Berrien Community Foundation helps facilitate several scholarships for students to experience quality arts programming over summer break.
Willging-Reed Summer Music Scholarship
This is a non-renewable scholarship of $500 - $1,000 established by the Ronald Willging family, along with Steven Reed and Susan Dietrich-Reed, to help orchestral music students at St. Joseph High School pursue their music educational goals by attending a high-quality summer music camp such as Interlochen, Blue Lake International, Western Michigan University Seminar, Aspen Music Festival, or the Brevard Music Festival. The ideal candidate must either play a string instrument or be enrolling in an orchestral setting as a wind or percussion player. Candidates must also have a minimum GPA of 3.0, demonstrate qualities of high personal character, show leadership skills, and provide an audition video to show musical ability. Applications are due annually on April 30 and can be submitted to orchestra director Burke Lokey.
Eligible applicants:
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St. Joseph High School band and orchestra students
Applications are due April 30, 2025
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Monday Musical Club
The Monday Musical Club Scholarship competition is held annually and awards numerous Full and Partial Scholarships to summer camps and workshops (Interlochen, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Western Michigan University, University of Michigan, etc.) for middle school through high school youth.
Eligible applications:
- Qualifying Monday Musical Student Club members from Berrien County
Applications are due January 12, 2025
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