Scholarship and Department Admission Audition Information
Academic Year 2011-2012
December 3rd, 2011
January 21st, 2012
February 11th, 2012
Reminder: All students must audition for acceptance into the department of music.
Students who miss the scholarship deadline may still audition for acceptance into the department up to and through the first week of classes.
The Department of Music at Colorado State University - Pueblo is proud to present the newly established $1.8 million Caroline Cramer-Voss Music Scholarship Fund, providing ample scholarships in music for qualified and talented students. This exceptional gift allows the Department to award generous scholarships for student tuition and fees. Scholarships from this fund are limited to students declaring a major or minor in music. (Separate awards are available for non-majors who enroll and participate successfully in University music ensembles.) The Caroline Cramer-Voss Music Scholarship Fund will ensure that the best and brightest will have access to a quality education in music at Colorado State University - Pueblo!
Significant awards are available for all performance areas. Call or e-mail the Department if you have specific questions. In addition, please feel free to contact a faculty member in your performance area (see the Faculty link) to discuss appropriate selections and to ask other questions specific to your area.
In order to receive scholarship awards from this fund, applicants must:
- Be applied and accepted to the University by March 1st
- Declare a music major or minor (minors are limited to awards of $400.00 per semester)
- Perform a scholarship audition for the music faculty (see below for requirements)
- Enroll, be advised by the music faculty, and register as a full-time student at CSU-Pueblo
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1st
- Apply for the College Opportunity Fund (COF) by March 1st
- Complete the Institutional Scholarship Application by March 1st. (click here to go to the Institutional Scholarship Application Page)
Scholarships recipients will be required to participate in a minimum of two performing ensembles.
All degree programs in the department require that all students must audition for the department prior to admission.
All auditions are from 9a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Capps Capozzolo Center for the Arts on the CSU-Pueblo campus. Call 719.549.2552 to request an audition time, or e-mail your name, instrument, requested audition date, and phone number to music@colostate-pueblo.edu.
If the published audition dates are not possible for you to attend, you may contact the Department of Music to set up an individual audition for scholarship aid. All auditions must be completed by March 1st.
Please bring with you two letters of recommendation, a resume, a cover letter, and three copies of your music to give to the judges.
Transfer Students:
If you are receiving a scholarship from your current school, you must submit the Scholarship Release Form before we can consider you for any scholarships at CSU-P. 
This audition may be scheduled at any time prior to the end of your first full semester at CSU-Pueblo, but it is necessary to complete the FAFSA and Institutional Scholarship Application by March 1 in order to be considered for forms other than the Voss Fund. See the CSU-Pueblo Scholarship Application (Scholarship Application Page) or call the Office of Financial Aid 719.549.2753 for more information.