NAMM Foundation Accepting Applications for Round Two of Music Industry Tuition Scholarships
Program Designed to Support Future Music Products Industry Professionals
The NAMM Foundation announced today that it is now accepting applications for Music Products Industry Scholarships for the 2010 fall semester. The program supports individuals enrolled in college and university music education or music business programs who are preparing for careers in the music products industry.
The deadline for submitting an application for the fall 2010 semester is June 1. Recipients will be notified of their awards by August 1. Interested parties can view scholarship guidelines and submit an electronic scholarship application at www.nammfoundation.org.
NAMM Foundation Music Products Industry Scholarships offer tuition scholarships of $2,500 to $5,000 to support full-time music business and music education college students who demonstrate unique qualifications and proven interest in pursuing careers in the music products industry. Funds will be administered by the student’s university. Students can also apply in September 2010 for the President’s Innovation Award to support travel costs to attend the 2011 NAMM Show in Anaheim, Calif., Jan. 13-16, 2011. Information about the President’s Innovation Award will be available in the fall on the NAMM Foundation’s Web site.
“The NAMM Membership is committed to supporting the best and brightest young hopefuls who will one day become future leaders in this industry,” said NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond. “The goal of the program is to assist these students in their educational efforts as they expand their ambitions for professions in the music products industry.”
For more detailed information about the programs that the NAMM Foundation’s initiatives support and to access funding guidelines and details, visit www.nammfoundation.org or e-mail grants@namm.org.
About NAMM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission of advancing active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry. For more information about The NAMM Foundation, please visit www.nammfoundation.org.
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About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit trade association representing the $18.1 billion global music products industry, with a mission to strengthen the music industry and promote the pleasures and benefits of making music. Comprised of more than 9,000 member companies and individual professionals worldwide, NAMM supports an industry that employs more than 400,000 people globally. Through its programs, events and advocacy efforts, NAMM advances a shared vision of a thriving, innovative and inclusive music products industry where every person has access to the joy of music-making. NAMM also operates The NAMM Foundation, investing in the future of music through the support of education, global grantmaking and featured programs that expand participation in music across all ages and stages of life. Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., NAMM serves as a leading voice for the global music products industry through public policy, advocacy, education and other member services. For more information, visit NAMM.org, and learn more about NAMM’s Vision, Mission & Objectives at NAMM About Page.