Tupelo Elvis Presley Fan Club Scholarship

Mississippi residents enrolled as seniors at Mississippi high schools graduating the award year. Must sing, dance, or play an instrument; submit YouTube performance video. Must plan to attend any community college or 4-year university (music major not required). Semi-finalists must perform live at Tupelo finale (travel not provided) or forfeit. Contract with Fan Club required.

1. Complete scholarship entry form at tupeloelvisfanclub.com.
2. Upload YouTube performance video link.
3. Submit by February
4. 14.
5. If selected as semi-finalist (~10), perform live in Tupelo March/April; winners announced on stage.

• Online entry form
• YouTube performance video (singing, dancing, or instrument)
• Agreement to live finale and scholarship contract

Diane Whitt, club member (and popular local teacher) dreamed of a music scholarship for a deserving senior. Our club embraced the idea and the rest is music history! Our scholarship is open to all graduating Mississippi high school seniors. Each spring, a panel of judges reviews submissions and narrows it down to ten finalists who perform live for our club. A vote is taken and the winner is announced on-stage. The rules are simple: You must be a resident of Mississippi and enrolled as a senior at a Mississippi high school and be graduating in 2023. You must sing, dance, or play a musical instrument and submit a performance video for review by the selection committee by uploading to YouTube (do not mail in DVDs). There is a line below on this form to submit a link to your video. If chosen as a semi-finalist you will be invited to perform live at the Finale to be held in Tupelo, MS in March or April 2023. You MUST be able to perform at the Live Finale or otherwise forfeit. (Travel expenses WILL NOT be provided.) You must be going to attend college, but it is not required that you be enrolled in a musical program. Any Community College or 4-Year University of your choice is acceptable. You must enter into a contract detailing the Scholarship winnings with the Tupelo Elvis Fan Club.

2026: Chase Martin ($5,000), Cade Childs ($3,000), Mason Cordell ($2,000); Mississippi seniors since 2008 when award was $500