How to Apply

CLICK HERE to download the application form and payment form (coming soon).

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April __, 2010 (received by)
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: May 7, 2010
TOTAL FEES DUE: May __, 2010

• APPLICATION INFO and FEES
• SCHOLARSHIPS
• TRAVEL and HOUSING

Application must include:

• Completed application and payment forms
• Non-refundable $70 application fee
• List of repertoire studied during the past two years. Indicate pieces that have been memorized or performed in recital.
• CD, DVD, or VHS videotape of your performance of two pieces of contrasting character and style. If you attended the Piano Academy in 2008 or 2009, an audition recording is not required unless explicitly requested by the Director.
• Principal teacher's recommendation

Please Note:

• The $70.00 application fee is non-refundable and not part of tuition. All applications must include application fee.
• Late applications will be accepted on the basis of available space.
• Tuition includes a temporary computer account.
• NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: Friday, May 7. The Piano Academy will respond in one of three ways to a student's application: admit, decline, or wait-list. It is not always possible to inform wait-listed students by the deadline whether we will have a space for them. Occasionally, a wait-listed student may not get a definitive decision until late May.
• Applicants may request an early decision on their application. In most cases we can give an answer relatively soon after the full application is received. Note: we must have all application materials in hand to make an early decision; incomplete applications will not be processed. To request an early decision please contact Karen Taylor, director. Her contact infomation is available in the left menu under "Contact Us".
• REFUNDS: There is a $35.00 cancellation fee for refunded tuition. Tuition refunds are not guaranteed after the academy has begun and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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Scholarships

Financial Aid:

• Please download the application from "Forms" in the left menu.
• Financial Aid applications are due TBA, 2010. This is the date by which the Pre-College & Summer Programs Office must have received all application materials, not the postmark deadline.
• Financial aid may be awarded to families who have a total family income under $50,000 per year for summer programs.
• To be eligible for a scholarship based on financial need, you must be an American citizen or lawful permanent resident.
• Students applying for need-based financial aid must complete all parts of the Financial Aid Application Form and submit it with the $10.00 processing fee.
• The student's parents must also attach a copy of their most recent IRS 1040 or 1040A income tax form, with copies of W2 forms attached.
• Failure to answer any part and or to provide necessary signatures will disqualify the applicant from consideration. All information is kept in strict confidence.
• NOTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL AID AWARDS: TBA, 2010

Artistic Merit Scholarship:

Students applying for merit-based aid should send an e-mail or letter to Dr. Taylor requesting financial assistance based on artistic merit and address the following points:

• List any musical honors and/or special achievements. Include competitions, but don't limit yourself to these. Tell us about anything significant you have accomplished in music.
• List all prizes and scholarships received from educational or musical organizations during the past 2 years. Include who gave the award, when it was awarded, and the amount received.
• Have you received or do you plan to apply for any awards, scholarships, or prizes that are specifically for summer music study, either at the Piano Academy or elsewhere? If so, list the source of the funding and the amount received or applied for. If a decision on your application for an award or stipend from an outside (non-Piano Academy) source of funding is still pending, please note that.
• Without a scholarship, can you still attend the Piano Academy? If not, please tell us why not.
• Anything else that you would like us to take into consideration?
• Artistic Merit Scholarship applications are due TBA, 2010.

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Travel and Housing

Travel
Click on "Visiting" in the left menu for travel information and list of accommodations in Bloomington.
REGISTRATION: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 1:00-3:30 p.m. in the lobby of Read Residence Hall.

Housing On Campus
Piano Academy students who stay on campus will be housed in the Read Residence Center in a double room (with roommate). It has room air conditioners and coin-operated laundry facilities available for personal use. Three meals are served daily. Televisions are not allowed in individual rooms. Adult counselors are resident in the dorm.

Housing Off Campus

• Piano Academy students may choose to stay off campus with a parent or guardian. Click on "Visiting" in the left menu for travel information and list of accommodations in Bloomington.
• Students staying off-campus cannot buy meal cards. If they wish to eat meals with the in-house students they will have to pay with cash or credit card for each meal.
• Off-campus students under age 18 are the responsibility of the established legal guardian. A drop-off and collect time has to be settled in advance with our staff. The agreed drop-off and collect time should be convenient to the daily schedule.
• Transportation to the Indiana University campus is the responsibility of the designated legal guardian.
• At no time can a student under age 18 be dropped on the Indiana University campus and left unattended. The student must be handed-off from the legal guardian to a Piano Academy counselor.

The Jacobs School of Music reserves the right to cancel a workshop if enrollment is not met. Participants will be informed 2 weeks before the start of the workshop and receive a full refund.

Indiana University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity institution.
Indiana University complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Students who believe that they are eligible for an accommodation should contact Disability Services for Students at (812) 855-7578 or iubdss@indiana.edu