Awards and Financial Aid

Undergraduate Scholarships

Music Scholarships

All applicants that select a music degree on their application to the University and audition by March 1 are eligible for music scholarships. There is not a separate application for music scholarships. Music scholarships are only eligible for music majors.

Music scholarships are available to qualified students, but awards are competitive. All students that audition by March 1st are considered for scholarship.

The School of Music bases scholarship awards on several factors: musical talent, academic achievement, priorities in instrumentation, and financial need.

University Academic Scholarships

UofL Mentored Scholarships: Applications due December 15
http://louisville.edu/admissions/aid/scholarships/mentored

Guaranteed and Competitive Scholarships: Applications due December 15
http://louisville.edu/admissions/aid/scholarships/comp-guar

National Scholars Program (for Out-of-State Students): Applications due February 15
http://louisville.edu/admissions/aid/scholarships/non-resident

Music scholarships can be stacked with Academic scholarships. For more information about academic scholarships, visit the UofL Scholarship website at http://louisville.edu/admissions/aid/scholarships.  For information about Financial Aid, visit the UofL Financial Aid website at http://louisville.edu/financialaid.

Graduate Awards

Graduate Teaching Assistantships and Service Awards are open for all areas of the graduate program and based on a competitive application process. Teaching assistantships may include full tuition remission, healthcare benefits, and up to a $12,000 stipend. 

Teaching assistants in the guitar studio typically include teaching experience in class guitar, guitar ensemble, and applied lessons.

Service award recipients in the guitar studio are assigned duties as needed in areas of guitar festival administration and classroom assistance.