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Incoming first-year college students and transfer students are eligible for the scholarship prizes. Additional requirements for scholarships include:

• • Plan to pursue a degree in music with piano as your primary instrument.
  • Entrants must have applied for admission to À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ before October 6, 2026.
  • Entrants must not have reached their 27th birthday by November 1, 2026.
  • Awards must be accepted by May 1, 2027, and winners must be enrolled as full-time students no later than the fall of 2027.

All students aged 14-26 as of November 1, 2026, are eligible for Winners’ Recital performance and recording, Guest Artist masterclass, and lessons with Dr. Crecca.

Students need not be incoming freshman or apply for admission to À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ to be eligible for performance and instruction opportunities. Depending upon number of applicants, separate competition divisions for students not applying for scholarships may be offered, according to year in school.

• Two works in contrasting styles
• Single movements may be chosen.
• All music must be memorized, and only solo works will be accepted (no concerto movements).
• One copy of the music with measure numbers must be provided for the judge if invited to compete in the final auditions.

All students in the Piano Fellowship Competition must submit a digital video recording of the required repertoire with their application form on or before October 14, 2026.  The audio quality of the recording can be a factor that the judges consider.

Entries must be submitted by October 14, 2026.

If selected to perform in the final auditions, entrants will be notified of the exact time of their solo performance no later than October 16, 2026.

• Preliminary Auditions: À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Piano Faculty
• Final Auditions: Dr. Yi-Yang Chen, DePaul University Piano Faculty
• The judges reserve the right to withhold any prize if, in their opinion, no pianist qualifies.
• The decision of the judges is final.