Application Instructions

Please submit the following materials to [email protected] by February 1.

In the subject line of the email, please type – Carlson Scholarship application and your last name. Then attach the following files to the email.

  1. MSU Transcript –Provide a transcript (unofficial is fine) with music courses highlighted.
  2. Personal Statement – Write an essay conveying your reasons for majoring in music and your motivation/inspiration for a career in music.
  3. Musical Engagement – Provide a list of musical engagement activities (ex. ensembles, leadership roles, student organizations, community involvement, etc.)
  4. Recordings – Provide two contrasting recordings of personal performances OR original compositions. Students must choose ONE medium and submit two pieces in that medium. For example, two violin solos, not one violin solo and one voice solo. All recordings should be audio unless there is a specific video component for a composition. Provide an audio file (mp3 or a link to a shared drive).

FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT

Dr. Tobin Stewart

SOM Leadership Fellow and Chair of the Scholarship Committee

[email protected]