Scholarship Guidelines

Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music has introduced scholarship grant to recognize outstanding students who have immense passion for Music. Students who have submitted their application for the Diploma programme and have received their Acceptance Letter are eligible to apply for scholarship.

Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music has two categories for scholarship as stated below. All application is evaluated by a special panel and their recommendations are communicated to the students.

Category I: Entering student Scholarship

Guidelines for Music Performance Students

  1. Three songs – vocal or instrumental, original or cover – as stylistically diverse as possible.
  2. One song has to be a video of a solo piece on your chosen instrument or voice played with no accompaniment or band.

Bonus points will be awarded if –

  • One song features an improvised solo over a specific chord progression for instrumentalists. In the case of drummers, at least one song should feature a solo over a specific vamp.
  • One song is in an odd time signature i.e., other than 4/4 or 3/4.

    Guidelines for Audio Engineering and Music Production Students
  1. Two complete productions – showcasing recording or mixing or producing abilities. 
  2. Total duration – Not exceeding 10 min in total.
  3. Bonus points will be awarded if –
  • You could submit a track sheet including all the plug-ins and auxiliary channels used for the entire production (mixing or recording)
  1. Upload the final stereo mix (WAV/AIFF files) to a google drive link or Sound Cloud/YouTube.

Category II: Continuing Student Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to continuing students based on:

  1. Student should attain a GPA of 3.5 or more and maintain a minimum of 90% of attendance.
  2. The student must submit up to three tracks (YouTube /Sound Cloud links) best showcasing their improvement over the course of the Program.
  3. A Statement of Purpose in not more than 500 words describing how SAM has helped you grow as a musician.
  4. A professional resume not exceeding two pages. Be sure to include distinguishing details such as important performances, collaborations, CD projects, other recordings, awards and citations.


❖ Please note that performance demos will be judged on the basis of performance and musical content and not on production value or recording quality. However, please make sure that the demos are of a reasonable quality. Poor demos with bad audio and/or video will be rejected.

❖ Students who have applied for the Combined Emphasis Program, need to send scholarship entries applicable to their first semester.

SCHOLARSHIP TERMS & CONDITIONS

  1. Scholarships are granted through an evaluation of the candidate’s overall application and the materials submitted.
  2. All decisions made by the Scholarship Panel are final.
  3. Work-study allotment agreement is made upon receiving scholarship & during registration week.
  4. Continuing student scholarship is subject to the student performance and review throughout the semester by the Office of Academic Affairs
  5. Scholarship is made only against tuition fee. All other fees are to be paid in full.