12th Annual peermusic Latin Scholarship Competition Announced
The BMI Foundation has announced the opening of the 12th annual peermusic Latin Scholarship competition: a program for student songwriters and composers of original Latin music. Established by music publisher Ralph Peer II and funded by peermusic, the competition awards a $5,000 scholarship for the best song or instrumental composition submission in any Latin genre.
According to Porfirio Piña, Senior Vice President of the BMI Foundation and Director of the competition, the program is open to students between the ages of 16 and 24, who are enrolled in any college or university located in the United States and Puerto Rico. All words and music must be original. For the first time this year, applications may be completed entirely online, no later than February 13, 2015. Official rules and applications are available on our peermusic Scholarship page.
About peermusic
Founded by Ralph Peer in 1928, peermusic is a global network of music publishing companies operating from 33 offices in 27 countries, with well over a quarter of a million titles in the company’s catalogue, and songs that vary from country, blues, jazz, and pop to Latin, concert, and rock & roll.
About the BMI Foundation
The BMI Foundation is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1985 to support the creation, performance, and study of music through awards, scholarships, commissions, and grants. Tax-deductible donations to the Foundation may be made on our website.