Music Scholarship
Established in 1979 using funds from ticket sales for the benefit of a deserving music student.
Criteria: Recipient must be a student in the Music Department who has demonstrated exceptional musical talent. 
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, & Dance, 100 Music Building.

Marching Band Scholarship
Established in 1996, this endowment was funded with various gifts from alumni and friends of Colorado State University.
Criteria: This scholarship is open to any student who is a member of the marching band. 
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, & Dance, 100 Music Building.

Roberta and Clyde Abbett Music Scholarship
This endowed scholarship honors Roberta Abbett’s outstanding 28-year teaching career in music programs in Weld County.
Criteria: Applicant must be a junior or senior majoring in music who plans to pursue a career in music (either teaching or performing),
be in good academic standing, and demonstrate financial need.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

Irene Binkley Vocal Music Scholarship
Established in 1976, this scholarship was established to honor Irene Binkley. This award is made possible by contributions from friends and the Irene Binkley Scholarship Trust.
Criteria: Applicant must be a senior with a declared music major with emphasis in vocal music.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

Walter Charles Music Scholarship
Established in 1987, this endowed scholarship honors the memory of Walter Charles, cellist and conductor who led the National Repertory Orchestra for eighteen years. The award is made possible by a contribution from the estate of his late wife, Virginia F. Charles.
Criteria: Recipient must demonstrate evidence of studying strings and/or conducting in the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

Creative and Performing Arts Award
These awards are distributed among students studying art, creative writing, forensics, music, theatre, and dance.
Criteria: Applicant must demonstrate outstanding talent in art, creative writing, forensics, music, theatre, or dance and must maintain a minimum 2.4 GPA.
Application: Contact the unit of the department from which the student wishes consideration.
Dance: Dance Program, 347A General Services Building.
Music: Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building. Theatre: University Theatre, 220 Johnson Hall.

Drumline/Percussion Studio Scholarship
Established in 2004, this scholarship is for a percussion student.
Criteria: Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student in Music, Theatre and Dance who is majoring in percussion and/or is a percussionist member of an ensemble who has an overall GPA of at least 2.5.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

Jack Curfman Creative and Visual Design Scholarship*
This scholarship was created to honor Jack Curfman, an internationally recognized exhibition designer and CSU alumnus, who taught in the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Applied Human Sciences for 50 years.
Criteria: Applicant must be a sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student majoring in apparel design, interior design, graphic design, or theater design and technology who shows creative promise and possesses a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Application: Complete the University’s on-line scholarship application.

Denver Lyric Opera Guild Scholarship
Established in 1995 by the Denver Lyric Opera Guild, this award is for an aspiring undergraduate vocal student.
Criteria: Recipient must be an undergraduate music major with an emphasis in vocal music and maintain a cumulative 2.4 GPA.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

Lucille Boston Dickens Memorial Music Scholarship
Established in 1999, this endowed scholarship honors the memory of Lucille Boston Dickens, one of the University’s first graduates in music. The award is made possible by donations from friends and family members.
Criteria: Recipient must be a voice student enrolled in the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance; show exceptional vocal talent; and maintain an overall 3.0 GPA.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

Wendel Diebel Memorial Scholarship*
Established in 1991, this scholarship honors Wendel Diebel, former coordinator of CSU’s Keyboard Division. Funding for this award was made possible by contributions from friends of the music program who wanted to share their love of music through scholarship support.
Criteria: Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate keyboard student, an excellent performer, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

Berniece L. Echols Memorial Music Scholarship
This endowed scholarship was created in memory of Berniece Echols, a CSU employee for 26-years, music lover, and teacher.
Criteria: Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student majoring in music, demonstrate outstanding musical talent, and maintain a music major GPA of 3.0 and an overall GPA of at least 2.5.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

Robert and Aretha Garretson Piano Scholarship
Established in 1997 with gifts from family and friends of Robert Garretson.
Criteria: Recipient may be an undergraduate or graduate piano student.  Recipient must be a declared music major within the Music, Theatre & Dance Department who has exemplary, demonstrated talent in music.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, & Dance, 100 Music Building.

Fort Collins Music Club Scholarship
This scholarship is presented annually by the Fort Collins Music Club.
Criteria: Recipient must be a resident of Larimer County, demonstrate outstanding musical talent, and be a music major.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

David Paul Knight Memorial Scholarship
Established in 1989, this endowed scholarship honors the memory of David Paul Knight, a music student at Colorado State. The award is made possible by contributions from alumni, friends, and the Knight family.
Criteria: Applicant must demonstrate a strong interest in jazz music, interest in becoming a Music major, a GPA of at least 2.5, financial need, and participate in jazz ensembles or combos.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

David W. and Sarah M. Morris Memorial Scholarship
Established in 1965, this award honors the memory of David and Sarah Morris and was made possible by contributions from friends, alumni, faculty, staff, and the Morris family.
Criteria: Recipient must make outstanding contributions in all areas of the Theatre Arts program. A slate of candidates is selected by Theatre faculty members.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

Opera Pronto Scholarship*

Page Jones Richards Palmquist Families Scholarship
Established through the Page Jones Richards Foundation by Michael Palmquist and Jessica Richards-Palmquist, this scholarship supports students who express themselves through the creative and performing arts and who share a commitment to service and scholarship.
Criteria: Applicant must be a major in the Department of Art, Music, Theatre, and Dance, or English (with a writing or creative writing concentration), maintain a 3.5 GPA, demonstrate academic excellence as expressed through faculty support and a focus on service through academic pursuits, and demonstrate financial need.
Application: Complete the University’s on-line scholarship application.

E & L Sallee Music Scholarship
Established in 1992, this endowment was created by the E and L Sallee estate.
Criteria: Recipient must be a full-time Music major, maintain satisfactory progress in degree program, and demonstrate outstanding
musical talent.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

John and Marilou Smith Music Scholarship
Established in 2003 by friends and family of John Warren Smith, this award celebrates his lifelong love and sharing of music.
Criteria: Recipient must be a Music major with an overall G.P.A. of 3.5 or higher, who demonstrates talent in string performance and dedication to future performance and the music profession.
Application: Contact the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 100 Music Building.

Lionel Stubblefield Scholarship

John N. Stern Scholarship
Established in 1982 with proceeds from a gift of land from John N. Stern.
Criteria: Recipient must be enrolled in the Music program, have exceptional music talent; preference shall be given to a student who performs in strings.
Application: Complete the University’s on-line scholarship application.

Thelonious Scholarship*
Established with generous gifts from friends of the college.
Criteria: Recipient may be an undergraduate or graduate full-time student and must be enrolled in the Music, Theater & Dance program.  Recipient must participate in the CSU Jazz Ensemble/Combo. Minimum 2.5 GPA.
Application: Complete the University’s on-line scholarship application.

John and Pat Venable CSUWA Scholarship