Guidelines for the Department of Music’s Curd EndowedScholarship/Prize fund:Summer Study
Music majors who have completed their sixth semester of study at Grinnell
may be eligible for funding to pay up to 50% of program fees and travel
at published rates up to a maximum of $1,000 for participation in a workshop,
conference, or festival that will nurture professional development in
music and/or enhance preparation for the senior project. Funds will not
be available for tuition for credit-earning study at another institution
or for private studies unassociated with any established program.To apply
for funding, students should send an e-mail to the department Chair by
April 1 for a summer workshop, conference, or festival or by September
1 for a workshop, conference, or festival taking place during the academic
year. The e-mail should include the following:
- a brief description of the workshop, conference, or festival, including
the dates it will take place
- a summary of the previous preparation that equips you for this workshop,
conference, or festival and the requirements for admission to the workshop,
conference, or festival
- a summary of how the workshop, conference, or festival will nurture
your professional development in music and/or enhance your preparation
for the senior project
- an explanation of how the proposed experience will supplement rather
than duplicate studies you might have done at Grinnell
- a budget outlining registration and travel costs. Funding levels
will be determined by the department faculty in accord with the amount
of money needed and available and the importance of the workshop, conference,
or festival to the student’s musical development and senior project.
Funding will not be available for projects that duplicate subjects taught
at Grinnell. Students may receive funding for only one such proposal in
all and may submit only one proposal for each deadline. Funds will be
paid in a lump sum to the student after presentation of receipts or cancelled
checks to the department chair confirming the student’s payment
of the program fees and travel costs.
Direct Support for Senior Projects
Music majors who are completing a senior project may apply for funds to
support their projects. In the past, grants have supported the hiring
of professional musicians for specialized performances in early music
and jazz, and for the purchase of various materials such as computer programs
and instrumental parts. The department will judge the grant requests based
on the overall strength of the senior project proposal, and on the degree
to which the student has demonstrated that financial support is necessary
for the success of the project. To apply for funding, students should
send an email to the department chair by February 1 for a spring-semester
senior project. The application should include the student’s senior
project proposal and a detailed budget for the proposed expenditures.