Graduate Study, Fellowships, scholarships and Other Professional Development
As part of researching programs of interest, students can refer to the online resources listed below.
| Placement Exams Fellowships & Scholarships Graduate School Information |
Study Abroad Humanitarian Programs for Musicians Other General Information |
Placement exams
Fellowships & Scholarships
Fulbright - Eastman administers Fulbright grants for students and alums who have finished a bachelor's degree and/or are master's and doctoral candidates, and who have a specific project for study abroad that they would like to pursue.
UR Fellowships Office - Matriculated students and alumni with excellent academic records should consider applying for a competitive fellowship or scholarship. Awards are disbursed through national and international competitions and fund undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate study in the U.S. as well as abroad. Also included on this UR Fellowships Office site are links to the following:
Fellowship resources for:
Freshmen/ Sophomores
Juniors (current and rising)
Seniors and alumni
Graduate students (searchable database for some fellowships)
Other funding opportunities linksOther searchable databases:
Cornell University Graduate School Fellowships Database
National College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships & Postdoctoral AwardsBridge - A database listing auditions, teaching positions, competitions, internships, and more. It's free for current students (password required) and available by paid subscription for alumni.
Eastman School of Music Financial Aid Office - links to outside scholarship sites (scroll to the bottom of this Forms and Links page).
Graduate School Information
AAAE - Association of Arts Administration Educators; a list of arts administration programs. Membership is also offered.
College Music Society -- database of music faculty and institutions that serve higher education in the United States and Canada. The database includes over 30,000 music faculty at over 1,800 music schools, departments, and conservatories.
Gradschools.com -- a comprehensive online resource for graduate schools and graduate program information. Choose from more than 60,000 masters and PhD degree program listings by field of study, subject, graduate school or metropolitan location.
College Navigator - a statistical resource for comparison of costs, enrollment, etc., provided by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics.
Study Abroad
College Music Society -- a database of international music organizations that serve the field of music. The database includes over 360 organizations.
Gradschools.com -- International Graduate Schools
Study Music in EuropeEuropean Association of Conservatoires (AEC)
Humanitarian programs for musicians
- In the US:
Community MusicWorks Fellowship (Providence, NY)
MusicianCorp (SF/Oakland Bay Area, Chicago, New Orleans, Seattle)
- Abroad:
- Not specific to music:
Other general information
National Association for Schools of Music (NASM)
Association of Arts Administration Educators
University of Rochester Career Center Graduate School Links and Resources
