Kirk Taylor Music  Scholarships

The Kirk Taylor Music Scholarship : Criteria 2024-2025

The Rocky River Music Backers will award $1000 scholarships to a graduating senior who fits these criteria (2 separate scholarships will be awarded): 

1. Senior must be a current member of the Instrumental or Vocal 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 or Vocal 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.