Stickley Scholarship Fund

 

 

Music Scholarships and Grants Opportunities

 

The Elnora Hartman Stickley Scholarship Fund is administered by the Trust Department of 1st Source Bank. Grants are awarded for collegiate as well as non-collegiate music study and activities. The Scholarship Board accepts applications for undergraduate collegiate music scholarships from high school seniors in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties. Scholarships are for undergraduate students pursuing a major or minor degree in music at an accredited college or university. Recipients must have established permanent residency within St. Joseph or Elkhart counties, or be a student of a member of the South Bend Area Music Teachers Association. The collegiate application deadline is the third Friday in January. 

Applications for non-collegiate grants are accepted four times per year. Non-collegiate grants are awarded for activities such as teacher enrichment and continuing education, performance competition underwriting, student attendance at summer camps, and educational outreach for the community.  For more information, please refer to the applications on this website or contact 1st Source Bank’s Trust Department.

Applicants are responsible for knowing application deadline dates. Each application has a different deadline, and the deadline dates are firm. Application deadline for the college scholarships is the third Friday in January. For more information, contact Wendy Freeman-Campbell at 1st Source Bank, (574) 235-2799, FreemanCampbellw@1stsource.com

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Information & Instructions for Scholarship Applicant

Stickley Scholarship Collegiate Application Form

Stickley Scholarship Collegiate Renewal Application Form

Stickley Scholarship Non-Collegiate Form

Stickley Scholarship Application Form for SBAMTA Members (conference attendance, etc)

Stickley Scholarship Non-Collegiate Event Evaluation Form 

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New & Renewal Collegiate Scholarships Awarded in 2025:​

$22,000 total granted to thirteen students ($9,000 total to three new applicants and $13,000 total to six renewal applicants)

 

Non-Collegiate Grants Awarded in the Past:

• Ensemble CONCEPT21 – New Voices in Michiana

• EcoSistema Summer Camp

• Edvard Grieg Society of the Great Lakes – Underwriting of Competition Prizes

• Fischoff National Chamber Music Association – Chamber Music Academy Scholarship Awards

• Fischoff National Chamber Music Association – Summer Music Intensive Piano Faculty Sponsorship

• Goshen College Percussion Camp – Scholarship Awards

• Midwest Chamber Percussion Camp

• Indiana University South Bend – Piano Series

• Individual Awards for Students to Attend Music Camps

• Individual Awards for Teachers to Attend Music Conferences

• South Bend Chamber Singers – Concert Support

• South Bend Symphony – Young People’s Discovery Concert

• South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestra – Residency with Midori

• The Music Village – Summer Camp Programs & Student Scholarships

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Can I Donate to the Fund?

Donations are welcomed and accepted with a check made payable to “SBAMTA – Stickley Scholarship Fund”  For more information, contact Wendy Freeman-Campbell at 1st Source Bank, (574) 235-2799; FreemanCampbellw@1stsource.com 

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