The 2027 IMM Collegiate Scholarship Competition will be held on February 6, 2027 at the Indiana Landmarks Center.  Applications will be posted to this site in early September 2026.  Please refer any questions about the competition to Kent Cook: [email protected]

Brief History

Beste Toparlak, Nikola Begovic, Boyoung Kim, Soyoung Kim, Michael E. Day, and Hayley Lipke (from left to right)

The IMM Collegiate Scholarship Competition was started in 1958 by Helen Crandall, a renowned Indianapolis voice teacher.  Each year, approximately $20,000 in prizes is awarded, and since 1958, $523,050 has been allocated to 920 students studying music in the state of Indiana.  Many winners have gone on to distinguished careers in music.  

2026 Winners

2026 IMM Collegiate Scholarship Awards
GRADUATE AWARDS:
Mildred E. Allen Memorial Piano Awards

  • 1st Prize: $2500.00 Hyerim Cho – MM, IU, Student of Spencer Myer
  • 2nd Prize: $1500.00 Pin-Hong Lin – MM, IU, Student of Norman Krieger
  • Honorable Mention Seungkyu Oh – DM, IU, Student of Arnaldo Cohen

Robert and Sophia Marks Memorial Voice Award

  • 1st Prize: $2500.00 Siyi Yan – AD, IU, Student of Heidi Grant Murphy
    Helen Crandall Memorial Voice Awards
  • 2nd Prize: $1500.00 Kathleen Simunek – MM IU, Student of Paulina Villarreal
  • Honorable Mention Andy Boggs – MM, IU, Student of Brian Horne
  • Honorable Mention Emily Wrede – MM, IU, Student of Michelle DeYoung

Ross and Andella Pyle Memorial Orchestral Instruments Awards

  • 1st Prize: $2500.00 Rachel L McClellan, violin – DM, IU, Student of Simin Ganatra
  • 2nd Prize: $1000.00 Noah Arcenas, violin – MM, IU, Student of Simin Ganatra
  • 2nd Prize: $1000.00 Zili Sha, violin – DM, IU, Student of James Ehnes
  • Honorable Mention Noori Han, cello – DM, IU, Student of Emilio Colon
  • Honorable Mention Ava Shedd, violin – MM, IU, Student of Grigory Kalinovsky

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS:
Mildred E. Allen Memorial Piano Awards

  • 1st Prize: $1250.00 Jessie Lee – IU, Student of Dinara Klinton
  • 2nd Prize: $750.00 Benjamin Morton – IU, Student of Dinara Klinton

Anna Lee Hamilton Memorial Voice Award

  • 1st Prize: $1250.00 Colleen Tiernan – Ball State, Student of Daniel Narducci

Matinee Musicale Voice Awards

  • 2nd Prize: $750.00 Aiden Collawn – IU, Student of Brian Horne
  • Honorable Mention Ashlyn Boomer – Butler, Student of Laura Storm
  • Honorable Mention Allison Sharp – IU, Student of Jane Dutton

Matinee Musicale Undergraduate Orchestral Instruments Awards

  • 1st Prize: $1250.00 Leland Conrad, harp – IU, Student of Elzbieta Szmyt
  • 2nd Prize: $750.00 Ophir Dahari, violin – IU, Student of Grigory Kalinovsky
  • Honorable Mention George Young, viola – IU, Student of Stephen Wyrczynski

In 2026, 65 students applied, and a total of $18,500 was awarded from the
scholarship fund. Since 1958, scholarships amounting to $523,050 have been
awarded to 920 students.

Applications (click to download an application below)