Details can also be found on the NCMEA website under Programs.
GRANTS for teachers
MUSIC PROGRAM MATERIALS AND/OR PROJECT GRANT – up to $1,000
Provides music teachers an opportunity to purchase materials, supplies (including consumables) or to develop special projects to increase the existing potential for a quality music education program. Deadline 3/1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT – up to $3,200
Receive funding to organize a professional development opportunity for teachers in your area. Deadline 3/1
SCHOLARSHIPS for students
BARBARA BAIR SCHOLARSHIP – $2,000
Awarded to a graduating North Carolina high school senior who has been accepted by, and will be entering, a North Carolina college or university the following fall as a Music Education major. Deadline 3/1
BILL McCLOUD SCHOLARSHIP – $2,000
Awarded to an active collegiate member of NCMEA who is a resident of North Carolina and who has successfully completed 2 1/2 years in a music education degree program in North Carolina, with a GPA of 3.0. Deadline 3/1
RUTH JEWELL SCHOLARSHIP – $2,000
Awarded to a Music Education major who is a resident of North Carolina attending a North Carolina college or university and who has successfully completed 2 1/2 years in a music education degree program with a GPA of 2.8. Must be able to demonstrate financial need. Deadline 3/1
HORTENSE N. REID-KERR SCHOLARSHIP – $2,000
The Hortense N. Reid-Kerr scholarship is awarded to a Music Education major of a racial or ethnic minority who is a resident of North Carolina attending a North Carolina college or university. Hortense N. Reid-Kerr was the first full-term President of NCMEA and the first minority president of NCMEA (1971-1973). Hortense Reid-Kerr taught at Howard University, an HBCU in Washington D.C. During her tenure at there, she developed several generations of music educators, and although it is not a requirement, students from HBCUs are encouraged to apply. The scholarship is a one-time award of $2,000 and will be paid in a lump sum to the recipient and the college or university at the beginning of the recipient’s senior year. Deadline 3/1