For Additonal Information

Several partial scholarships are available to applicants for both Summer Programs and both Youth Division Summer Programs. These scholarships are based on financial need and potential. A live audition is not required to receive a scholarship. A letter from your parents (or you, if you are financially independent) detailing financial need and occupation must accompany your application, as must a copy of the first two pages of your parents' 1040 Tax Return (yours, if you are financially independent).

PLEASE NOTE

Vocal Summer Program and Vocal Youth Division Summer Program Applicants Requesting Aid:
If NOT applying in person, your audition MUST be via DVD (no tapes or CDs), which may be made no more than one month prior to applying. No opera performances permitted.
Instrumental Summer Program and Instrumental Youth Division Summer Program Applicants Requesting Aid:
NO auditions are in person. To request aid, audition MUST be via CD or CASSETTE TAPE, which may be made no more than one month prior to applying.

Accepted participants must adhere to the payment schedule outlined in the letter of acceptance. Failure to do so will result in loss of scholarship offered.

Endowed Scholarships

Bel Canto Institute would like to thank the benefactors who have made the following scholarships possible:
Vassos-Valdes Scholarship for Male Voice
Ruth Welting Memorial Scholarship for Voice
Kathryn Ostlund Memorial Scholarship for Voice
Luigi Ricci Memorial Scholarship
Buddy Memorial Scholarships
Fred and Marjorie Klaviter Memorial Scholarship for Violin
Douglas Bakken Klaviter Memorial Scholarship for Male Voice
Douglas Bakken Klaviter Memorial Scholarship for Trumpet
Anonymous Donors:
Three scholarships

If you are a member of Mu Phi Epsilon, contact your local chapter for possible scholarships.