Senior Instrumental Scholarships

Senior Scholarship Criteria 2023-2024

The Rocky River Music Backers will award one, $1000 Scholarship to a graduating senior who fits these criteria: 

1. Senior must be a current member of the Instrumental Music Program this school year and last school year (consecutive years). If the student is new to Rocky River in 2023-2024, they must have participated in their former school’s Instrumental Music Program the prior year.

2. Senior will be attending college in the fall to pursue a music-related major or minor (e.g. music education, music [including vocal] performance, music tech, music admin, music therapy, composition, music history, music theory, musical theater, etc.,). Preference will be given to music majors, with consideration for music minors. 

3. No student will be eligible if they have a family member currently serving on the Rocky River Music Backers Board of Trustees or on the RRMB scholarship committee. 

Note: Rocky River High School Local Scholarship Selection Committee will choose the recipient of the Music Backers Senior Scholarship, selecting from the pool of local scholarship applicants. This committee may reach out to the music director to verify eligibility.