Scholarships
San Diego AGO Scholarship Auditions
The Gertrude Elizabeth McKellar Scholarship fund was established in 1960 with a bequest from the McKellar estate given for the purpose of funding student scholarships. At one point the chapter had, in addition to the McKellar Scholarship Fund, the Mader and Kennedy funds. These were combined in 1981. In 1979 an additional scholarship fund began with a bequest from the estate of Wanda Teresa Edmiston plus an oil royalty from Tenneco Oil, both donated to San Diego AGO for the purpose of funding student scholarships. As the number of applicants for the more traditional 1st place/2nd place competitions dwindled, the scholarship committee, with the approval of the board, combined the two funds, changed the awards criteria to the tuition grant program now in place, removed all age limits, and invited pianists to apply for tuition grants to study organ as well as continuing to provide tuition grants to organ students. The average number of participants in the annual auditions since that time has been 15 – 25 students per year. Most have participated multiple times and have grown considerably in their organ skills. Some have gone on to study organ at college, some have become church musicians, some have become performers...some attend organ concerts regularly, some serve on organ committees... but all had the opportunity to meet, get to know, and fall in love with the King of Instruments!
Auditions are held in April or May each year and are open to organ students of any age, as well as to piano students interested in auditioning for an introductory set of organ lessons.
The 2012 annual scholarship auditions will be held on Saturday, May 12, at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Chula Vista.
Repertoire guidelines, rules, and applications can be downloaded below.
If you have questions, contact Leslie Wolf Robb, Education Committee Chair, at (858) 272-4338 or education@agosd.org
POE Scholarships
The POE Scholarship application form may be downloaded here. 
For information about Pipe Organ Encounter scholarships, please contact Kimberly Bedell at POE@agosd.org. Additionally, students may also contact AGO chapters and/or religious institutions if financial aid is needed.
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