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The YMF Scholarship Competition has granted multiple cash awards  to talented young musicians, ages 9-25, each of the last 54 years. As private music instruction continues to become more and more expensive, YMF is one of the few places to which talented young musicians can apply for financial assistance. Selected applicants can receive awards from $500-$2,500 to use for private music instruction, music camp/school tuition or festival attendance and may be asked to perform at various YMF functions or public recitals.  The Scholarship Program for the 2011 – 2012 year has concluded, but interested applicants are encouraged to review the eligibility requirements listed below and to apply next year.    Applications will be available in Spring of 2012.

Eligibility

All applicants must demonstrate exceptional talent and financial need, and must be residents of Southern California. Instrumentalists & pianists may apply through the completion of their senior year of high school. Vocalists must be between the ages of 12 – 26.  If an applicant is not a U.S. citizen and is under age 18, applicant’s parents MUST live in the state of California.

Special Awards

YMF is proud to continue partnering with The ASCAP Foundation to award The ASCAP Foundation Leiber & Stoller Music Scholarship and the ASCAP Livingston/Evans Scholarship.

The ASCAP Livingston/Evans Scholarship of $2,500 will be awarded to one wind player between the ages of 9 through completion of their senior year of high school for private music lessons The ASCAP/Lieber & Stoller Scholarship of $10,000 will be awarded to one graduating high school senior towards their college tuition.

Congratulations to our 2011-12 YMF Scholars!

Hao Zhou, violin	The Dr. Leon S. Altman Violin Scholarship
Stefani Feldman, clarinet	The ASCAP Foundation / Leiber & Stoller Scholarship
Kristen Choi, voice	The John Audino Memorial Scholarship
Leah Hansen, cello	Eris M. Field Memorial Cello Scholarship Fund
Stephanie Tang, piano	The Elizabeth Garceau Memorial Piano Scholarship
Chandler Yu	The Elizabeth Garceau Memorial Violin Scholarship
William Berdine, guitar	The Gaskill Family
Jared Shull, horn	The Susan Greenberg Scholarship
Michelle Sung, flute	The Susan Greenberg Flute Scholarship
Hannah Swayze, horn	The Hyland Horn Scholarship
Tiffany Lu, piano	The Sylvia Kunin Piano Scholarship
Mayu Isom, oboe	Livingston & Evans Scholarship
Isabella Ma, piano	The Marlene Richman Memorial Scholarship
Yvonne Chou, piano	The Hans and Alice Schiff Memorial Piano Scholarship
Jonathan Kim, piano	The Hans and Alice Schiff Memorial Piano Scholarship
Eleanore Dunbar, violin	The Marie Lawyer Sucher Memorial Violin Scholarship
Tomsen Su, cello	The Sam and Alex Thomas Memorial Cello Scholarship