Amount of Award

• Approximately $400 (depending on prevailing interest rates)
• Award amounts may fluctuate from year to year due to changing economic conditions and varying interest rates.

Institution Eligibility

• Any Arkansas college (2-or 4-year) or university that is currently designated as an AFMC Federated Institution*
• The Award will be presented to a music major currently enrolled at an AFMC Federated Institution based on a predetermined rotation schedule that stipulates which of these institutions will be eligible to select a student for the award in any given year
• In the Fall, AFMC will contact the Music Department Chair of this institution to select a qualified student who meets (or exceeds) the recipient eligibility requirements outlined below
• Note: The Award will not be made to the same student or the same AFMC Federated Institution for two consecutive years

Recipient Eligibility

• Student must be both a United States citizen and currently enrolled as a music major at an AFMC Federated Institution
• Student must have completed 24 or more credit hours (music and non-music courses) from an AFMC Federated Institution
• Student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Student will be chosen by the Music Department Chair in consultation with the student’s primary instructor of applied music (voice, piano, etc.) and/or the student’s academic advisor
• Student should be recognized by the Music Department Chair and the primary applied instructor (or academic advisor) for their contributions to music performance and/or scholarship

Notification & Presentation of Award

• Student recipient will be presented with both a certificate and a monetary award at the annual AFMC Spring Convention
• Music Department Chair must report to the AFMC Contact (above) the full contact information of the student who has been selected to receive the Award no later than February 1
• Student recipient may be invited to perform at the AFMC Spring Convention and/or share briefly about their music research

* AFMC Federated Institutions are Arkansas College and University Music Departments that have paid an annual membership fee to AFMC in order for their students to be eligible to apply for a number of awards and competitions sponsored by AFMC. For more information about specific awards and competitions, see the NFMC Competitions and Awards Chart.

Chair:
Dr. Chris Thompson, Assoc. Prof. of Music
Williams Baptist College
56 McClellan Dr
PO Box 3664
Walnut Ridge, AR 72476
cthompson@williamsbu.edu