Winners of these scholarships, grants and awards are announced at the triennial SAI Convention. All application postmark deadlines are March 15 of Convention years unless otherwise indicated. Applicants must be members in good financial standing with the Fraternity, and have paid National Dues.
Graduate Performance Awards
The Triennial Graduate Performance Awards are offered to Sigma Alpha Iota applicants enrolled or accepted into a graduate study program leading to a Master's or Doctoral degree in music.
Scholarships will be awarded based on taped auditions in each of the following categories:
1)Voice (Blanche Z. Hoffman Memorial Award)
2)Piano & Percussion (Mary Ann Starring Memorial Award)
3)Strings or Harp (Dorothy E. Morris Memorial Award)
4)Woodwinds or Brass (Mary Ann Starring Memorial Award)
Scholarships will be applied directly to recipient's tuition for program/school in US dollars.
Up to eight awards in the above mentioned categories may be awarded: $2,000 each for first place; $1,500 each for second place.
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2018 Winners
Piano and Percussion (Mary Ann Starring Memorial Award)
First Place - Emma Gierszal
Theta Lambda, Furman University, Tau E, Region VI
Strings (Dorothy E. Morris Memorial Award)
Natalie Lee
Beta, Northwestern University, Gamma A, Region V
Voice (Blanche Z. Hoffman Memorial Award)
First Place - Jacqueline Hale
Sigma Eta, University of Redlands, Delta C, Region I
Second Place - Anne Marie Carden
Xi, Lawrence University, Epsilon A, Region III
Woodwinds and Brass (Mary Ann Starring Memorial Award)
First Place - Brittany Giles
Gamma Upsilon, Morehead University, Sigma A, Region VII
Second Place - Jenna Sehmann
Cincinnati Alumnae, Sigma A, Region VII
Jazz Performance Awards
Offered in a convention year, prizes of $2,000 (winner) and $1,500 (runner-up) may be offered to college initiated members of SAI enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs in jazz performance. Winners may be invited to perform at National Convention.Applications will be available in the Convention year.
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2018 Winner
Naomi Preston
Theta Nu, Florida A&M University, Lambda B, Region VI
Undergraduate Performance Awards
Four $1,500 scholarships will be offered to undergraduate members of Sigma Alpha Iota for instrumental and vocal performance. Applicants must be returning to school in the fall as undergraduates. Scholarships will be awarded based on taped auditions in Voice; Keyboard & Percussion; Strings; Winds and Brass. Applications will be available in the Convention year.
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2018 Winners
Piano/Percussion
Melanie Richardson
Delta Gamma, University of Florida, Lambda D, Region VI
Blanche Z. Hoffman Memorial Award for Voice
Emily Shallbetter
Gamma Epsilon, University of Maryland, Iota A, Region VIII
Mary Ann Starring Memorial Award for Woodwinds or Brass
Lorin Green
Eta Delta, Kennesaw State University, Tau A, Region VI
