Bud to Bloom | Women's Symphony League of Tyler

The Women’s Symphony League of Tyler is honored to announce the Bud to Bloom Scholarship. The $500.00 scholarship is awarded annually by the Women’s Symphony League of Tyler and the Junior Symphony League of Tyler.

The Bud to Bloom Scholarship application is limited to beginning music students, currently at the seventh grade level or under, who have had nine months or less of private instrumental or vocal lessons for which the application is intended. The Scholarship will be distributed to the recipient’s approved teacher on a monthly basis until the sum of $500.00 is depleted. Funds must be used within one year from the date it is awarded.

The selection committee for the Bud to Bloom Scholarship is comprised of select members of the Women’s Symphony League of Tyler. All applicants must meet all the Rules, Guidelines, and Criteria to be considered, as the items required in the Application Packet are weighted equally and the awarding of the scholarship is based only on these components.

The Bud to Bloom Scholarship winner will be announced in the Spring.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING DECEMBER 15 and DUE NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 15.

The applicant must be a legal resident of Smith County, Texas, and a young person, currently at the seventh grade level or under, who has had nine (9) months or less of private music instruction. This $500 scholarship is to provide private instrumental or vocal lessons. The scholarship will be distributed to the recipient’s approved teacher on a monthly basis until the sum of $500 is depleted. Funds must be used within one year of the date it is awarded.

Please include the following in your completed packet:

Completed and Signed Bud to Bloom Application
Two letters of recommendation. Please download the Bud to Bloom Letter of Recommendation
Recent school type photograph

Your application Packet must be complete to be considered for the Scholarship.

Bud to Bloom Form

Please email your Application Packet to wslscholarship@gmail.com or mail physical copy to:

Women’s Symphony League of Tyler
Bud to Bloom Scholarship
P.O. Box 6823
Tyler, TX 75711

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You may also complete and email the application electronically. Note: if the application opens in your browser and does not allow you to fill out the fields, please download the application to your computer first, and then you will be able to fill it out to submit it.

To make a donation to the scholarship fund, please click below.

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