Do you have friends or family members who are difficult to shop for? If they are folks who care deeply about supporting the future of bluegrass music, we have the perfect solution for you! (You might even want to suggest to your friends and family that YOU would like to receive this gift, also!)
Make a donation to an IBMA Foundation grant or scholarship to honor a loved one, and we will send a custom card to share the news. Any amount is appreciated, and you may also choose to send an unrestricted donation to the Foundation to be used where needed most.
To make a holiday gift donation, make out a check to The IBMA Foundation and mail it to: The IBMA Foundation, 1183 University Drive #105-215, Burlington, NC 27215, with a note saying which grant or scholarship you wish to donate to and the person’s name and address you want us to send the notification card to. Online donations via PayPal or using a credit card may be made here.
Here’s the IBMA Foundation’s version of the Sears Catalog list of holiday gifts, from A to Z:
Mike Auldridge Memorial Scholarship (new in 2025) – for individuals studying the resophonic guitar, steel guitar, or acoustic guitar on the college level, with a bluegrass or roots music focus (awarded annually)
Terry Baucom Bluegrass Education Grant (new in 2025) – To cover expenses of lessons, educational materials, instrument repair, workshops, and camps for bluegrass musicians of any age (awarded throughout the year)
Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant for Young Musicians – to cover expenses of lessons, educational materials, instrument repair, workshops, and camps for bluegrass musicians age 21 and younger (awarded throughout the year)
J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship – for individuals studying the banjo on the college level or playing the banjo in a college bluegrass ensemble (awarded annually)
Katy Daley Broadcast Media/ Soung Engineering Scholarship – for individuals studying broadcasting or sound engineering at college or a continuing education program with a bluegrass music focus (any age, awarded annually)
Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship – for female bluegrass musicians majoring in any subject, including bluegrass music (awarded annually)
Gloria Belle Memorial Scholarship – college or technical training assistance for bluegrass musicians and singers, or for individuals studying behind the scenes subjects like sound engineering, broadcasting, instrument building, event production, photography, videography, publicity, marketing, and graphic design (awarded annually)
IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship – for individuals majoring in a bluegrass-related course of study or performing in a college bluegrass band who are planning a career in bluegrass (awarded annually)
Rick Lang Music Songwriter Scholarship – for bluegrass musicians studying songwriting on the college level (awarded annually)
Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award – for graduate students, Ph.D. candidates, or recent Ph.D. graduates who have presented the best bluegrass music-related paper at an academic conference in the past year.
Arnold Shultz Fund Grant – named after an early influence on Bill Monroe, the Arnold Shultz Fund was created to encourage more participation in bluegrass music by people of color. (awarded annually, with a limited number of individual grants throughout the year)
OR: a non-restricted donation to the IBMA Foundation, to be used where needed most, throughout the year.
We are also continuing the gift of a complete set of IBMA Foundation grant and scholarship notecards and envelopes (11) designed by Mike Armistead in the Hatch Show Print style, for individuals who make a donation of $100 or more, through the end of December.
Santa and the IBMA Foundation thank you for your kind support!
Holiday gifts (including donor and recipient names) will be listed on the donor page of the IBMA Foundation, with your permission.
RETURN to the November, 2024 issue of The Cornerstone: https://mailchi.mp/bluegrassfoundation/the-cornerstone-november2024
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