The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Scholarships
Theatre scholarship guide
Scholarship details
- Funder
- Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation / The ASCAP Foundation Louis Armstrong Fund
- Study level
- Undergraduate / High School (program-dependent)
- Scholarship type
- Nationwide
- Opens
- Deadline
- Institutional selection (no universal public deadline); LAEF organizational LOI typically Nov–Jan (e.g. 01/09/26 for FY27), NGA by 04/17/26
- Typical award size
- Varies by partner institution (faculty-selected institutional scholarships; LAEF primarily funds 501(c)(3) programs via grants)
- Website
- Apply or learn more
Eligibility criteria
ASCAP Foundation Louis Armstrong Scholarships: jazz composition students at Aaron Copland School of Music (Queens College/CUNY), University of New Orleans, and related programs; Mt. Vernon High School scholarship for music performance/composition students accepted to college. LAEF grants go to nonprofit music education organizations, not open individual applications.
Application steps
- For institutional Armstrong scholarships, inquire with music faculty at Queens College, UNO, UCLA jazz composition, or Mt. Vernon HS as applicable.
- Faculty select recipients—no open national application.
- Organizations seeking LAEF grants submit LOI then invited NGA via louisarmstrongfoundation.org.
Required materials
- Institution-specific (faculty nomination/selection)
- For LAEF grants: LOI and New Grant Application from 501(c)(3) organizations
Past recipients
Jazz composition students at Queens College and UNO; summer jazz camp and Jazzmobile program beneficiaries via ASCAP Foundation Luois Armstrong Fund
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