Abe Olman Scholarship

Abe Olman, for whom the scholarship program is named, was both a major figure in the music publishing community and a songwriter himself, in addition to being one of the founders of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Abe Olman Scholarships given out each year are made possible by his family in the interest of encouraging and supporting the careers… Read more >

USC Thornton School of Music Scholarship Award

The USC Thornton School of Music Scholarship Award will be given annually to a student songwriter who demonstrates exceptional professional potential through their art, craft and personal character as determined by the faculty of the Popular Music Program and Division of Contemporary Music. Read more >

Songwriters of Tomorrow Scholarship

The Songwriters of Tomorrow Scholarship is awarded to a high school senior attending a New York City public school, demonstrating the talent and desire to learn the craft of songwriting. The student is chosen based on an original song (lyrics and music), and the scholarship will extend an opportunity to pursue a career in music. Read more >

Curtis Mayfield Scholarship Award

The Curtis Mayfield Award, supported by the Curtis Mayfield family, recognizes promising singer/songwriters whose work reflects the inspiration, spirit and soul of Curtis Mayfield.

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The NYU Steinhardt Songwriting Scholar Award

Established in 2011, the NYU Steinhardt Songwriting Scholar Award is presented to a music composition student whose work holds great potential for success in the field, and embodies the art, craft, individuality and qualities of communication of the best songwriting.

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The Holly Prize

The Holly Prize is an award made possible by Songmasters and administered and juried by the SHOF as a tribute to the legacy of SHOF inductee Buddy Holly. Since 2010, the Holly Prize annually recognizes and supports a new “all-in-one songwriter “— an exceptionally talented and inspired young musician/singer/songwriter whose work exhibits the qualities of Holly’s music: true, great and original. … Read more >

Bill Withers Scholarship

The recipient of the Bill Withers Scholarship, as intended by Marcia Withers and their daughter, singer/songwriter Kori Withers, will be one whose work reflects the eloquence of songwriting together with the spirit and soul that defines the songs of Bill Withers. Read more >

Belmont University Songwriting Scholarship

Belmont University Songwriting Scholarship is awarded to Belmont University Songwriting majors who possess tangible exceptional songwriting potential and the intangible qualities of bringing out the best of their collaborators and contributing to the larger community of songwriters. Recipients are selected by the faculty of the Belmont Songwriting Department. Read more >