2025 PMEA Council TTRR Continuing Education Award

The PMEA Council TTRR Continuing Education Award is in memory of BJ Stark & Barbara Dooley Fox, supporters of music education. This scholarship will be awarded to a full-time, undergraduate or graduate music education major in an accredited PA institution who has completed at least two semesters. (The amount and number of scholarships available may vary from year to year.)

Criteria for selection:

1. Submission of college transcript reflecting 3.5 GPA or higher
2. Letter of recommendation from one music education and/or performance professor. This letter must verify that the applicant is and has been a member in good standing of PCMEA for at least one year.
3. Demonstration of performance skills (recorded video) or submission of composition(s)
4. Presentation of a music education artifacts including: An extended lesson plan designed to be delivered over a minimum of three consecutive class periods to the same group of students (provide a separate lesson for each class period); Resume that includes work experience, evidence of leadership and teaching experiences (when possible describe how the experience required skills relative to a career in music education); Participation in at least one PMEA-sponsored professional development program e.g., the Annual Conference, Summer Conference, Webinar, or Regional Workshop.
5. Completion of essay that provides a vision of your role as a future music educator

Applications will be judged blindly by PMEA members with at least one member from the PMEA Council of Teacher Training, Recruitment and Retention, PMEA EXCOM, and/or PMEA staff.

Deadline to Apply: Friday, May 30, 2025.