For more information contact:
Dr. Leslie Odom
Director of Graduate Studies
(352) 392-0223 x231
E-mail: lodom@ufl.edu

A variety of special, named scholarship and graduate assistantships are available to graduate students through the Friends of Music. Award recipients are selected during the spring term, and are recognized at the Annual School of Music Awards Convocation in April. The amount of the awards, as well as the criteria for selection vary, as noted below:

• George W. Tedder, Jr. and Susan Heald Tedder Graduate Assistantship in Choral Music: Awarded to a full-time graduate student pursuing a degree in Choral Conducting, based on the student's overall record of accomplishment in choral conducting. Eligible students are selected by the Director of Choral Activities. The assistantship carries an annual stipend of between $6000 and $6500, and covers in-and out-of-state tuition for nine credits each fall and spring term. The term of the assistantship is for two academic years.

• Mr. & Mrs. John V. D'Albora Scholarship Given in Honor of Frances Millikan Reitz: Awarded annually to a full-time graduate student who has demonstrated an overall record of accomplishment in music, with excellence in one or more of the following areas: music performance, composition, research, or grade point average. Eligible students are selected by the Graduate Advisors Group, based on recommendations from members of the graduate faculty. The amount of the award is $1,000.

• A. Didier Graeffe Scholarship: Awarded annually to a graduate music major in the School of Music, who, to the satisfaction of the Theory/Composition faculty, demonstrates financial need. Preference is given to minority students. Students studying composition are given first consideration. In the event that there is no qualified recipient in a given year, the award need not be given. Recipients should, whenever possible, perform at least one of Didier Graeffe's compositions during the year for which the scholarship is given. The amount of the award varies each year, based on the amount of interest earned on the endowment principal, and is given in addition to any scholarship the student may already hold.

• David L. Wilmot Scholarship in Music Education: Awarded annually to a full-time graduate student who has demonstrated commitment to the field of Music Education and who seeks to pursue a career in that field. Recipients are selected by the Music Education faculty in the spring term prior to the academic year in which the award will be made available. The amount of the award is $1000 and is renewable.

• Edith P. Pitts Graduate Piano Scholarship: Awarded to an entering graduate student in piano, based on audition at the time of application for the program. Recipients are selected annually by the piano faculty. In the event that there is no qualified recipient in a given year, the award need not be given. The amount of the award is $1000, and is renewable for one year.