham, Eta Phi, Pennsylvania State University, Chi B 

CONTACT: Kathi Bower Peterson

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