Complete applications must be submitted to BYSO by April 1, 2024. The application includes:

The application form below, fully completed and submitted. You can save an incomplete form and restart it later, but you must complete the process within 30 days.
One recommendation from the your school band teacher, orchestra teacher, or private music instructor. Please give your teacher the link to the recommendation form www.byso.org/charlotte-field-recommendation/ and confirm they have submitted it before April 1. Applications without recommendations will not be considered.

Selection Process

Applications will be reviewed by a scholarship selection panel. Students’ names will be removed from the applications, and a points-based rating scale will be utilized to assure fairness in the selection.

The selection panel will include at least one BYSO Board Member, one music educator not currently employed by BYSO, and one outside community leader.

Points will be awarded for the quality and creativity of the essay; years of membership in BYSO; other service to BYSO such as Summer Music Camp internship, stagehand work, or office volunteer work; the music instructor’s letter of recommendation; and the student’s statement of educational goals.

In cases of close decisions, the top three candidates will be presented to the BYSO Music Director for comment before the final decision is made by the scholarship selection panel.

Charlotte Field Scholarship Application

Name of Applicant:*
First Last
Applicant Electronic Signature:*
First Last
Parent/Gaurdian Electronic Signature (if Applicant is under age 18):
First Last
Date:*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Applicant phone:*
Email:*
By my signature above (and my parent guardian's if I am under 18), I attest that ____:*
- I have been accepted to OR
- I am currently attending
a two- or four-year college or university and will be enrolled in classes there this coming fall.
Name of college or university:*
Statement of educational and/or career goals:*
I further attest that I played in BYSO for at least one season after I turned 14 years old.*
- Yes
- No
Date of birth:*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
BYSO participation dates:*

___/___/___ to ___/___/___
BYSO groups played in:*
BYSO awards received:
Volunteering, community service, and leadership roles:*
Copy and paste an essay of 400 words or less in this box describing how your involvement in Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra has prepared you for success in other aspects of life beyond simply the musical experience.*
By submitting this application, you are giving BYSO permission for your essay to be used in full or in part by BYSO without limitation to help educate the community about the value of music experience.

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Charlotte Field Memorial College Scholarship Application

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Charlotte Field Scholarship Application

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