Since its inception, the WGI Scholarship Program has provided more than $850,000 to deserving young people.

Support for these scholarships comes from generous contributions from personal donations, corporate donations and income from the 50/50 raffle at World Championships. Corporate scholarships awarded through this program include:

FJM, Inc. Scholarship – awarded to an outstanding student majoring in music education
FJM, Inc. Scholarship – awarded to an outstanding color guard performer
Percussion Judges Memorial Scholarship – awarded to an outstanding percussion performer
Yamaha/DeLucia Scholarship – awarded to an outstanding student majoring in music education
Yamaha Music Education Scholarship – awarded to an outstanding student majoring in music education
Zildjian/Mark Thurston Scholarship – awarded to an outstanding percussion performer

If you are interested in donating to the WGI Scholarship Fund, please send your donation to:

You can also make a donation online at WGI Scholarship Fund.

Each group registered to compete at World Championships may nominate one competing member for a WGI Sport of the Arts scholarship.  Applications will open early December 2024 and must be submitted to the WGI office by Sunday, February 2nd, 2025.

A Scholarship Committee made up of individuals representing WGI Judges, Instructors, Directors, Staff, and others active in the WGI activity, review these applications. Scholarship winners are announced at World Championships.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To begin the application process, you will need to collect the following: 

• Letter from group director stating that they have approved this applicant (one applicant per group)
• Two Letters of recommendation from individuals other than the group director.
• High School and/or College Transcript
• SAT/ACT scores (optional)
  
  

These items need to be in PDF format and will be attached at the end of the online application. Please note: all documents must be submitted at time of application.

Please complete the necessary contact, group and school information, answer 4 essay questions, upload the items above, and then submit the application.

To find the Scholarship Application, CLICK HERE.