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Alumnae Chapters Project Seed Grants

Aspen National Vocal Scholarship ($1,000)

Brevard Music Center ($1,000)

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

Chapter Outreach Grants (formerly Chapter Seed Money Grants)

Chautauqua Music Scholarship ($1,000)

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

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

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

Impact Project Grants

Inter-American Music Awards

Interlochen Center of the Arts ($1,000) 

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

Kennedy Internship Scholarship ($2,400)

Jazz Studies Scholarship ($1,500)

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

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

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

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

Music Therapy Scholarship ($1,500)

Musical Theater Scholarship ($1,500)

Philanthropies Distinguished Service Award

Professional Development/Education Grant

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

Summer Music Scholarships

Undergraduate Scholarships

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ANNUAL AWARDS

Alumnae Chapters Project Seed Grants

Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. is offering four grants annually of up to $2,500 each to alumnae chapters to initiate work on a major project in music that is expected to continue beyond the period of the initial grant (i.e., one year) and become self-sustaining. Grant funds may not be used for scholarships or tuition. The funded project must be executed as proposed.

• The applying SAI chapter must be in “good financial standing” with the fraternity
• Selection will be made on the following basis:
• Potential impact of the project beyond the local level
• Evidence of potential sustainability of the project in the long term
• Expressed commitment of the chapter in terms of monetary and “people” resources
• Quality of overall proposal in terms of clarity, evidence of good planning, and project ideas and goals
• Reasonableness/justification of the proposed budget

The application packet plus four (4) copies are to be sent to SAI National Headquarters.

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

Application form.
This form cannot be submitted online, but you can fill out the form on your computer, print it out and mail it in

No recipients in 2009

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

An annual grant of $5,000 will be awarded to a member of Sigma Alpha Iota for the purpose of advancing her career in performance. The program, open to singers and instrumentalists, will be on a three-year rotation:

• Piano, Harpsichord, Organ and Percussion - 2009
• Voice - 2010
• Strings, Woodwinds and Brass - 2011

Vocalists may be no older than 35, Instrumentalists no older than 32, as of the application deadline date of March 15.

To be eligible for this award, an applicant must have been initiated into SAI while a collegiate student, must have an undergraduate degree as of application deadline; be preparing for a concert career and demonstrate career potential; must have had considerable performing experience outside the academic environment; and must not be under professional management. Grant funds must be used for advanced study, coaching, or other purposes directly related to the development of a professional performing career.

Each application must be accompanied by a 30-minute CD. The winner will be selected by a professional judging panel from among all the applications postmarked by the deadline date of March 15 each year. Application Form and Repertoire Requirements.

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

2008 Winner

Elaine Fukunaga

Beta Beta initiate

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

A $2,500 scholarship is offered to a member of Sigma Alpha Iota who is enrolled in a graduate degree program with an emphasis in conducting. Applications must include a videotape of a performance conducted by the applicant. Application Form.

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

2009 Winner

Andrea Brown

International Chapter

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

At the National Convention of Sigma Alpha Iota held in Dearborn, Michigan, July 31-August 4, 2003, a scholarship of $2,000 was announced to honor former SAI National Executive Secretary, Dorothy Cooke Whinery. This scholarship is offered to a member of SAI who is enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in the field of Music Business or Music Technology. The degree emphasis may also include Music Marketing, Music Business Administration, Entertainment Industry, Commercial Music, Music Management, Recording Industry or other related fields. Application Form.

For further information, contact Kristel Pfeil Kemmerer, Project Director. Contact information can be found in the Fall issue of Pan Pipes or from webmaster@sai-national.org. 

2009 Winner

Nicole Santos

Eta Omega, University of the Pacific, Delta B

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

 
Sponsored by the Oak Park Alumnae Chapter

A scholarship of $1,500 will be awarded to a member of Sigma Alpha Iota who has completed an undergraduate degree in music and has been accepted into or is continuing in an accredited graduate program leading to a masters or doctoral degree in music education. The alumnae member must be in good standing with the fraternity and have paid National Dues. It is preferred that the candidate has had at least one year of teaching experience in a private or public school. Applicants without teaching experience must include a video of student teaching experience and references from her major professor and her student teacher advisor. Application Form.

