ANNUAL AWARDS

these links take you to criteria and submission forms

+ Alumnae Chapters Project Seed Grants

CONTACT: Suzanne Floyd

+ 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.

2011 Winner
Callista Hoffman, mezzo, University of Southern California

+ 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.

2011 Winners
Taylor Burkhardt, piano, Jefferson City, MO
Raquel Ravaglioli, violin, Malibu, CA
 

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

2011 Winner
Erin (Christine) Helgeson Torres, Volusia Alumnae Chapter, Lambda C, Region VI
CONTACT: Amy Saylor

+ Chapter Outreach Grants (formerly Chapter Seed Money Grants)

2011 Winners
 

General ($500)
Kappa Epsilon
Southern Mississippi University, Omega C, Region IV


Chapter Outreach Grants – Strings ($500)
East Bay Alumnae
Delta B, Region I - $500

Midland Alumnae
Alpha C, Region V - $500

Theta Omega
Texas State University, Region II - $500

CONTACT: Suzanne Floyd

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: Mary Ann Sadilek

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

2011 Winner
Alisa Jordheim, Cincinnati Alumnae, Region VII
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)

2011 Winners
Lambda Beta, Mrs Hill College, Tau B, Region VI
Mini Madison Music $560

Epsilon Gamma, Arkansas State University, Mu A, Region IV
Anonymous 4, $1,500 for educational outreach portion of project

Theta Omicron, Central Methodist University, Pi C, Region III
Summer Light Opera Workshop, $1,000

Eta Lambda, Centenary College, Omega B, Region IV
Florence Price Concert, $2,300

Beta Xi, University of Texas and Austin, Tau D, Region VI
Musical Supply Closet, $3000

Delta Sigma, University of Dayton, Sigma B, Region VII
Music Industry Speaker Series, $2,350

CONTACT: Karen S. Kimball

+ 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.

+ 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 Ms. Beth Stoner, Director for Development, Interlochen Center for the Arts, at 231/276-7200.

 2011 Winner
Isabel Ahlstrom, Flute

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

2011 Winner
Ruth Elizabeth Reveal, Gamma Eta, Agnes Scott College, Tau A, Region VI
CONTACT: Donna L. Budil

+ Jazz Studies Scholarship ($1,500)

2011 Winner
Shacara Rogers, Delta Nu, Hward University, Iota A

CONTACT: Jaide Fried-Massin

+ Kennedy Internship ($2,400)

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

2011 Winner
Emily Peacock, Epsilon Lambda, Belmont University, Psi B, Region VII
CONTACT: Kristel Pfeil Kemmerer

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

Music Education Outreach Follow-Up

2011 Winners
Rebecca King
Selinsgrove Alumnae, Chi A, Region VIII

Judy Lindquist
Reno Alumnae, Delta B, Region I

Kirsten Meyer
Syracuse Alumnae, Eta B, Region VIII

Jennifer Norton
Des Moines Alumnae, Xi B, Region III

Chantae Pittman
Kappa Iota, Tennessee State University, Psi B, Region VII

Michael Short
sponsored by Katherine McKinney

Francesca Veglia-Dansky
Sarasota/Manatee Alumnae, Lambda A, Region VI

Sarah Windisch
Spokane Alumnae, Nu, Region I
CONTACT: Dr. Brenda J. Smith

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

2011 Winner
None Selected
CONTACT: Mary Ann Krupa Stickler

+  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)

2011 Winner
Lauren Willis, Lambda Mu, Illinois State University, 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

2011 Winners
Stacey N. Brown, Statesboro Alumnae, Tau C, Region VI - $500

Frieda Gebert, Terre Haute Alumnae, Beta A, Region V - $500

Carly Huhn, International Chapter  - $500

Erica L. Koehring, Kansas City Alumnae, Pi A, Region III - $500

Amy Lefler, Zeta Chi initiate - $500

Janel K. Long, Memphis Alumnae, Mu A, Region IV - $500

Krista Mercier, Seattle Alumnae, Nu, Region I - $500

Arjola Miruku, Fort Worth Alumnae, Kappa C, Region II - $500

Louise Pinkerton, International Chapter - $500

Jamie Reimer, Xi A PO/Omaha Alumnae, Xi A, Region III - $500

Theresa Ruperd, Kansas City Alumnae, Pi A, Region III - $481

Tara Schwitzman, Philadelphia Alumnae, Chi A, Region VIII - $500

Jennifer Louie Trainum, International Chapter - $500

Liana Valente, Tampa Alumnae, Lambda B, Region VI - $500

CONTACT: Katie Traxler

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

2011 Winner
None Selected
CONTACT: Karen Louise Gearreald

+  Summer Music Scholarships

2010Winners
Christine Augspurger, Zeta Epsilon, University of Iowa, Xi B, Region III

Jaely Chamberlain, Eta Tau,  Shepherd University, Iota C, Region VII

Audra Fuhr, Theta Tau,  Southern Illinois-Carbondale, Upsilon B, Region V

Jessica Gabage, Epsilon Epsilon,  West Chester University, , Chi A, Region VIII

Alli Harvey, Kappa,  University of Nebraska/Lincoln, Xi A, Region III

Kirsten Mikkelsen, Alpha Zeta,  Oklahoma City University, Zeta B,Region II

Becky Morrison, Iota Mu,  Drury College, Pi A, Region III

Jillian Risigari-Gai, Gamma Pi, California State Univ/Long Beach, Delta A, Region I

Tara Schwitzman, no chapter - $500 (Patriot has her in Philadelphia Alumnae, Chi A, Region VIII)

Alexandra Young, Delta Eta, Northern Arizona University, Omicron, Region I

CONTACT: Christin A. Vare

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

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

*Ashley Francis, Lambda Alpha, East Tennessee State University, Psi A, Region VII

*Tatiana Romanko, Iota Beta, Murray State University, Psi C, Region IV

*Hannah Richardson, Kappa Tau, Capital University, Sigma B, Region VII ($1,500)

Christine Augspurger, Zeta Epsilon, University of Iowa, Xi B, Region III

Kirsten Clemens, Sigma Delta, University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign, Upsilon B, Region V

Rebekha Feit, Delta Eta, Northern Arizona University, Omicron, Region I

Ashley Hooker, Gamma Theta, Georgia Southern University, Tau C, Region VI

Jessica Ingvalson, Kappa Sigma, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Epsilon B, Region III

Victoria Long, Beta Mu, Northern Illinois University, Gamma B, Region V

Chelsea Lyons, Lambda Chi, California State University-Fullerton, Delta C, Region I

Katie Mess, Lambda Iota, Rollins College, Lambda C, Region VI

Shelly Mohr, Epsilon Zeta, Boston Conservatory, Phi B, Region VIII

Nicole Ortega, Delta Gamma, University of Florida, Lambda B, Region VI

Carol Ann Smolka, Alpha Nu, Youngstown State University, Sigma C, Region VII

Jessica Wood, Iota Theta, University of North Texas, Kappa B, Region I

CONTACT: Leslie Nelson

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