SCHOLARSHIPS
Choristers Guild Institute (CGI) Scholarships
A number of partial and full scholarships are available for Choristers Guild Institute attendees. The Choristers Guild Institute is a week-long, three-stage summer training program for leaders of children's and youth choirs (K-8) in churches and church schools. The Institute is designed to strengthen directors’ musical and pedagogical skills and to equip children's choir directors to be effective leaders.
2025 Scholarship Qualifications
Preference may be given to the following individuals:
- Those who display a commitment to children's church music and have a history and/or future plans to minister as a church musician.
- First-time attendees at the Choristers Guild Institute who pledge to attend in future years.
- Returning participants who have demonstrated exceptional work at the Institute in previous years.
- Practicing church musicians with evidence of experience in a sustained position.
Application Requirements
The online scholarship application can be accessed here when the application process opens. Watch this page for additional information.
One letter of reference from someone who is either:
1. Employer or Music Professor
2. Church Musician or Leader
Submit this letter of reference to institute@choristersguild.org
Only complete applications submitted by the application deadline will be considered.