Ballet and Theater Dance |
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. |
The NFMC Dance Award
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| 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:
Tap & Jazz: $150 - 1st Place , $100 - 2nd Place
Lyrical: $150 - 1st Place , $100 - 2nd Place
Age 15-18:
Tap & Jazz: $250 - 1st Place, $100 - 2nd Place
Lyrical: $250 - 1st Place, $100 - 2nd Place
(Funded by Agnes Fowler & Oscar Valentin Endowments) | May 1 |
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NFMC Chairman: Gay Dill
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File(s): Application Form
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Cello or Double Bass |
The NFMC Mary Alice Cox Award
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| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must not have reached the 19th birthday as of application deadline | None | $1,800 – 1st Place
$1,300 – 2nd Place
$800 – 3rd Place
Funded by Cox Endowment | March 1 |
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NFMC Chairman: Matt Miller
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File(s): Application Form
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Composition |
The NFMC Music for the Blind Composition Award
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| 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
(Funded by the Agnes Fowler Endowment) | March 1 |
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NFMC Chairman: Elizabeth Paris
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File(s): Application Form
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Essay |
The NFMC National Music Week Essay Contest
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| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must be in grades 7 – 12 | None | $50 in each of the 50 states | January 15th |
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NFMC Chairman: Mary Ellen Ulmer
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File(s): Application Form
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Instrumental |
The Stillman Kelley Awards
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| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must not have reached the 19th birthday by March 1 | None | $1,000 – 1st place, for further study
$500 – 2nd place
$300 – 3rd place
5 regional awards @ $200 each
(Funded by Stillman-Kelley Endowment in honor of Mr. & Mrs. Stillman Kelley) | February 1 |
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NFMC Chairman: Carolyn Poe
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File(s): Application Form
| Rules |
Instrumental and Vocal |
The NFMC Joyce Walsh Junior Awards for the Handicapped
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| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must have reached the 12th but not the 19th birthday by application deadline | None | $2,000 – 1st place
$1,500 – 2nd place
One award of $700 in each of the five regions.
(Funded by T-shirt Project Endowment) | March 1 |
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NFMC Coordinator: Anita Blackmon
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File(s): Application Form
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Instrumental and Vocal |
The NFMC Music for the Blind Performance Awards
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| 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
(Funded by NFMC & the Oscar Valentin Endowment) | March 1 to Regional Chairman |
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NFMC Chairman: Elizabeth Paris
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File(s): Application Form
| Rules |
Instrumental and Vocal |
The W. Paul Benzinger/Valentin Music for the Blind Performance Award
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| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must NOT have reached the 14th birthday by application deadline | $1.25 | One $200 award in each of the five NFMC Regions. | March 1 to Regional Chairman |
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NFMC Chairman: Elizabeth Paris
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File(s): Application Form
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Piano |
The NFMC Thelma Byrum Piano Award
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| 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 |
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NFMC Chairman: Carolyn Poe
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File(s): Application Form
| Rules |
Piano Solo |
The Marilyn Caldwell Piano Award
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| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| High School: Grades 10-11-12 | None | $500 – 1st place
$250 – 2nd place
Funded by Junior Festival Fees and Marilyn Caldwell Endowment | March 1, received by chairman |
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NFMC Chairman: Marilyn Caldwell
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File(s): Application Form
| Requirements |
Piano, Voice and Orchestral Instruments |
The NFMC Herman and Mary Neumann Award
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| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must be in High School | None | $850
(Funded by the Herman and Mary Neumann Legacy) | February 1 |
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NFMC Chairman: Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, Michigan 49643
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File(s): Application Form
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Poetry |
The NFMC Angie Greer Music in Poetry Award
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| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must not have reached the 19th birthday by application deadline | None | 4 – $50 Awards
(Funded by Junior Festival Fees) | February 15
(state chairmen) |
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NFMC Chairman: Dr. Marie Speece
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File(s): Application Form
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Viola |
The NFMC Wendell Irish Viola Award
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| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Must have reached the 12th, but not the 19th birthday by application deadline | None | $1,000 - 1st Place
$750 - 2nd Place
One $250 award in each of the five NFMC Regions | February 1 |
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NFMC Chairman: Dr. George Keck
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File(s): Application Form
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