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

2009 Winner

Kelly Brinton Nelson

Epsilon Theta, Appalachian Stae University

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

Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc., honoring the longtime focus SAI has given to music education, offers a major grant to assist music programs in public schools, at any grade level, K-12.

Application form.

 For further information, contact Dr. Brenda J. Smith, Director.

2009 Winners

Ashley Clark, Sigma Beta

Claire Purcell, Gamma Pi, Orange County Alumnae

Kristin Womack-Hayes, Lone Star School, Oklahoma

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

One scholarship of $1000 will be awarded to a member of Epsilon Theta Chapter at Appalachian State University in any Music Industry area, who is selected to do an internship in her chosen field. It can be used for the fall, spring or summer semester and will be applied towards the internship tuition at Appalachian State University. Application Form.

For further information, contact National Headquarters.

Jazz Studies Scholarship ($1,500)

An applicant for the Jazz Studies Scholarship ($1,500) must be an initiated member of Sigma Alpha Iota in good Financial standing with the Fraternity. The scholarship must be applied toward study leading to a music degree with an emphasis in Jazz Studies. Application Form.

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

2009 Winner

Sarah Kervin

Musical Theater Scholarship

A new $1,500 scholarship has been announced for SAI members.  For college-initiated SAIs , the requirements include enrollment in an undergraduate musical theater program and availability to perform at the 2009 National Convention.  The scholarship must be applied toward study leading to a music degree with an emphasis in musical theater. Applications must include a video of the required repertoire. Application form and requirements.


For further information, contact Dr. Jaynne Middleton, Project Director.

Music Therapy Scholarship ($1,500)   *Amount updated in Spring 2008

One $1,500 scholarship is available to a undergraduate or graduate member of Sigma Alpha Iota who has successfully completed a minimum of two years approved training toward a degree in music therapy. She must be continuing her studies in this field. This is awarded on the basis of a written application. Application Form.

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

2009 Winner

Bernadette Frances Skodack

Eastern Michigan University

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

 
(formerly under the heading of Visually Impaired Scholarship)

A scholarship of $1,500 will be awarded to a member enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in music with a qualifying disability or to someone pursuing studies to become a teacher or therapist in this field. Application Form.

For further information, contact Karen Louise Gearreald, Project Director. Contact information can be obtained from webmaster@sai-national.org.

2009 Winner

Amy McGrew

Undergraduate Scholarship ($1,500)

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

Every year each chapter may nominate one member under senior status for a scholarship. There will be 12 scholarships at $1500 and 3 Holt winners at $2000. Criteria are:

(a) exemplification of the ideals of Sigma Alpha Iota;

(b) financial need;

(c) outstanding musical ability;

(d) above-average scholarship;

(e) potential leadership; and

(f) contribution to campus and community life.

Fifteen winners are selected from applications postmarked by the deadline date, March 15. Application Form.

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

 2009 Winners

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

A grant of $2,500 is awarded to a member of Sigma Alpha Iota who is enrolled in a program leading to a doctoral degree. Dissertations are acceptable in Music Education, Music Therapy, Musicology, Ethnomusicology, Theory, Psychology of Music, or Applied Research including Performance or Pedagogy. Application Form.

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

2009 Winner

Andrea Brown

Austin Peay State University

KENNEDY CENTER INTERSHIP ($2,400)

Stipend

The Intern will receive, through The Institute for Arts Management at the Kennedy Center, a stipend of $225 per week to help defray living costs in Washington. It will be the Intern’s responsibility to provide her own transportation to and from Washington, and her housing and meals during the period of the Internship (the Kennedy Center will assist Interns in finding reasonably-priced housing). There will be no additional financial support from Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.

