Summer Music Camp Scholarships
We love to help cover some of the costs of summer music camps! The application process for 2026. Summer Music Camp Scholarships this year is open.
You can find all the details about how to apply for a Summer Music Camp Scholarship HERE.
Here are some exciting summer camps that students have attended in our area:
- Show Choir Camps of America: https://www.showchoircamps.com
Millikin University, IL
Heidelberg University, OH - Illinois Summer Youth Music: https://isym.music.illinois.edu
- Eastern Illinois Music Camps: https://www.eiu.edu/music/emc_main.php
- First Gig Rock N Roll Camp: https://firstgigrockcamp.com
- Illinois State University State Summer Symposium, Location: Bloomington, IL: http://www.summersymposium.illinoisstate.edu
- Western Illinois University Summer Music Institute, Location: Macomb, IL: http://www.wiu.edu/cofac/summermusiccamps
- Illinois Wesleyan University Summer Music Composition Camp, Location: Bloomington, IL: http://www.iwu.edu
Polly Anderson Memorial Scholarships (Senior Scholarships)
The Unity Music Boosters present the Polly Anderson Memorial Scholarship each year to two deserving high school Seniors. Elvamae (Herriott) “Polly” Anderson taught music at Winnebago and Monmouth schools before coming to Unit 7 in 1953. She taught music here for 28 years. Mrs. Anderson began the spring musicals at Unity High School, a tradition that continues today. In 2013, Unit 7 Schools honored her by naming the high school auditorium The Polly Anderson Auditorium and we continue to honor her today with this scholarship in her name. This scholarship is given to Unity seniors who are continuing their education at a 2-4 year college or university. The students must have at GPA of 2.5 or higher and must have participated in a music program at Unity High School. The recipients who are named at the Senior Honors Night each earn a $500 scholarship.
2025/2026Applications
- Pick Up: in the Unity High School office. Date in the spring TBA
- Deadline: Date TBA in the spring to turn back into the Unity High School office with other senior scholarships.
- Recipients announced at the Senior Awards Night on May 7, 2026.
- Drum Major Scholarships: Every spring, Unity Music Boosters pays for 2 students to attend the Smith Walbridge drum major camp at Eastern Illinois University during the summer before they assume their roles as drum majors the following school year. Drum majors are chosen by audition.
