The Music Department offers several scholarship opportunities for high schoolers who will be prospective Lehigh applicants in Instrumental Music (orchestral, jazz, wind ensemble, and more) and in Choral Arts for the upcoming year.
Please use the instructions below, which are the most current version, to apply. Applicants applying for both the Performing Arts scholarship and the Snyder scholarship should fill out a single form. Those applying for both Instrumental and Choral scholarships should fill out the separate forms for each, below. Applicants will be asked to choose one or the other, in the event that they are offered more than one scholarship. Please note that these scholarships are only offered to students applying to Lehigh for admission.
Check back soon for 2026-2027 application materials.
Instrumental Music Scholarships
Performing Arts Scholarship (Application due January 5)
This scholarship recognizes your exceptional musical talent and provides the opportunity to perform with the best University ensembles, including orchestra, jazz ensembles, wind ensemble, and various chamber groups. You will receive a merit-based scholarship worth $5,000 per academic year (disbursed by semester). This scholarship is renewable for up to eight consecutive semesters, providing you maintain membership in two of the ensembles (to be determined by the ensemble directors), maintain enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student at Lehigh University, and maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.8. Majoring or minoring in music is not required. Music lessons are also required and will be offered as part of the scholarship. The PAS scholarship is awarded both on the basis of merit and according to current ensemble needs.
Snyder Family Marching Scholarship (Application due January 5)
This scholarship recognizes membership in The Marching 97. You will receive a merit-based scholarship of at least $1,500 per academic year (disbursed by semester). This scholarship is renewable for up to eight semesters, providing you remain a member of The Marching 97, maintain enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student at Lehigh University, and maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.8. Majoring or minoring in music is not required. Music lessons are also required and will be offered as part of the scholarship. The Snyder scholarship is awarded both on the basis of merit and according to current ensemble needs.
Choral Arts Scholarships
Cutler-Sametz Choral Arts Scholarship (Application due January 5)
Talented incoming singers to Lehigh of any major are eligible to apply for the Cutler- Sametz Choral Arts Scholarship program, which totals $10,000-$20,000 over four years and voice lessons. This four-year scholarships named in honor of Robert B. Cutler, director of the Lehigh Glee Club from 1954-1979, and Steven P. Sametz, Director of Lehigh Choral Arts from 1979 to 2024. This is a merit-based scholarship, including a stipend and voice lessons. Choral Arts Scholars sing in University Choir during their time at Lehigh. Choral Arts Scholars also participate in the Glee Club, Dolce, or the Choral Union for at least four semesters.
Teufel Family Vocal Arts Scholarship
Supported by a generous gift by Anne and Bob Teufel ’59, these scholarships are offered to students to defray costs of Lehigh's one-on-one voice lessons. Open to undergraduate members of the University Choir only. No application process is necessary.
Shabaker Family Vocal Arts Scholarship
Supported by a generous gift from Robert H. and Sarah H. Shabaker Family Endowment Fund. This is a merit-based award to a member of the Glee Club on an annual basis. No separate application is needed.