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Scholarship opportunity for music students offered

Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship through Jan. 31.

Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, the scholarship provides a one-time $5,000 award to one student annually who is pursuing undergraduate or graduate study in music.

Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was a groundbreaking African American contralto and an inspiration for civil rights.

Applicants should be accepted or currently enrolled in an accredited university or college in the United States and have a concentration in music in their course of study. Music performance, composition, theory or education are all areas that students may be specialized in to qualify for the scholarship.

Applicants should have a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent GPA on the scale used by the institution.

Applications require references sent through the application system, so students need to request their references ahead of the application deadline.

In honor of Anderson’s commitment to the community throughout her life and her willingness to share her incredible talent with the world, applicants are asked to write a personal statement describing their humanitarian or volunteer contributions on behalf of their community and/or country.

The scholarship is supported by the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Marian Anderson Legacy Fund.

Learn more about the relationship between Marian Anderson and the DAR and the organization’s ongoing efforts to honor her memory at www.dar.org/MarianAnderson.