Applicant must show artistic ability, potential for combining artistic endeavors with a management education, academic achievement, and financial need. Applicant must submit essay with application for admission.

Applicant must be an economically disadvantaged student from Dallas, Texas.

Applicants must be students who are residents of neighboring towns of Wellesley and Needham.

Applicant must have attained the highest academic averages, exhibited superior qualities of maturity and leadership, and possess the potential for great success in their chosen fields. Applicant must be in their spring semester of their freshman year in order to apply and have a 3.5 GPA to be considered.

Applicant must be a resident of the Worcester Housing Authority properties and be a full-time students in the day division at Becker College.

Applicant must submit at least three original compositions accompanied by written scores according to the Composition Recording Guidelines. