Saxophonist Steve Stusek

There are many scholarship possibilities for music/saxophone students at UNCG. Here are a few opportunities. NOTE: these are only the possibilities I am most familiar with!

Undergraduate students:

-Performance Scholarship, School of Music: These are either $1000 or $5000, and are awarded on the basis of your audition.

-Merit Scholarship: These are offered through the university, and range from $2500 to complete tuition, room, and board. To qualify to be considered you must generally present a minimum SAT score of 1800 or an ACT score of 27, and a minimum high school GPA of 3.5. You must have a complete UNCG admissions file by January 3, 2011 in order to apply. Please visit the following page for complete instructions: http://fia.uncg.edu/meritawards/

-Teaching Fellows: If you are interested in teaching as a career, please consider the North Carolina Teaching Fellows program. Students accepted into this program are offered full tuition in exchange for four years of teaching in North Carolina after you finish your degree. Completed applications and references are due to Liaison Counselors by October 15, 2010. For more information please visit the following link: http://www.teachingfellows.org/

Graduate students, Masters and DMA:

-Graduate Fellowships: These awards can be anywhere from $2500 to $3500 for masters students, and up to $20,000 for DMA students for the first year of study, and usually are converted into assistantships during the second year of study. The first (and best) chance to be considered for one of these awards is to have your materials, applications, and audition finished before Friday, February 11. To be considered for these awards you must take the GRE and have a score of 1200 or higher.

-Graduate Assistantships: These are awarded based on a combination of your audition, your various abilities, and school of music need. Please talk to Dr. Stusek about all of your extra-saxophone musical talents. Saxophonists have been awarded assistantships outside of the saxophone studio, such as in the jazz program, music theory or history, ethnomusicology, recording, etc. The saxophone studio assistantship is currently filled through 2012. Assistantships vary from degree to degree. I believe that current assistantships for DMA students are $9500/year, and may include in-state and/or out-of-state tuition waivers.