Scholarships Opportunities

BMI Film Scoring Scholarship at USC
The BMI Film Scoring Scholarship is an annual scholarship awarded to two students in the University of Southern California’s Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program in the Thornton School of Music.  The financial scholarship is based on composition and the level of performance the students demonstrate throughout the school year. The recipients are chosen by the faculty in the scoring program at the Thornton School of Music.

June 20, 2006
BMI Announces USC Film Scoring Scholars

BMI Film Scoring Scholarship at UCLA
BMI sponsors the BMI Jerry Goldsmith Scholarship at UCLA Extension in their film scoring department. BMI’s scholarship is awarded semi-annually to students enrolled in UCLA Extension’s Certificated Program in Film Scoring.  It develops the talent of promising film scoring students by providing them with education through UCLA Extension’s Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts program.

Named after BMI composer Goldsmith, the legendary and award-winning composer, has written the scores for memorable films and television shows that span more than five decades, such as the films Stagecoach, Planet of the Apes, Patton, Chinatown, Star Trek, The Omen, LA Confidential, and Mulan.

BMI Film Scoring Scholarship at Berkeley
The BMI Film Scoring Scholarship is a yearly tuition scholarship chosen on compositional maturity and talent, as well as financial need.  Each year the scholarship is given in the name of a BMI composer, with that composer leading a master class on film scoring and composition to students at the college. Past composers for whom the scholarship has been given include Christopher Young, Terence Blanchard and Basil Poledouris.

Berklee is the only college in the world that offers an undergraduate degree in Film Scoring, one of the fastest growing departments in the college.  The curriculum at Berklee is geared toward preparing students for careers in the industry.

Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music was through the study and practice of contemporary music.  For over half a century, the college has evolved constantly to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business.  With over a dozen performance and nonperformance majors, a diverse and talented student body representing 70 plus countries, and a music industry “who’s who” of alumni, Berklee is the world’s premier learning lab for the music of today – and tomorrow.

March 29, 2006
Hanna Lim Named BMI Film Scoring Scholarship Recipient at Berklee

Pete Carpenter Fellowship:
For aspiring TV/Film composers.  For more information visit the BMI Foundation website.

February 2, 2007
BMI Foundation Announces 18th Annual Pete Carpenter Film Composing Fellows