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WALTER B. ROBERTS SCHOLARSHIP

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  • SCPFA Members in good standing are invited to enter their high school students who meet the eligibility requirements in the 2025 Walter B. Roberts Scholarship Competition.  ​

  • Good standing members are those whose association dues are current.  

  • The Walter B. Roberts Scholarship Competition will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the University of South Carolina School of Music in Columbia.

  • The 2025 Walter B. Roberts Scholarship amount is $4,000.00.  SCPFA reserves the right to withhold the awarding of the scholarship should the competition adjudicators so advise.

  • In addition to meeting to meeting all festival eligibility requirements, scholarship applicants must:

    • Be a pre-college, high school senior enrolled in 12th grade course work during the academic year of the audition​

    • Not have completed high school prior to August before the competition

    • Plan to enter college as a music major with piano as the primary performance instrument

  • ​Scholarship Requirements:​​

    • Scholarship applicants must perform for memory three pieces from the five major style periods: Baroque, Classical (including Beethoven), Romantic, Impressionistic and Contemporary.   Repertoire selections applicants have played in previous SCPFA auditions is not allowed.​

  • Scholarship Fundraising - Proceeds from the sale of used music will continue to support the Walter B. Roberts Scholarship Fund.  Donations are appreciated.

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