Scholarships

Were it not for the vision of Lawrence and Alma Berk to provide scholarship support to Quincy Jones, Arif Mardin, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and many others in the college's formative years, Berklee would not be the internationally recognized college it is today.

Berklee's character is found in its students. We look for students with high music potential, who are passionate, committed, and open to new musical ideas and cultures. Berklee attracts the most creative music students in the world, who know that no other music college or institution offers such a rich diversity of people, music, and programs.

Remarkable students are at Berklee because of our $28 million scholarship program. Some of these students would not be here without this financial assistance. Scholarship support to enroll the best young musicians in the world is critical to Berklee's future success.

Scholarships and Chairs
Ensuring that outstanding musicians have the financial resources to complete their education at Berklee is a top priority. Donors can add to existing endowed scholarships, such as Zildjian, Berklee City Music, or Women in Music funds, or create a new endowed fund, where you may focus the opportunity to support musicians of particular instruments, majors or musical genre. Recently established endowed scholarship funds include the:

By creating an endowed chair, the donor is supporting a senior faculty member within a particular discipline. These funds are used for salary and/or special projects determined by the academic leadership and the faculty member. Individually designed, each endowed chair matches the needs of the college and the donor's wishes. Pat Metheny is Berklee's newest Herb Alpert Visiting Professor, and Joe Lovano currently holds the Gary Burton Endowed Chair in Jazz Performance.


To learn more, please contact Debbie Bieri or Marjorie O'Malley.