"Any individual musician (instrumental or vocal) from the United States who has a
disability, age 25 and under is eligible to apply. Any individual musician (instrumental or
vocal) from outside the United States who has a disability, age 30 and under, is eligible
to apply."
Amount of Award: $5,000
Application Deadline: November & December
Number of Awards: 4
Contact Information:
VSA arts International Young Soloists Award
818 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
http://www.vsarts.org/x2283.xml
JOYCE WALSH JUNIOR DISABILITY AWARD (Instrumental & Vocal)
Applicant must be a member of the National Federation of Music Clubs, either
through group membership or individual junior special membership.
Amount of Award: $500, $1,000 & $1,500
Application Deadline: March 1
Number of Awards: 7
Contact Information:
Anita Blackmon
1101 S. Ricky Road
Kennett, MO 63857-2015
Telephone: (573) 888-3998
E-mail: abblackmon@att.net or abblackmon@wmconnect.com
http://www.nfmc-music.org/Competitions/Annual%20Junior/annual_junior.htm
See Also The NFMC Music for the Blind Performance Awards, The W. Paul Benzinger/Valentin
Music for the Blind Performance Award & The NFMC Music for the Blind
Awards
R.L. GILLETTE SCHOLARSHIPS
For legally blind women who are enrolled in a full-time four-year undergraduate
degree program in literature or Music.
Amount of Award: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 31
Number of Awards: 2
Contact Information:
American Foundation for the Blind
Scholarship Committee
Information Center
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Attn: Dawn Bodrogi
Phone: (212) 502-7661
Toll Free: (800) 232-5463
http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?Documentid=2962