Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) announces that applications for our college scholarship program are available again with a deadline of February 14, 2025. Each applicant should be studying music and graduating spring 2025 from an Oregon High School and continuing to college in the fall of 2025 with a major or minor in music. We strive to inspire the continuing higher musical education by offering assistance with college expenses, so that these music students may aspire to a higher level of performance and success in their field of interest. Thanks to the generous contributions of EPB&B (11th year in a row), our scholarships rose from $1000 each to $2500 each (six total) for 2024, including a special winner who will major in music education!! In addition Oregon Music Hall of Fame is pleased to announce a new scholarship program, Gloria Johnson Scholarship for women studying Broadcasting, Teaching, Performance, Music Industry degrees. This $2500 yearly scholarship program is open to all women continuing their musical studies at the College/University level seeking a degree in these fields.
Last years winners came from all over the state:
- Jessica Homer: Oboe/Drum Line, Sherwood High School to BYU, Provo, Utah
- Morgan Osburn: Violin, South Eugene HS, to University of Oregon
- Douglas Howard: Viola, McNary HS, Keizer HS, to Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Kalina Rencher: Flute/Piccolo/French Horn, Mountainside HS, Beaverton, to BYU, Provo, Utah
- Ryan Jun: Violin, Mountainside HS, Beaverton, High School to Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Teacher Scholarship
- Keegan Kellison: Percussion/Piano, Hermiston HS, to University of Oregon
Women in Music Scholarship
- Amy Weyand: Percussion/Marimba/Vibes, Willamette HS, Eugene, to Boston Conservatory
Additional scholarship partners include Teevin Brothers, Willamette Week, Five Star Guitar, Youth Music Project, Southeast Portland Rotary, Oregon Music News, KNRK/94.7 FM, Cedar House Printing, Taft Van Stricklin, Holler Fund (David and Kathy Brooks), Gloria Johnson Scholarship (Bill Johnson) and Friends of Dave Busacker.
Any questions may be emailed to: info@omhof.org.
An application form is available at omhof.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/OMHOF-Scholarship-Form-2024-fillable.pdf.
Women in Music Scholarship: omhof.org/music-education-scholarships.
All items must be mailed together, in order to qualify. All applications are fillable online, but must be printed, signed, and mailed (no digital copies accepted).
Oregon Music Hall of Fame
PO Box 82173
Portland, OR 97282
About Oregon Music Hall of Fame:
The Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) is a nonprofit organization that was created to help preserve Oregon’s unique musical heritage. Our focus is to recognize and promote the legacy of exceptional Oregon musicians of the past, promote promising new Oregon musicians of today and to enrich Oregon Music Education programs in order to train our musicians of tomorrow.