Alumni & Friends - Scholarships

One of the greatest gifts you may give a student is to provide assistance with tuition and living expenses. Many of our students are only able to attend university with the aid of scholarships. The following is a list of some of our scholarships. If you would be interested in donating to an existing fund or creating one of your own, please call Keith Wiggs in the MSU Development Office: 973-655-3443.

Marden Bate Scholarship: gifted voice students enrolled in the Cali School.
   
Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation Scholarship honoring Jean Hooper: outstanding and talented undergraduate or graduate music students; must demonstrate financial need and /or a talent which will enhance the school's program
   
Averil Briggs Scholarship: full-time student in strings
   
John and Rose Cali Scholarship for the Arts: prospective or currently enrolled full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the College of the Arts. Must have a minimum GPA of 2.5.
   
Sonia W. Cohen Scholarship: full-time incoming undergraduate student in good academic standing and enrolled in the Cali School with a music education concentration.
   
Larry A. Frank Scholarship: music major showing promise as a music educator, performer, therapist, composer, theorist or historian
   
Anna Laura Hansen-Griffith Scholarship: piano
   
Jeanne Heningburg Scholarship: prospective or currently enrolled African-American student majoring in music, dance or theatre. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 in major.
   
Howe Scholarship: music major, organ students given preference
   
Edna McEachern Music Fund: music major demonstrating financial need, musicianship and a contribution to the school.
   
Ward Moore Memorial Scholarship: full-time music education or performance major, at least 2 semesters completed
   
Morse Estate Scholarship: full-time undergraduate majoring in music who shows interest and ability
   
Lucile Oliva Scholarship: full-time junior or senior music major with GPA of at least 3.0
   
David's Fund Scholarships: fully matriculated upper level undergraduate and/or postbacculaureate students enrollment in the music therapy program; fully matriculated graduate student enrolled in the music therapy program.
   
Maryann Peins Memorial Piano Scholarship in honor of her father, Rudolph M. Peins: talented and gifted incoming freshman enrolled as a full-time music major studying piano, who shows promise as a performer, composer, or therapist with potential for professional success.
   
Presser Foundation: senior music major
   
Oscar Ravina Talent Grant: outstanding, full-time freshmen studying string instruments
   
Carol H. Wasserman Piano Scholarship: full-time undergraduate major
   
Thomas and Michele Wilt Scholarship: full-time music major in good academic standing with financial need who will perform his/her senior recital in the year that the scholarship is awarded. Recipients must meet the performance criteria established by the donor.
   
Konrad Wolff Scholarship: piano
   
Shanghai Scholarship: strings