Scholarships
Applications for the 2023 Scholarships closed at 11:55 PM on March 20, 2023. Scholarships were awarded at the Performing Arts Awards Night the first Thursday in May.
The SSMA will award seven scholarships. Three are awarded to graduating seniors who plan to major in Music or Theater at an accredited college, one to a graduating senior planning to major in Education, and three to graduating seniors with any intended major.
The Scholarships are:
Requirements
1. The applicant must be a current SHS senior and have been a member of one or more regularly scheduled major performing group (Band, Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, or Theater) for at least three (3) of their high school years, including credit from other schools for students who have transferred to SHS.
2. The applicant must be accepted to an accredited four (4) year college, university, or performing arts conservatory.
Procedure
The SSMA Scholarship Committee will evaluate the applications on the basis of all the information received and the documents submitted. Scholarships will be awarded at the Performing Arts Awards Night. All decisions are final. The designated sum will then be sent to the applicant after proof of acceptance (such as acceptance letter from the conservatory, college, or university) is submitted to the SSMA. If the school does not allow students to declare a performance major until a later date, the award will be held until such documentation is provided. If not all of the scholarships are awarded, the remaining funds will be returned to the general fund of the SSMA.
Deadline
All applications and supporting documentation must be submitted by 11:55 PM on March 20, 2023. Submissions after this deadline will not be accepted.
Questions?
Contact the Scholarship Committee at SSMAscholarships@gmail.com (email only monitored in February through May.)
The SSMA will award seven scholarships. Three are awarded to graduating seniors who plan to major in Music or Theater at an accredited college, one to a graduating senior planning to major in Education, and three to graduating seniors with any intended major.
The Scholarships are:
- The Dorothy Bell Scholarship ($1,000) for graduates with a major in Music or Theater.
- The Jack Feldheimer Scholarship ($1,000) for graduates with a major in Music or Theater.
- The Kathleen Viscardi Scholarship ($1,000) for graduates with a major in Music or Theater.
- The Bonnie Narcisi Scholarship ($500) for graduates with a major in Education.
- The Philip Koziara Scholarship ($500) for graduates with any major.
- The Ralph Metcalf Scholarship ($500) for graduates with any major.
- The Myrtle Young Scholarship ($500) for graduates with any major.
Requirements
1. The applicant must be a current SHS senior and have been a member of one or more regularly scheduled major performing group (Band, Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, or Theater) for at least three (3) of their high school years, including credit from other schools for students who have transferred to SHS.
2. The applicant must be accepted to an accredited four (4) year college, university, or performing arts conservatory.
Procedure
The SSMA Scholarship Committee will evaluate the applications on the basis of all the information received and the documents submitted. Scholarships will be awarded at the Performing Arts Awards Night. All decisions are final. The designated sum will then be sent to the applicant after proof of acceptance (such as acceptance letter from the conservatory, college, or university) is submitted to the SSMA. If the school does not allow students to declare a performance major until a later date, the award will be held until such documentation is provided. If not all of the scholarships are awarded, the remaining funds will be returned to the general fund of the SSMA.
Deadline
All applications and supporting documentation must be submitted by 11:55 PM on March 20, 2023. Submissions after this deadline will not be accepted.
Questions?
Contact the Scholarship Committee at SSMAscholarships@gmail.com (email only monitored in February through May.)
Link to Application
The 2023 SSMA Scholarship Application opens on Monday, February 20, 2023.
Complete the scholarship application Google form to apply.
An unofficial high school transcript and two (2) letters of recommendation from outside of the performing arts department are required. Confidential letters of recommendation may be sent by the authors directly to SSMAScholarships@gmail.com. The SSMA recognizes that the applicant may not have final, confirmed plans by the application deadline and proof of acceptance supplied in the future may not match the institution listed on the application.
Complete the scholarship application Google form to apply.
An unofficial high school transcript and two (2) letters of recommendation from outside of the performing arts department are required. Confidential letters of recommendation may be sent by the authors directly to SSMAScholarships@gmail.com. The SSMA recognizes that the applicant may not have final, confirmed plans by the application deadline and proof of acceptance supplied in the future may not match the institution listed on the application.