Application Procedure

Applicants must complete the SAI Philanthropies, Inc. Application Form, and mail it, together with the required attachments, NO LATER THAN MARCH 1 to:

Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.
ATTN: SAI Project Director, Kennedy Center
One Tunnel Road
Asheville, NC 28805

(Note: The Institute for Arts Management at the Kennedy Center Application Form must be included with the other materials and mailed with the complete packet to the address above. The below linked PDF includes the IAM form.)

This Internship offers an outstanding career opportunity for a member of Sigma Alpha Iota. The competition for these high-prestige Internships is intense, and we urge SAI applicants to prepare the application materials with utmost care.

Kennedy Center Application Form

SAI Application Form

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

2009 Winners

Lindsay Carr

Kappa, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Xi A Province

Eleanor Covault

Eta Pi, Stetson University, Lambda C Province

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.

2009 Winner

Lindasy Russell

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.

2009 Winners

Colin McCall

James McCardel

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.

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.

2009 Winner

Erin Tomkins

Larkin Sanders

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.

 2009 Winner

Summer Music Scholarships

Ten scholarships of up to $1,000 each, for summer music study are available every year. The scholarships are for study at a summer music program in the United States or abroad. Winners must show proof of acceptance at the summer music facility. Application Form.

For further information, contact Christin A. Vare, Project Director. Contact information can be obtained from webmaster@sai-national.org.

2009Winners

Eastern Music Festival Scholarship

Denielle Buenger, violin. Gamma Omicron, Bowling Green State University.

Piccolo Master Class, New York

Jennifer Ann Cunningham - flute, alumnae

Salzburg Music Summer Study Abroad, Salzburg, Austria

Kathleen Crane, voice, Delta Gamma, University of Florida-Gainesville

Opera in the Ozarks, Arkansas

Vicki McWilliams- voice, alumnae

Conductors Retreat, Michigan

Elaine Fukunaga - Conducting, Alumnae

Now and Present Flute Seminar, New York

Candace Behrmann- flute, Kappa, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Grantham Festival, Pennsylvania

Ashley Re - violin, Gamma Epsilon, University of MD

America Institute of Musical Studies, Austria

Kathryn Heaton - voice, Iota Phi, Vanderbilt University

Bel Canto Institute, Italy

Logan Bazan - voice, Alpha Mu, Carnegie Mellon University

Jamaican Field Service Project

Courtney Ingold - Music Therapy, Delta Sigma, University of Dayton,

La Musica Lirica, Italy

Lindsay Session - voice, Sigma Sigma, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

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. The following conditions apply:

1. Impact Project Grants are awarded in support of major projects in music which will have impact beyond the confines of the campus.
2. The yearly allocation of $15,000 will fund several Impact Grant projects. In no instance will the Impact Grant be awarded for more than half the total cost of the project.
3. Matching resources provided by the school may be in money and/or in-kind contributions.
4. Eligibility is limited to college and university music departments with SAI college chapters.
5. Grants may not be used for scholarships or tuition.
6. SAI Involvement may be a college chapter, a college/alumnae chapter team, or a group of chapters where that is geographically feasible.

Announcement and application materials are mailed to music administrators and SAI chapters in the fall. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 1.

Application Form

Impact Project Grant Evaluation 

For information, contact National Headquarters. Contact information may also be obtained from webmaster@sai-national.org.

2009 Winners

Eta Tau

Gamma Kappa

Epsilon Psi

Epsilon Theta

Iota Omega

Kappa Epsilon

Iota Delta

Chapter Outreach Grants

 (formerly Chapter Seed Money Grants)

For Alumnae and College Chapters

General Chapter Outreach Grants may be awarded to chapters under the following conditions:

• The grant must be in support of an outreach project developed and carried out by the chapter for the musical enrichment of the campus or community beyond the membership of SAI.
• The grant will be for a maximum of $500, and will in no case be for more than half the total cost of the project.
• No more than one grant will be awarded to a chapter for a particular project.
• The grant may not be used for scholarships or tuition.

Examples of projects for which General Chapter Outreach Grants have been awarded:

• Workshop on vocal techniques for children's choirs
• 2-day residency by a woman composer
• Music materials for an Appalachian settlement school.
  

