The Concert Singers of Cary in Cary, NC will offer the annual Fuller Blunt Memorial Scholarship in memory of its founder again during Spring 2012. The scholarship will be awarded to a graduating North Carolina high school senior who has been accepted and will be entering a college or university in the fall of 2012 as Music major. It will be a one-time award of $1000 paid directly to the college of choice at the beginning of the 2012 academic year. The music scholarship application and the recommendation form are available below.
How Applicants Are Judged:
Applicants will be judged upon the following criteria:
- Need
- Musical accomplishments
- Desire to pursue a major in music
- Academic achievement
- Recommendation from a music professional, submitted on a separate form from the application
- Audition CD (3 copies)
Three copies of a recording of the applicant’s performance must be submitted with the application. It should include no more than three selections of varying styles and must be provided on CD.
All applications, recommendations, and audition CDs must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2012 and submitted to:
Fuller S. Blunt Memorial Scholarship Committeec/o Concert Singers of Cary
P.O. Box 1921
Cary, NC 27512-1921
If needed, personal interviews and or live auditions may be scheduled by the scholarship committee to complete the selection process. The scholarship will be awarded in May 2012. The scholarship committee will notify all applicants by letter of its decision regarding their applications.
Any questions regarding the scholarship may be directed to the scholarship committee at the address above or by sending email to scholarship chair Donna Parker at .
Thank you for your interest in this special scholarship. We look forward to receiving your application.
Download a Copy of the Application Form:
Download a copy of the scholarship application and application cover letter from the scholarship committee in Adobe Acrobat format. To download the latest release of Adobe Acrobat, Click here.
Members of the Scholarship Committee:
The scholarship committee for 2011-2012
- Ms. Donna P. Parker, Chairperson
- Ms. Nancy Blunt
- Mr. Lawrence Speakman
Fuller S. Blunt Scholarship Winners
2003 – Sara Wolfgram, Enloe High School
2004 – no award
2005 – Eric Grundstrom, Cary High School
2006 – Rebecca Gottstein, Enloe High High School
2007 – Colin Fernandez, Sanderson High School
2008 – Ashley Martin, Cardinal Gibbons High School
2009 – Laura Buff, Enloe High School
2010 – Michael Davis, Green Hope High School
2011 – Rebecca Telford-Marx, Jordan High School
