Scholarships
Every young person deserves to have access to the opportunities that music provides. We support students across the Georgetown Divide through free school concerts, interactive workshops, and scholarships for lessons and instruments. Additionally, our young musicians can apply to perform in the annual Young Musicians Concert, an opportunity to feel the excitement and joy of sharing their music with an appreciative audience. We help young musicians to learn their craft, build confidence, and develop a lifelong love of music.
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MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
BESAN-TOMFOHRDE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Apply for a Scholarship
In an effort to encourage young people on the Georgetown Divide to include and embrace music as a part of their lives, we offer the Besan-Tomfohrde Scholarship to our local youth. This scholarship is for music lessons, instruments, high school seniors, and music camps and is in memoriam of two of our founding members. Thia Besan and Mary Tomfohrde were passionate champions of youth access and participation in musical and performing arts.
The scholarship program aims to support Divide youth by funding music lessons and instrument access, and by assisting graduating seniors pursuing a college music education.
To apply for a scholarship, download and complete the appropriate application(s) below.
To submit:
1. Email a photograph of completed application to
to Info@MusicOnTheDivide.org.
2. Mail to:
Music on the Divide attn. Liz Ketelle
P.O. Box 1055
Georgetown, CA 95634
Established in 2026, this scholarship seeks to provide students and young musicians of the Georgetown Divide with an avenue to explore and expand their music opportunities. By developing their skills and knowledge in the music genres of Blues, Jazz, Classical, Pop, Rock, Country and Gospel, this scholarship helps to fulfill the need to fund voice and instrument lessons, songwriting, instrument purchase or rentals, and scholarships for high school seniors.
High School Seniors Entering College Scholarship application due by March 31, 2026
JAMES AND ILSA WHITE SCHOOL CONCERTS AND WORKSHOPS FUND
In accordance with Music On The Divide's mission, this fund is specifically designed to bring musicians to K-12 students. Whether the artists perform or
provide workshops, this exposure to professional musicians can be transformative for young people. Your contribution to this fund helps students to approach the performing arts not just as an audience but with an understanding of the passion, skill, and presence that are involved in being an actual performer.
