BRBB Scholarships
The Big Red Band Boosters, Inc., annually presents two awards to qualified seniors who are currently active members of the Big Red Marching Band. Each recipient is awarded $500.00 to further their education.
Scholarship recipients are traditionally announced at the SAHS Senior Awards ceremony in early June. The announcement date has not been set.
Application deadline: 11:59pm on Sunday, May 12th, 2024.
Questions? Send a message to scholarship@soudertonbigred.org.BRBB Scholarships: Application Process and Additional Information
To Apply
Eligibility
Selection Criteria
Other Considerations
To Apply
Step 1: Complete and submit the Scholarship Application (it’s a Google Form). After you submit the application, you will receive a confirmation message from Google Forms. If you do not receive a confirmation within a day, contact the Scholarship Committee at scholarship@soudertonbigred.org.
Step 2: Submit proof of acceptance or application by sending one of the following to the Scholarship Committee at scholarship@soudertonbigred.org:
— a PDF copy of an acceptance letter to an accredited college, university, institute, or technical school
— proof that your application to an accredited school has been received
You will receive a confirmation message from the Scholarship Committee once your application is complete.
Complete and submit the Scholarship Application(it’s
a Google Form). After you submit the application, you will receive a
confirmation message from Google Forms. If you do not receive a
confirmation within a day, contact the Scholarship Committee at scholarship@
Eligibility
To be eligible, seniors must meet all of the following requirements:
- Applicants must be active senior members of the Souderton Area High School Big Red Marching Band.
- Applicants must have participated in the Marching Band in all four years at SAHS.
- Applicants must have participated in at least one of these groups in each of their four years of high school:
—Concert Band or Symphonic Band
—Lab Band or Jazz Band
—Indoor Percussion or Winter Guard - Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 as of the end of the first semester of their senior year. As outlined in the BRBB bylaws, applicants must submit a formal application to the Scholarship Committee by the deadline.
- Applicants must provide evidence of either application or acceptance to an accredited college, university, institute, or technical school:
A copy of an acceptance letter or college application must be submitted with the BRBB Scholarship application.
Selection Criteria
- Applicants should demonstrate qualities of leadership, responsibility, and cooperation and have shown distinction during participation in the eligible band organizations (listed above).
- Applicants should demonstrate a comprehensive and diverse involvement and have shown distinction in school and/or non-school activities.
- Accuracy in completing the application is important. The application includes three short essay prompts, which must meet the word count requirements (100-250 words each).
The application must be submitted online and proof of college application/acceptance must be e-mailed by Sunday, May 8th, 2022. (11:59pm). No application can be submitted after this date.
Other Considerations
- Financial need is not a criterion for this award.
- If, in the opinion of the committee, there are no qualified applicants for the present year, the award will not be given.
- If, in the opinion of the committee, there is a tie, the available money will be equally divided among the award winners.