Sphinx Organization Scholarships
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Applications are currently closed. The most recent deadline on record is October 20, 2026. Check the sponsor website for the next application cycle.
Scholarship details
- Funder
- Sphinx Organization
- Study level
- Junior Division (under 18) / Senior Division (ages 18–30)
- Scholarship type
- Nationwide
- Opens
- Currently open
- Deadline
- (Closed)
- Typical award size
- Sphinx Competition: over $100,000 total prizes; Senior 1st place Robert Frederick Smith Prize $50,000; Junior 1st $10,000; additional place/audience awards. Music Assistance Fund for semi-finalists/finalists
- Website
- Learn more
Eligibility criteria
Black and Latino string musicians (violin, viola, cello, double bass) who are U.S. residents or hold valid U.S. visas. Junior: under 18 as of Feb 1 competition year; Senior: 18–30. Previous first-place winners of same division ineligible. Semi-finalists/finalists access Sphinx Music Assistance Fund for education and instruments.
Application steps
- Apply via Sphinx Acceptd portal.
- Submit performance videos and supporting documents.
- Advance to live semi-finals/finals in Detroit.
- Finalists perform with Sphinx Symphony Orchestra.
Required materials
- Online Acceptd application
- Performance videos
- Age/residency documentation
- Competition repertoire as specified
Past recipients
Senior laureates include Samuel Vargas (2021); alumni advance to major orchestras; Music Assistance Fund supports competition alumni ongoing
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