KANSAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION Tri-M Scholarship Application 2026-27

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• high school senior during the 2026-27 school year
• will enroll as a Music Education major at a four-year Kansas college or university
• member in good standing of local Tri-M chapter and national Tri-M
• letter of recommendation from your Tri-M Advisor

KMEA awards one $750 scholarship to a Tri-M member who is a high school senior and who will enroll as a music education major in a four-year Kansas college or university. A student must be a member in good standing of his/her local Tri-M chapter and national Tri-M to be eligible. One scholarship will be granted from all the applications submitted. The scholarship will be presented at the KMEA In-Service Workshop. Every attempt will be made to notify the winning student in advance, however, a student does not have to be present to receive the scholarship.

Please complete and return the form below with a typed essay (250-word minimum) on your background and why you want to major in music education. Send that, along with a letter of recommendation from your school Tri-M Advisor, to the address below. The postmark deadline is February 1, 2027.

Please note: Students may apply for this scholarship and the All-State Groups scholarship, but may not win both scholarships. Separate applications are required.

Complete and return the next page by the postmark deadline, February 1, 2027.

KANSAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION Tri-M Scholarship Application 2026-27

Return with your Essay and Tri-M Advisor Letter of Recommendation by February 1, 2027.

Send this package by mail or email by the deadline to: