Scholarships​

The Clemson University Symphony Orchestra offers a variety of scholarship and grant-in-aid opportunities. They come in two main flavors: lesson scholarships and merit-based scholarships.

Lesson scholarships

​Students enrolled in orchestra who take lessons will be reimbursed for a portion of their lesson fee just for the asking. The actual amount depends on the number of musicians taking lessons and the amount of money available.

Talent-based scholarships and grants-in-aid

​Enrolled orchestra members may also apply for scholarships based on the quality of the student's audition. While the amount awarded cannot be guaranteed for the musician's entire stay at Clemson, students who win awards have in the past usually continued to receive awards of some amount as long as they remained enrolled members in good standing.

Important notice about reimbursements

​It is department policy to distribute most of the reimbursements towards the beginning or middle of the semester, depending on the award. For that reason students pay the full amount of the lesson fee up front then are reimbursed a portion of it later in the semester. Full information about scholarships and their requirements are available upon request.

Scholarships for majors

There are two scholarships that are restricted by the donor for Performing Arts, music concentration students only. I will discuss these opportunities directly with the majors.