Composition |
The NFMC U.S. Armed Forces American Music Award
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| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| None | $20 | $500 – 1st Place
$250 – 2nd Place
Funded by FAMA | June 1 |
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NFMC Chairman: Richard Dill
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File(s): Application Form
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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. |
The Anne Gannett Award for Veterans
(honoring a past national president) |
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| None | $20 | $1,500 | June 1, odd numbered years |
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NFMC Chairman: Richard Dill
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File(s): Application Form
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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. |
The NFMC Lucile Parrish Ward Veteran’s Award
(honoring a past national president) |
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| None | $20 | $2,250 | June 1 |
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NFMC Chairman: Richard Dill
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File(s): Application Form
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Handbell |
The NFMC Ruth Morse Wilson Handbell Award
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| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| None | $10 | $250
(Funded by the Ruth Morse Wilson Legacy) | April 1 |
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NFMC Chairman: Carole Langley
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File(s): Application Form
| Rules |
Instrument or Voice |
The NFMC Vivian Menees Nelson Award for the Disabled and Visually Impaired
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| 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 |
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NFMC Chairman: Alice Conway
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File(s): Application Form
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Piano solo, Piano-voice, Chamber Music Composition |
Emil and Ruth Beyer Composition Awards
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| 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 |
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NFMC Chairman: Stephen Varney
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File(s): Application Form
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Professional Development for the Independent Piano Teacher |
The NFMC Dr. Ouida Keck Award
(honoring a past national president) |
| Age Limit | Entry Fee | Award Amount | Deadline for Application |
| Minimum age requirement of 21 | None | $1,500 | July 1 |
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NFMC Chairman: Laurel Ince
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File(s): Application Form
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