Scholarship

2012 Midwest Highland Arts Fund - Scholarship to Study Piping Abroad!

Just imagine receiving instruction on the Great Highland Bagpipe, April 12, 13, 14, & 15, 2012, surrounded by the beauty and sun in Italy! One piper from any Midwest Pipe Band Association member state will do just that when he or she is awarded this scholarship to attend the Italian Spring Piping School.

The scholarship will cover travel, room, board and tuition at this outstanding piping school, with world-class instructors. Accommodations are first-class, and the Italian hospitality and cuisine result in an amazing experience.

According to 2011 MHAF Scholarship awardee, Alex Brown:

‘The trip was a once in a lifetime experience for me that will have a lasting effect on both my life and my piping. The level of attention

I received is significant, and there were 1 on 1 sessions as well. I took away so much information that resulted in dramatically improving my piping ability since I returned.’

You, too, can have the experience that Alex had last year. Review the guidelines below and submit your application by the December 15, 2011 deadline in order to be considered.

The daily programs will run from 9 am - 5 pm and will cover all aspects of performance including practice routines, technique, musical expression, tuning and ensemble playing. In addition, there will be a public concert, individual tuition, Piping Qualification Board examinations, and a CLASP competition. Details about the previous (2011) Italian Piping School can be found at http://www.italianspringschool.it (The Italian Spring School website will be updated soon with the 2012 school information and location)

Application Submission Guidlines

Please submit each typewritten answer on one page or less, single-spaced, in 12 point font. All applications must be submittted by December 15, 2011 by email only to: Cliff Davis, President, Midwest Highland Arts Fund. cliff@mhaf.org

Include the following:

Name
Address
Telephone Number
Email address

How would piping education in Italy benefit you as a musician, and as a person?
How has Winter Storm workshop attendance assisted (or will assist) your development as a musician, and as a person?
Supporting document:
Midwest Highland Arts Fund requires a letter of recommendation (one page or less, single-spaced, in 12 point font) to be submitted from your primary instructor, Pipe Major, outlining: a) how piping education in Italy would benefit you as a musician and as a person, and b) how attending Winter Storm workshops assisted (or will assist) your development as a musician and as a person.

Rules:

Applicants agree to abide by the terms of these official rules and by the decisions of Midwest Highland Arts Fund, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the Scholarship.
Midwest Highland Arts Fund reserves the right to disqualify any Applicant that it determines, in its sole discretion, is ineligible to participate.
Eligible Applicants are residents or citizens of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Directors of MHAF, their immediate family members, and members of the same households, are ineligible.
Incomplete applications will not be considered
Applications become the property of MHAF.
The Directors of Midwest Highland Arts Fund will determine the Scholarship recipient. The Winner will be announced at the January 14, 2012 Winter Storm concert in Kansas City; Applicant must be present to win.
The Contest is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and is void where prohibited by law or regulation.

Midwest Highland Arts Fund does not discriminate against any applicant for reasons of gender, religion, national or ethnic origin, color,
age, conditions of handicap, financial need, musical proficiency, or competitive musical success.