1) No purchase necessary.  It is not necessary to purchase a Marching Arts Education membership to apply for this scholarship or vote.

2) The Marching Arts Education Scholarship 2022 is an award which will go to four performers marching in a Drum Corps International drum corps in the summer of 2022.  These will go to any DCI performer in any caption.

One scholarship will be sponsored by Marching Monk
One scholarship will be sponsored by Synced Up Design
One scholarship will be sponsored by LCL Mentors
These three scholarships will be determined by a combination of Round Two voting and the Scholarship Panel.

The final scholarship from Marching Arts Education will be determined solely by the Scholarship Panel, chosen from the 20 finalists.

In the event that the 2022 Drum Corps International season is cancelled, these scholarships will not be awarded.  If the season is not cancelled but an individual corps decides not to field a corps to compete in 2022, the scholarship money must be refunded from the drum corps back to the scholarship sponsor who paid the $1000 scholarship.

3) Eligibility.  Any student marching in a 2022 Drum Corps International drum corps may apply.  Marching Arts Education will not make any decision of eligibility or determine winners based on age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or which drum corps they are a member of.  No-one may apply if they are not a marching member of a 2022 DCI corps.  Employees of Marching Arts Education and their family members are not eligible to win this scholarship.

4) Awards.  A scholarship in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded to four marchers for a total scholarship giveaway of $4,000.  In addition, the top 20 applicants who receive the most votes in Round One will each receive a one-year membership to Marching Arts Education.

5) How to Enter.  Applicants may enter by filling out the online form at www.MarchingArtsEducation.com/Scholarship.  Entries must be completed by the applicant and not through any other service or with a bot.  The criteria for selection will be based on the questions on the application.  These are:

• Marching and Music Experience
• Why should you be selected for this scholarship award?
• Why do you want to be a marching arts educator?

6) Winner Selection.  Scholarship winners will be selected from the 20 finalists.   These finalists are the applicants who receive the most votes in Round One. Round One of Voting will take place on the Marching Arts Education website.    Each person may vote one time using one email address.  Round One Voting begins on March 31, 2022 and ends at midnight eastern time on April 13, 2022.  The top twenty vote receivers will move to Round Two.

Round Two Voting begins on April 18, 2022 and ends at midnight eastern time on April 24, 2022.  Round Two of Voting will take place on the Marching Arts Education website and on Instagram.  Instagram voting will be on a post on the Marching Arts Education Instagram page.  Voting on the Marching Arts Education website will use the same method as Round One.  Voting from Round Two will count 50% and input from the Scholarship Panel will count 50% for three of the scholarships.  The other scholarship will be determined solely by the scholarship panel.

Applications are accepted between March 14, 2022 and March 28, 2022.  All applicants who make it to Round Two will receive a one year membership to Marching Arts Education.  The Marching Arts Education Scholarship Panel will review the top twenty applicants in Round Two and give their input for who should be awarded the scholarship.  Winners will be announced on April 25, 2022.

The Marching Arts Education Scholarship Panel will be comprised of four recognized music and marching educators.  Each panelist will select and rank their top six from the twenty finalists and these rankings will be compiled into a final ranked list of finalists.  This final ranking will be combined with the ranking from the voting (as detailed above) and four DCI performers will win the scholarship awards.  Members of the Marching Arts Education Scholarship Panel are:

• Larry Wells – Retired Band Director renowned for his work at Northwestern HS, Rock Hill, SC
• Greg Basham – Supervisor of Educational Leadership at Hillsborough County Public Schools
• Lauren Metts – Dance Educator and Choreographer, owner of The Dance Department
• Kelly Maloney – Former Color Guard performer and Autism Education Specialist

7) Winner Announcement and Notification.  Winners will be announced on April 25, 2022 at 8 pm eastern time.  Winners will be contacted via email on Monday evening, April 25.  Winners agree to have their name announced and publicized by Marching Arts Education and the Marching Roundtable podcast.  We encourage all winners to also be interviewed for a Marching Roundtable podcast or Marching Arts Education webinar, but this is not required.

8) Privacy. The information and picture provided by each applicant will be presented for all to see on the website. Marching Arts Education will not share the applicants email address publicly. Winners agree to have their name announced and publicized by Marching Arts Education and the Marching Roundtable podcast.  We encourage all winners to also be interviewed for a Marching Roundtable podcast or Marching Arts Education webinar, but this is not required.

9) Limitation of Liability. Marching Arts Education and its owners and employees are not liable if the company goes out of business or ceases to exist during the time frame of this scholarship award process.

10) Social Media Disclaimers.  Publicity and voting for this scholarship award may take place on social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.  These social media platforms are unconnected with this scholarship award and are not to be held liable in any way for any aspect of this scholarship promotion.

11) Winner List.  Winners of the scholarship will be posted at www.MarchingArtsEducation/Scholarship.

12) Sponsor and Administrator.  This scholarship award is sponsored and administrated by Marching Education, LLC, 2966 Eglington Drive, Orlando, FL, 32806.  tim@marchingartseducation.com