Presbyterian Association of Musicians
Scholarship Application
 
PAM has several scholarships available for summer Worship and Music conferences. (Please indicate the scholarship for which this application is intended.) All scholarships cover the cost of registration for the conference. Room, board, and transportation to and from the conference will be at the individual's expense.

Montreat Worship & Music Conference Scholarships
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  		Will Miller Memorial Scholarship (available to youth [rising grades 7-12] who are active
in the church's music program)    Application due 2/15/2008   Now Closed for 2008.
  
_____ PAM James Sydnor Memorial Scholarship (available to a person who is currently from a small church (250 or fewer members) or a racial ethnic minority church, and who is also a seminary student, pastor, or musician.)    Application due 2/15/2008   Now Closed for 2008.
   
_____ PAM Racial/Ethnic Heritage Scholarship (available to any person of racial/ethnic heritage. To be used for the Montreat conference.)    Application due 2/15/2008   Now Closed for 2008.
   

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PAM Scholarship (available to any adult, youth or child with financial need. To be used for the Montreat conference.)    Application due 2/15/2008   Now Closed for 2008. 


Westminster Worship & Music Conference Scholarship
_____ PAM Raymond H. Ocock Scholarship (available to children, youth, and adults studying church music)    Application due 3/15/2008   Now Closed for 2008.
   
_____ PAM Racial/Ethnic Heritage Scholarship (available to any person of racial/ethnic heritage. To be used for the Westminster conference.)    Application due 3/15/2008   Now Closed for 2008. 
   
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PAM Scholarship (available to any adult, youth or child with financial need. To be used for the Westminster conference.)    Application due 3/15/2008   Now Closed for 2008.

PAM West Worship & Music Conference Scholarship
_____ PAM Karmen VanDyke Scholarship (available to a person from a racial-ethnic church of 100 or fewer members located West of the Mississippi.)    Application due 3/15/2008   Now Closed for 2008.
   
_____ PAM Racial/Ethnic Heritage Scholarship (available to any person of racial/ethnic heritage. To be used for the PAM West conference.)    Application due 3/15/2008   Now Closed for 2008.  
   
_____ PAM Scholarship (available to any adult, youth or child with financial need. To be used for the PAM West conference.)    Application due 3/15/2008   Now Closed for 2008. 

PAM Professional Meeting Scholarship

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PAM Professional Scholarship (available to anyone registering for the PAM Professional Meeting)    Application due 12/1/2006   Closed for 2006.


Name _____________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________

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Phone ____________________________________________

E-mail ____________________________________________


Applicant age if less than 22 _________

Church Name __________________________________

Church Address ________________________________
 
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Name of applicant's pastor (if appropriate) __________________________________

Name of applicant's music director (if appropriate) __________________________________


Have you attended a PAM-sponsored Worship and Music Conference before?    Yes _____ (If yes, how many? ___)    No _____

Adult applicants:
1) Write a short essay (one or two paragraphs) on your qualifications as an applicant and why you would like to attend a PAM conference.
2) Ask your pastor or music director to write a letter of recommendation on your behalf highlighting your experience and involvement in the church, your financial need, and how you and your congregation would benefit from the conference

Children and youth applicants: Music director: Please write an evaluation statement of the applicant including the applicant's musical experience and involvement in the church, how the applicant would benefit from the conference, and your perception of the applicant's financial need.

Applications must be received no later than February 15 for Montreat, March 15 for Westminster, and March 15 for PAM West conferences, and by December 1 for the PAM Professional Meeting. Send information requested above, along with this application form to:
     Presbyterian Association of Musicians
Scholarship Committee
100 Witherspoon Street
Louisville KY 40202-1396
(or fax to: 502-569-8465)


Please contact the PAM National office if you have any questions. Phone: 888-728-7228 x5288.
E-mail: pam@pcusa.org

Many Presbyteries also have scholarships available for conferences. Contact your Presbytery office for more information.