Note: Members of the Junior Division should also carefully check the NFMC Summer Scholarships, as various age levels are included in Summer Music Center and camp opportunities.
To print out the application form for any of the competitions below, click on the yellow notepad icon below the chart description.
For help printing out forms click on the help icon. 
The Stillman Kelley Awards
Category: Instrumental
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must not have reached the 17th birthday by March 1 |
None |
$1,000 – 1st place, for further study |
February 1 |
| NFMC Chairman: | Carolyn Poe |
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application form |
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RULES |
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The NFMC Thelma Byrum Piano Award
Category: Piano
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must not have reached the 17th birthday by application deadline |
None |
$350 for further study. (Funded by Thelma Byrum Endowment) |
February 1 |
| NFMC Chairman: | Carolyn Poe |
Note: Byrum Piano Award applicants use the Stillman Kelly forms above.
The NFMC Wendell Irish Viola Award
Category: Viola
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must have reached the 12th, but not the 19th birthday by application deadline |
None |
Five $600 awards per year. One in each of the five NFMC Regions. |
February 1 |
| NFMC Chairman: | Dr. George Keck |
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application form |
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RULES |
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The NFMC Dance Award
Category: Ballet and Theater Dance
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must have reached the 11th, but not the 19th birthday by application deadline |
$5 |
Age 11-14: |
May 1 |
| NFMC Chairman: | Gay Dill |
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application form |
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rules |
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The NFMC Joyce Walsh Junior Awards for the Handicapped
Category: Instrumental and Vocal
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must have reached the 12th but not the 19th birthday by application deadline |
$2 |
$2,000 – 1st place |
March 1 |
| NFMC Coordinator: | Anita Blackmon or Anita Blackmon |
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application form |
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The NFMC Herman and Mary Neuman Award
Category: Piano, Voice and Orchestral Instruments
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must be in High School |
None |
$800 |
February 1 |
| NFMC Chairman: |
Interlochen Arts Academy Interlochen, Michigan 49643 |
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application form |
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The NFMC Music for the Blind Performance Awards
Category: Instrumental and Vocal
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must not have reached the 10th birthday but not the 19th birthday by application deadline |
$1.25 |
Two $195 awards in each of the five NFMC Regions |
March 1 to Regional Chairman |
| NFMC Chairman: | Elizabeth Paris |
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application form |
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The W. Paul Benzinger/Valentin Music for the Blind Performance Award
Category: Instrumental and Vocal
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must NOT have reached the 14th birthday by application deadline |
$1.25 |
One $175 award in each of the five NFMC Regions. |
March 1 to Regional Chairman |
| NFMC Chairman: | Elizabeth Paris |
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application form |
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The NFMC Music for the Blind Awards
Category: Composition
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must have reached the 10th, but not the 19th birthday by application deadline |
$1.25 per manuscript |
$100 |
March 1 |
| NFMC Chairman: | Elizabeth Paris |
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application form |
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The NFMC Mary Alice Cox Award
Category: Cello or Double Bass
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must not have reached the 19th birthday as of application deadline |
None |
$1,700 – 1st Place |
March 1 |
| NFMC Chairman: | Matt Miller |
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application form |
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The NFMC Angie Greer Music in Poetry Award
Category: Poetry
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must not have reached the 19th birthday by application deadline |
None |
4 – $50 Awards |
February 15 |
| NFMC Chairman: | Dr. Marie Speece |
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application form |
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The NFMC National Music Week Essay Contest
Category: Essay
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must be in grades 7 – 12 |
None |
$50 in each of the 50 states |
February 1 |
| NFMC Chairman: | Mary Ellen Ulmer |
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application form |
