BRBB Senior Scholarships

Big Red Band Booster Annual Senior Scholarship Awards

Congratulations to 2018 scholarship & award recipients!
2018 Big Red Band Booster Senior Scholarships: Julia Markey and Nate Renner
2018 SAHS Red Winzer Instrumental Music Scholarship: Matt Falbo
2018 Tournament Indoor Association (TIA) Chapter 2 Scholarship: Lauren Steffy
2018 Tournament Indoor Association (TIA) Scholarship: Derek Booz

The Big Red Band Boosters, Inc., annually presents two awards to qualified seniors who are currently active members of the Big Red Marching Band. Each recipient is awarded $500.00 to further her or his education.

Scholarship recipients will be announced at the SAHS Senior Awards, to be held on Monday, June 4th, 6:30-8pm.

Application deadline: 11:59pm on Saturday, March 31, 2018 (this is the Saturday during Spring Break.)

Questions? Send a message to scholarship@soudertonbigred.org.

To apply

• 1. Complete and submit the Scholarship Application (it’s a Google Form). After you submit the application, you will receive a confirmation message from Google Forms. If you do not receive a confirmation within a day, contact the Scholarship Committee at scholarship@soudertonbigred.org.
  2. Submit proof of acceptance or application: Send one of the following to the Scholarship Committee at scholarship@soudertonbigred.org:
     —a PDF copy of an acceptance letter to an accredited institution
     —proof that your application to an accredited school has been received

You will receive a confirmation message from the Scholarship Committee once your application is complete.

Eligibility

To be eligible, seniors must meet all of the following requirements:

• Applicants must be active senior members of the Souderton Area High School Big Red Marching Band.
• Applicants must have at least four years experience in the Marching Band.
• Applicants must have participated for four years in any of the following:
  —Concert Band or Symphonic Band
  —Lab Band or Jazz Band
  —Indoor Percussion or Winter Guard
• Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 as of the end of the first semester of their senior year.
• As outlined in the BRBB bylaws, applicants must submit a formal application to the Awards Committee by the deadline.
• Applicants must provide evidence of either application or acceptance to an accredited college, university, institute, or technical school: A copy of an acceptance letter or college application must be submitted with the BRBB Scholarship application.

Selection Criteria

• Applicants should demonstrate qualities of leadership, responsibility, and cooperation and have shown distinction during participation in the eligible band organizations (listed above).
• Applicants should demonstrate a comprehensive and diverse involvement and have shown distinction in school and/or non-school activities.
• Accuracy in completing the application is important. The application includes three short essay prompts, which must meet the word count requirements (100-250 words each).

The application must be submitted online and proof of college application/acceptance must be e-mailed by Saturday, March 31, 2018 (11:59pm). No application can be submitted after this date.

Other Considerations

• Financial need is not a criterion for this award.
• If, in the opinion of the committee, there are no qualified applicants for the present year, the award will not be given.
• If, in the opinion of the committee, there is a tie, the available money will be equally divided among the award winners.