Application Form This form cannot be submitted online, but you can fill out the form on your computer, print it out and mail it in.

(The same evaluation form is used for all three Chapter Outreach areas)

For more information, contact Suzanne Floyd.

2008-2009 Winners

Eta Mu Chapter

Hartt School, Phi B — $500

Eta Xi Chapter

Central Michigan University — $500
Adopt a School Project

Music Therapy Chapter Outreach Grants may be awarded to support projects dealing specifically with the field of Music Therapy.

These grants are not intended for use towards scholarships or tuition. The same general conditions outlined above for General Chapter Outreach Grants apply to the Music Therapy grants. These grants will be administered by the Music Therapy Project Director, who should be consulted for guidance in preparing a grant application.

Application Form  This form cannot be submitted online, but you can fill out the form on your computer, print it out and mail it in.

(The same evaluation form is used for all three Chapter Outreach areas)

For more information, contact Kelly Lorenz.

2009 Winner

Delta Chi

University of Southern Florida, Lambda B

String Chapter Outreach Grants may be awarded to support projects that promote string music programs and string performance.

These grants are not intended for use towards scholarships or tuition. The same general conditions outlined for the General Chapter Outreach Grants apply to the String grants. These grants will be administered by the SAI Strings Project Director, who should be consulted for guidance in preparing a grant application.

Application Form  This form cannot be submitted online, but you can fill out the form on your computer, print it out and mail it in.

(The same evaluation form is used for all three Chapter Outreach areas)

For more information, contact Marilyn Daggett.

2009 Winner

Rho

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Epsilon A

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

Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. announces an annual grant of $3,000 for music studies outside the United States for initiated members of Sigma Alpha Iota pursuing advanced studies beyond the bachelor’s degree. The purpose of the grant is designed to provide a student with the invaluable experience gained through living and studying in a foreign country. Application Form.

For further information, contact Donna L. Budil, Project Director

2009 Winner

Elisa Figa

Sigma Theta, Eastman School

Professional Development/Education Grant

Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. proudly announces the availability of grants in amounts up to $500 to encourage music-related continuing education and professional development among alumnae and affiliated patroness members of Sigma Alpha Iota.

A member may receive one grant per triennium to support an educational and professional development activity related to her current employment in the field of music.

SAI Philanthropies, Inc. requires only that the recipient be in good standing, be current with national dues, and share the knowledge she gains from the experience with other SAIs. This is to be done within one year of the grant.

For example:

• Give a presentation at a Province Day or a chapter meeting
• Write a short article or summary of the event for Pan Pipes or a province/chapter newsletter or
• Present an educational workshop at a triennial convention

Examples of activities that may be funded under this grant program include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Tuition for a college music course
• Registration fee for a music education workshop
• Mileage or airfare to attend a leadership training conference
• Expense reimbursement to attend a seminar on instrument repair/maintenance

To Apply

Send a letter by U.S. Mail to
Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.
ATTN: Director, Professional Dev./ Education Grants
One Tunnel Road
Asheville, NC 28805

and

Send a letter electronically to Kim Whitney, Project Director.

For Further Information

• Download grant announcement letter and instructions 
• Contact Kim Whitney, Project Director at saiprofdevelgrant@yahoo.com. Other contact information may be obtained from the Fall issue of Pan Pipes or from webmaster@sai-national.org.

Philanthropies Distinguished Service Award

Inter-American Music Awards

Project Description

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.

2009 IAMA Composer/Judges

• Betty Bertaux
• Michael Braz

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.

2009 IAMA COMPETITION

COMPOSER-JUDGES

Betty Bertaux, Maryland Children’s Chorus
and Michael Braz, Georgia Southern University

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

An original work for children’s choir.

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.

More details can be found here. (This is a PDF form and will require Acrobat Reader, available for download free.)

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.

The application may be filled out online, printed out, and submitted, or a blank application can be printed out and filled in by hand. 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 May 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.