DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship

A one-time $5,000 award given to one student who is pursuing undergraduate or graduate study in music. The concentrated area of music study may include performance, composition, theory, or education. Applicants must be accepted or currently enrolled in an accredited university or college in the United States and a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent GPA on the scale used by the institution is required. Applicants will write a personal statement describing their humanitarian or volunteer contributions on behalf of their community and/or country. In recognition of the city Marian Anderson called home, preference will be given to students from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metropolitan area. This scholarship is not automatically renewed. However, recipients may reapply for consideration each year for up to four consecutive years. This scholarship is funded through the DAR-Marian Anderson Legacy Fund.