Support the School of Music

You can help foster the growth of our next generation of music technology and music therapy leaders with contributions to the School of Music at IUPUI. Indeed, the School depends upon the financial support from alumni, friends, foundations and corporations to maintain its position as a leading educational institution for technology in the performing arts.

Residing on the campus of one of the nation’s premiere urban institutions, the School of Music at IUPUI develops musicians, educators, programmers, music therapists and music technologists to create experts who will shape new and emerging innovations in their respective fields. The School of Music is committed to delivering quality music-related instruction embraced by technological advances in connectivity and creativity. The School holds a record of vanguard innovations that has it distinction as a world leader in music technology.

The IUPUI School of Music was the first institution in the nation to offer a Master of Science Degree in Music Technology. Similarly, it stands as one of the only music institutions in the world to offer its degree programs online or on site simultaneously. Consequently, the reach of the School’s influence extends worldwide to countries such as China, Denmark, Greece, Korea, Ecuador, Brazil, Thailand, and Canada. Recent innovations include the formation of one of the world’s first student Telematic (internet-based) Performing Ensembles, and the establishment of an innovative research-based Master of Science Degree in Music Therapy.

The ways you can support the School of Music are varied, whether you make a gift, sponsor a talented student, or become a valued partner.

Your Possibilities

Support the development of young musicians engaged in emerging technologies, broadening the reach of Indiana music to the world through your donation to the following:

The General Scholarship Fund

This fund makes a music technology education possible for many deserving artists. Gifts of any amount can be designated for the Music Scholarship Fund, and your generosity will have an enormous impact on the lives of our students.

Named Scholarships

With a gift of $5000 or more, a current partial scholarship can be established in the name of the donor, or in honor or memory of someone special, like a family member, a beloved teacher or a favorite performing artist. You can also establish a named full-tuition scholarship, which will pay one student's complete tuition for one academic year. These scholarships are awarded annually, for as long as the donor makes the resources available.

Current Named Scholarships:

Full Scholarship, Master of Science in Music Technology (MSMT, one year) $30,000
Partial Scholarship, MSMT (one year) $5000 or more

Endowed Scholarships

You may also choose to create a permanent, endowed scholarship at IUPUI School of Music. All scholarship recipients are chosen by a School of Music committee of senior administrators and faculty members on the basis of need, as well as the students' artistic merit and academic performance. Donors may not select recipients. Contributions to the School of Music for scholarships are fully tax-deductible.

Faculty Advancement Fund

No matter where teaching at the School of Music takes place - whether online, a lab, in classrooms, or the performance hall - it is the commitment of dedicated faculty members that distinguishes an IUPUI education. We welcome gifts in any amount for the School's Faculty Advancement Fund. By offering endowed faculty chairs, the School can both recognize and reward artist-teachers of the highest caliber who exemplify the School’s standards for outstanding teaching.

Endowed faculty chair - $2,000,000
Teaching fellowship (endowed) - $120,000
Teaching fellowship (annual) - $7,500

Other Programs

Unrestricted contributions are especially valuable to the School, as they enable flexibility to use funds wherever the need is most urgent. Unrestricted contributions provide a strong foundation that supports all of the artistic and educational activities of the School: student financial aid, faculty support, artistic and academic programs, facilities, commissions, and more.You may make an unrestricted contribution in any amount to honor or remember a friend or family member.

There are many opportunities to support the IUPUI School of Music’s artistic and academic programs. These include, but are not limited to, sponsorship of:

To ask for more information about any of these programs, e-mail us at gpeters@iupui.edu or call the Development Office at (317) 278-4000.