Lisa Bruna B-Major Award
Offered by Palm Beach Symphony
Lisa Bruna B-Major Award is a scholarship from Palm Beach Symphony. The application deadline is Sunday, October 11, 2026. It is open to students in Palm Beach.
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- Considers financial need
- Residency required
Who can apply
- Letters of recommendation
- 1
- How you're selected
- open
- Year in school
- High school senior
- Counties
- Palm Beach
- Fields of study
- music
- Type of school
- university, college, conservatory
What the sponsor says
‍Nominations for the 2027 Lisa Bruna B-Major Award are now open.
Deadline for submissions is Sunday, October 11, 2026. ‍
Through an annual audition process, Palm Beach Symphony awards one to three high school seniors with an advanced level instrument or major accessory such as a bow or head joint. Students must reside in Palm Beach County, intend to major in music, and pursue their undergraduate studies at a university, college, or conservatory. ‍
The award Bruna for her talents as a writer, her passion for helping others, and her significant contributions to the Palm Beach Symphony.
Eligibility
Student nominees must meet the following criteria:
- Student must be a current high school senior
- Student must be a resident of Palm Beach County. Student does not need to be enrolled at a school in Palm Beach County.
- Student must be planning to enter a music degree program at a university or institution of higher education
- Student must present with a financial need
- Student must be in good academic standing
- Student may self-nominate or be nominated by a music teacher or private instructor who believes the student will thrive as a music major in college Nomination and Selection Process
- Nominators must be a music teacher and/or private music instructor.
- Nominators may nominate more than one student.
- Nominators must complete the online nomination form below by Sunday, October 11, 2026 and are also encouraged to write a letter of support to be submitted via email to bseliger@palmbeachsymphony.org . All letters should be submitted by the original authors of the letters and not the nominee.
- If self-nominating, please have at least one music teacher/director write a letter of support on your behalf and submit by October 11, 2026 to bseliger@palmbeachsymphony.org . All letters should be submitted by the original authors of the letters and not the nominee.
- The student's resume must be submitted by Sunday, October 11, 2026. Please email to bseliger@palmbeachsymphony.org ‍
- Parents of a nominated student must submit their complete and official most recent 2025 tax returns by Sunday , October 11, 2026. Drafts will not be accepted. Both parents should submit these documents whether they are filing jointly or individually. This is to prove financial need. Please email to bseliger@palmbeachsymphony.org. If tax return(s) of parents are not available, please send an email outlining such to the aforementioned email address.
- Students must prepare two contrasting musical works for an audition in front of a panel of judges. If a student does not have two contrasting works prepared, they may play one musical work and one etude.
- Auditions will be held at the Palm Beach Symphony office on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
- Winner(s) will have the opportunity to select and test a variety of instruments in order to choose the best fit. The goal is for the student to have the newly gifted instrument or major accessory in hand before they begin their college auditions.
- Winner(s) will be invited to attend the Palm Beach Symphony Annual Gala held on Monday, February 15, 2027 where the official awarding of the instrument will take place.
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Our read on this award
3 figures we worked out, not the sponsor's. Free, and it takes an email address.
How these are worked out
- Our grade. From three facts the sponsor published. How few can apply: one high school or city 3 points, a county 2, the state 1, the whole country 0. How much it pays: $10,000 or more, or at least half of tuition, 3; $2,500 or more 2; $1,000 or more 1. Paid again in later years: 1. A is 4 points or more, B 3, C 2, D 0 or 1.
- How narrow the field is. Read from where the sponsor restricts it. An award open to one high school is competing against a graduating class.
- Conditions to meet. The conditions the sponsor published, each listed under Who can apply. More conditions means a smaller field, which is good news if you meet them.
- None of it is a chance of winning. We do not know how many people apply or how a sponsor chooses, so we do not publish a percentage. Anyone who does is guessing.
Remind me before this closes
We will email you a week before Sunday, October 11, 2026, once. Nothing else unless you ask for it.
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Last checked 2026-08-24. Deadlines change without notice, so confirm with the sponsor before you rely on one.