The Presser Foundation Awards $786,000 to Outstanding Music Scholars NationwideThe Presser Foundation has approved the nominations of 262 exceptional music students nationwide as 2024-25 Undergraduate Scholar Award recipients, investing $786,000 to accelerate the next generation of musicians. Each Presser Scholar receives $3,000 in recognition of their outstanding achievements in musical and academic performance, leadership and…
Isla Coronado received the 2023-24 Undergraduate Scholar Award from Texas A&M University, Kingsville. Here, we share why she was selected to be a Presser Scholar. Isla was named the first Presser Scholar at Texas A&M University, Kingsville, a Hispanic-Serving Institution where she studied Music with a double concentration in Performance and Education. Dr. Elizabeth Janzen, Associate Chair…
Jasmine De Leon received the 2023-24 Undergraduate Scholar Award from New Jersey City University. Here, we share why she was selected to be a Presser Scholar. Jasmine was named the first Presser Scholar at New Jersey City University (NCJU), a NASM Accredited Hispanic Serving Institution added to the Scholar Award Program in 2023-24. In May, Jasmine graduated…
Shanna Echeverry received the 2023-24 Undergraduate Scholar Award from William Paterson University of New Jersey. Here, we share why she was selected to be a Presser Scholar. Shanna was named the first Presser Scholar at William Paterson University of New Jersey, a NASM Accredited Hispanic Serving Institution added to the Scholar Award Program in 2023-24. Shanna graduated…
A collage of 2023-24 Presser Scholar Award recipients. One year ago, The Presser Foundation implemented several significant changes to the Undergraduate Scholar Award program. These changes included adding 32 Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) to the program, shifting the focus from institution to student recipient with the addition of a…
Shayna Singer received the 2023-24 Undergraduate Scholar Award from Florida State University. She wrote this letter after receiving the Award. Dear Presser Foundation, My name is Shayna Singer, and I am a senior in the class of 2024 studying vocal performance and choral music education! I am originally from Manhattan but moved to Delray Beach,…
A photo collage of some of the 2022-23 Undergraduate Scholar Award recipients During the 2023-24 year, The Presser Foundation Undergraduate Scholar Award program has undergone a “fundamental realignment,” a term used by Scholar Award Committee Chair Dr. Mark Wait to describe how the changes made to the program itself and its overall process. One of…
Lizzy Galloway received the 2022-23 Undergraduate Scholar Award from Georgia College and State University. She wrote this letter after receiving the Award. Music has always been an integral part of my life for as long as I can remember, and pursuing an education pathway in my music degree has been one of the most important…
The Presser Foundation Announces More Than $880,000 in Scholar & Music Awards In its continued support of undergraduate music students across the country, The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce $732,000 in funds for the Undergraduate Scholar Award program. As part of the program, 244 institutions, including 37 new institutions, nominated a music major in…
La Tasha Butler received the 2022-23 Undergraduate Scholar Award from Arizona State University (ASU). She wrote this letter after receiving the Award and answered several questions about her experiences at ASU. I started playing violin in the fourth grade. You can imagine what a fourth grader learning violin sounds like, but to me it was…