Cultural Heritage Foundation of the AUSS



Procedures and Timing for the Annual Scholarship Campaign

The annual campaign to select the recipients of the AUSS CHF Scholarship (s) will begin on September 1st and end on December 1st for the school year starting in late August/early September of that year. Between December 1st and December 15th, our Scholarship Committee will make the decision to award the scholarship (s) to the most deserving applicants. The Scholarship Chairperson will prepare a letter (s) to the recipient and a letter (s) to the recipients’ school. The letter (s) to the school will be sent with a check request (s) to the Treasurer of the AUSS CHF. The Treasurer will write the check (s) and enclose same in the letter (s) to the school (s) in a preaddressed envelope (s). Copies of the letters will be sent to the Treasurer as documentation for the outgoing checks. The checks will be mailed, by the Treasurer, by the last week of January in the following year.

The Scholarship Applicant

The applicants will be asked to complete the following:

  • Fill out a Scholarship Application
  • Provide a short list of your musical endeavors for the past year
  • Provide a recording of your performances
  • Provide a copy of your present school class schedule

The Selection of the Scholarship Recipients

The following criteria will be followed:

1.      The Scholarship should be for a Music Major. If there are no Music Majors, then someone with a Music Minor will be considered.

2.      A new applicant will receive preferential consideration over a re-applying recipient. However, if the Scholarship Committee deems that both candidates areequally qualified, a decision can be made to award both candidates with a Scholarship Award.

Scholarship Applications

The Scholarship Application is available on the AUSS website and should be sent to the Scholarship Chairman on the application.

Click here for Scholarship Application