Scholarships

The Texas Choral Directors Association annually awards scholarships to Texas college or university undergraduate music education or church music majors with 60 credit hours and at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 system, and to active TCDA members (three years of continuous active membership required) seeking assistance with higher education (graduate school or certification level workshops). 

If you would like to give to our scholarship funds, please go to Giving Opportunities to make online gifts.

TCDA awarded 11 student and two professional scholarships in 2012.

Student Scholarships and 2012 Recipients:

• Gandy Ink Student Scholarship ($1,000) - Catherine Goode, Univ of Houston
• Cloys Webb Student Scholarship ($1,000) - Anne Marie Boeding, UT Arlington
• Bill Gorham Student Scholarship ($1,000) - Bethany Cowan, Texas State Univ
• Past Presidents Student Scholarship ($1,000) - Sally Vasquez, UT Pan American
• The Elizabeth Volk Student Scholarship ($1,000) - Sean Stultz, Univ of Houston
• Jackie Cocke Student Scholarship ($1,000) - Trey Davis, Texas Tech Univ
• Donald Bailey Student Scholarship ($1,000) - newly created in 2013
• General Fund Scholarships ($1,000 each):
• John Kassen, Tarleton State Univ
• Samantha Pearce, Texas Tech Univ
• Julia Powers, Stephen F Austin Univ
• Sophia Bohannon, Texas Christian Univ
• Levi Duncan, Lamar Univ

Professional Scholarships and 2012 Recipients:

TCDA/Jim & Glenda Casey Professional Scholarship ($500) - Tammy Benton, Midway ISD
TCDA/Abbott IPCO Professional Scholarship ($500) - Billy Ferguson, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD

Criteria

All requirements and criteria are listed on the scholarship application.  For undergraduate applicants, TCDA scholarship awards include the following criteria:

• Must be student members of TCDA
• Current enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student at a Texas college or university;
• 3.0 overall GPA average based on a 4.0 system;
• Current transcript
  
• Completion of 60 hours by May 31 in the year of the award;
• Current enrollment in a program of study leading to a degree in choral music or church music
• Student musical contributions and accomplishments;
• Potential for success in the choral music profession;
• Personal qualifications.

For professional applicants, the following criteria includes:

• Three continuous years of TCDA membership
• A letter of application describing your qualifications, professional goals and a description of the higher education or workshop certification sought
  
• Resume or Vitae
  

Qualified applicants are considered without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.

NOTE: Scholarship application Postmark Deadline was May 1, 2013.

Creating a Scholarship

Establishing a formal scholarship in memory or in honor of an individual provides a lasting legacy of his/her contributions to the choral arts, and provides critical support to young musicians. TCDA requires an initial gift of $5,000 to establish a formal scholarship, and such amount funds a $1,000 annual scholarship to a qualified individual. Going forward, a minimum annual contribution of $1,000 will ensure scholarship awards beyond five years.  It is up to the family establishing the named scholarship to raise funds; however, TCDA will provide assistance by publishing the establishment of the scholarship in publications and on our website.  For more information on creating a formal scholarship, please e-mail Sharon Lutz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call the TCDA Office at 512-474-2801. 

Endowed Scholarships

Establishing an endowed scholarship will leave a perpetual gift for generations to come and will ensure needed educational assistance is provided to deserving students.  For more information, please contact Sharon Lutz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 512-474-2801.