Choral Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded annually to singers who do NOT wish to pursue music as a major.
DeSales University demonstrates a strong and unique commitment to its choirs by offering substantial scholarships — the Catholic Liturgical Music Scholars award provides full tuition — along with many additional smaller scholarships to incoming freshmen who wish to sing in our choirs while pursuing a degree in any major other than Theater.
If you were a member of your high school choir we strongly urge you to audition for our choral singing awards. Generally, auditions should be completed by December 1 of the year preceding the academic year in which you will be a freshman. The results of your successful audition will place you as a recipient of one of the two following types of awards:
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Catholic Liturgical Music Scholars Program
This generous award provides full-tuition scholarships to two incoming first-year students who exhibit significant choral singing ability.
The award is automatically renewed for each of your four years at DeSales. This select group of 12 singers serves as the core members of all three DeSales University choirs. As a recipient of the award, you will also private weekly voice lessons.
The Play it Forward Endowment presents an unique opportunity for CLM Scholars who complete the program to apply for a $2,500 cash award to “play it forward”—that is, to go forth and contribute to the musical life of their parishes, churches, schools, or communities.
Learn more about the CLMS program
Note: It is NOT required that you be a Catholic to receive this award—singers of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome in our choirs. Also, note that this scholarship represents the full funds you can receive from DeSales University and would supersede any other university award you may have received.
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DeSales Choral Scholarship
Ranging from $1000 to $4000, recipients will receive this award each year for participation in the DeSales University Choirs.
