The NFMC Vivian Menees Nelson Award for the Disabled and Visually Impaired

Category: Instrument or Voice

Age Limit	Entry Fee	Award Amount	Deadline for Application
25 through 34 years of age (who is disabled or visually impaired)	$5	$400 (A gift of Vivian Menees Nelson)	February 1

NFMC Chairman:

Alice Conway

application form

Emil and Ruth Beyer Composition Awards

Category: Piano solo, Piano-voice, Chamber Music Composition

Age Limit	Entry Fee	Award Amount	Deadline for Application
Must have reached the 20th but not the 31st, birthday by application deadline	$20	$2,000 1st Place- Piano Solo $2,000 1st Place – Piano-voice $4,000 1st Place – Chamber Music (instrumental only) $700 2nd Place – Chamber Music (instrumental only) (Funded by the Emil and Ruth Beyer Legacy)	March 1

NFMC Chairman:

Stephen Varney

application form

RULES

The NFMC Ruth Morse Wilson Handbell Award

Category: Handbell

Age Limit	Entry Fee	Award Amount	Deadline for Application
None	$10	$250 (Funded by the Ruth Morse Wilson Legacy)	April 1

NFMC Chairman:

Carole Langley

application form

PROCEDURES

The NFMC Lucile Parrish Ward Veteran’s Award
(honoring a past national president)

Category: Former students who have served in the armed forces of our country and who wish to resume their study in pursuit of a career in music.

Age Limit	Entry Fee	Award Amount	Deadline for Application
None	$20	$2,250	June 1

NFMC Chairman:

Richard Dill

APPLICATION FORM

The NFMC Dr. Ouida Keck Award
(honoring a past national president)

Category: Professional Development for the Independent Piano Teacher

Age Limit	Entry Fee	Award Amount	Deadline for Application
Minimum age requirement of 21	None	$1,400	July 1

NFMC Chairman:

Laurel Ince

APPLICATION FORM

The NFMC U.S. Armed Forces American Music Award

Category: Composition

Age Limit	Entry Fee	Award Amount	Deadline for Application
None	$20	$500 – 1st Place $250 – 2nd Place Funded by FAMA	June 1

NFMC Chairman:

Richard Dill

APPLICATION FORM

The Anne Gannett Award for Veterans
(honoring a past national president)

Category: Former students who have served in the armed forces of our country and who wish to resume their study in pursuit of a career in music.

Age Limit	Entry Fee	Award Amount	Deadline for Application
None	$20	$1,500	June 1, odd numbered years

NFMC Chairman:

Richard Dill

APPLICATION FORM