Scholarships

HOW TO APPLY (for parents of children ages 4-18) 

1) Ask your child’s music teacher to email a short recommendation discussing the student’s musical interest and dedication to laura.doe@sunydutchess.edu.  

2) Get their free or reduced lunch form from the cafeteria and send to Laura Doe at Laura.doe@sunydutchess.edu, Fax (845) 431-8988, or: 

Dutchess Community College 
53 Pendell Road 
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 
ATTN: Laura Doe, CBI 210 

WHAT’S NEXT 

You will be contacted to schedule an interview/brief audition at the college, or informed that there are no remaining funds and to reapply next semester. 

Before the interview/audition go to https://www.sunydutchess.edu/academyofmusic and click on the semester’s Credit-free Classes under LEARN MORE on the right side, and choose up to three group classes that fit your schedule.  

If awarded a scholarship, it will usually include a package of twelve 30-minute individual lessons, and 1-2 of the group classes of your choice. You will be sent registration links and asked to pay the $10/semester processing fee for each lesson package and group class ($20-30 total for the semester). 

Questions: Please call Laura or Christian at (845) 431-8916 

How to Apply (PDF version)