Amount: $20,000. About: Established by Yoko Ono and the BMI Foundation, the John Lennon Scholarship is an annual songwriting contest for emerging songwriters. Applicants must be current undergraduate students attending a U.S. college or university and be between the ages of 17 and 24. The rights to the submitted work must not be assigned to any major music label or publisher.
Eligible Grade Levels: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
Eligible Majors: Music
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement
Deadline: Application is currently closed. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.