The Bob Cole Conservatory offers scholarships to both new and continuing students. With over 40 named scholarships, the conservatory awards more than $400,000 per year in scholarships, covering full or partial tuition for most music majors.
To be eligible to receive a scholarship, students must submit a Beach Scholarship application each year:
Scholarships are available for incoming students (First-year, transfer and graduate) from partial to full-tuition. Your Prospective Student audition serves as the scholarship audition. Awarded scholarships have an option for renewal for four years (eight semesters) for undergraduate students and two years (four semesters) for graduate students. To qualify for scholarship renewal all of the following conditions must be met:
Completed Beach Scholarship application
Completed FAFSA
Music major in the CSULB Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Remain a full-time matriculated student with a minimum of 12 units completed per semester
Maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.5
Enroll and participate in assigned performing ensembles
Maintain satisfactory progress toward completion of the degree
Each spring, continuing students may perform for competitive scholarships. These are annual merit-based scholarships available to all eligible students. To qualify for Continuing Student Scholarships all of the following conditions must be met:
Completed Beach Scholarship application
Completed FAFSA
Music major in the CSULB Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Remain a full-time matriculated student with a minimum of 12 units completed per semester
Maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.5
Enroll and participate in assigned performing ensembles
Maintain satisfactory progress toward completion of the degree
