Richard Tucker Music Foundation Award
Theatre scholarship guide
Scholarship details
- Funder
- The Richard Tucker Music Foundation
- Study level
- Emerging / early-career professional opera singers
- Scholarship type
- Nationwide
- Opens
- By nomination only
- Deadline
- Nomination-based (no open application); spring auditions in NYC for Career/Study Grants
- Typical award size
- Richard Tucker Award $50,000; Career Grants $10,000 each; Sara Tucker Study Grants $5,000 each
- Website
- Apply or learn more
Eligibility criteria
U.S.-born or naturalized U.S. citizens by age 18. Nomination required—no application process. Tucker Award: American singer on the threshold of a major national/international career (conferral, not audition). Career Grant: generally age 36 or under with professional company experience. Study Grant: generally under 30, transitioning from student to professional (recent graduate or regional young artist program).
Application steps
- Cannot self-apply; industry professionals nominate candidates.
- Invited Career/Study Grant nominees audition in New York City (public auditions).
- Tucker Award selected by conferral panel.
- Recipients announced around spring (e.g. May).
Required materials
- Industry nomination
- Live audition (Career/Study Grants)
- Professional credentials as requested by foundation
Past recipients
2025 Tucker Award: Nicholas Brownlee; alumni include Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato, Lawrence Brownlee, Christine Goerke, Stephanie Blythe, Nathan Gunn
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