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The NFMC Vivian Menees Nelson Award for the Disabled and Visually Impaired

Category: Instrument or Voice

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application

25 through 34 years of age
(who is disabled or visually impaired)

$5

$500
(A gift of Vivian Menees Nelson)

February 1

NFMC Chairman:
 
Caroline French
8101 Mission Road #123, Prairie Village, KS 66208

  application form

 

Emil and Ruth Beyer Composition Awards

Category: Piano solo, Piano-voice, Chamber Music Composition

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application

Must have reached the 20th, but not the 31st, birthday by March 1, the year of the competition

$20

$2,000 1st Place- Piano Solo
$500 2nd Place - Piano Solo
$2,000 1st Place - Piano-voice
$500 2nd Place - Piano-voice
$4,000 1st Place - Chamber Music (instrumental only)
$1,000 2nd Place - Chamber Music (instrumental only)
(Funded by the Emil and Ruth Beyer Legacy)

April 1

NFMC Chairman: Carolyn Poe

  application form

 

  RULES

 

The NFMC Ruth Morse Wilson Handbell Award

Category: Handbell

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application

None

$10

$350
(Funded by the Ruth Morse Wilson Legacy)

March 1

NFMC Chairman: Carole Langley

  application form

 

  PROCEDURES

 

The NFMC Lucile Parrish Ward Veteran's Award
(honoring a past national president)

Category: Former students who have served in the armed forces of our country and who wish to resume their study in pursuit of a career in music.

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application

None

$20

$2,000

March 1

NFMC Chairman: Mrs. Stephen L. Johnston
4015 Devon St SE, Huntsville, AL 35802

  APPLICATION FORM

 

The NFMC Dr. Ouida Keck Award
(honoring a past national president)

Category: Professional Development for the Independent Piano Teacher

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application

Minimum age requirement of 21

None

$1,450

July 1

NFMC Chairman: Laurel Ince

  APPLICATION FORM

 

The NFMC U.S. Armed Forces American Music Award

Category: Composition

Age Limit Entry Fee Award Amount Deadline for Application

None

$20

$500 - 1st Place
$250 - 2nd Place
Funded by FAMA

 

NFMC Chairman: Jerry Najarian
130 Calhoun Ave., Destin, FL 32541

  APPLICATION FORM

 

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