DSC “Diamond Scholarship”Applicant Eligibility

(1) Applicant shall NOT be an immediate family member of Diamond State Chorus members.

(2) Applicant must be recommended by his or her high school Vocal Music Director (no current limit on the number of recommendations from each teacher/high school).

(3) Applicant must be a graduating senior attending a central Arkansas high school.

(4) The Applicant may be asked to perform vocally in the Diamond State Chorus' Annual Show and attend appropriate rehearsals for said performance as determined by the Diamond State Chorus musical director.

Criteria for Evaluation of DSC “Diamond Scholarship” Applicants:

(1) Applicant shall submit an application including the student's musical education, experience, hobbies, interests and musical ambition. Letters of recommendation are encouraged.

(2) Finalists will be required to audition in person.

(3) Academic promise as reported by teachers will be considered.

DSC “Diamond Scholarship” Restrictions:

(1) Eligibility for the DSC “Diamond Scholarship” shall be predicated upon the applicant taking a minimum of twelve (12) hours of college credit in their first semester.

NOTE:

There are no financial qualifications for the DSC “Diamond Scholarship”. Applicant’s information and audition may be shared with college institutions whereas other scholarship opportunities may be offered from individual schools. These additional scholarship opportunities will be administered according to each individual school’s requirements.

The “Diamond Scholarship” is a college scholarship only and is NOT applicable toward technical/trade school.

To qualify for the DSC “Diamond Scholarship” the student's college major or minor does not have to be voice or music, however some course of vocal music study is encouraged.

The Diamond State Chorus “Diamond Scholarship” is made available regardless of sex, race or religious/non-religious affiliation.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at (501)416-6528, or jim@dscscholarship.org, or visit our website at www.DSCscholarship.org.

Previously Available Scholarships

• The "Diamond Scholarship" - Two $1,000 scholarships presented by the Diamond State Chorus www.DSCscholarship.org
• The "Lindenwood Scholarship" - scholarships to Lindenwood University, St Charles, MO www.lindenwood.edu
• The “UMSL Scholarship” - scholarship(s) to the University of Missouri in St Louis, MO http://www.umsl.edu/