John Lennon Scholarship Competition

Award Amount
Application deadline
Awarded By:

BMI Foundation, Inc.

Number of Awards & Eligibility: varies
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for U.S. students.
  2. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
  3. Must be a current student or alumnus/alumna of a U.S. college or university.
  4. Must be between the ages of 17 and 24 as of the application deadline date.
  5. Must have an interest in songwriting.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: In 1997, the John Lennon scholarships were established. Individuals ages 17 to 24, who attend or have attended a U.S. college or university may apply. To enter, students must compose a song with lyrics. Student songwriters and composers of contemporary musical genres are encouraged to apply.

Application requirements for the John Lennon Scholarship Competition are:

  • Application form
  • Original song (instrumentation & lyrics)
Additional Information: Applicants must warrant that they have not assigned any rights in the submitted work to a major music publisher or major record label. In any given year, songwriters who meet the eligibility criteria may apply to either the John Lennon Scholarships or Nashville Songwriting Scholarship Competition, but not both. Winners, if any, will be announced in late summer or early fall 2018. Former winners (other than Honorable Mention) of the John Lennon Scholarships are not eligible to enter the competition.

Award Amount: There is a total of $20,000 awarded through this program.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $20,000.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Friday, January 22, 2021

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Friday, January 22, 2021

Submit by the deadline.
About BMI Foundation, Inc.:
Contact Information: -, -
Address: 7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich St. New York, New York 10007-0030
Email: JohnLennon@bmifoundation.org , JohnLennon@bmifoundation.org

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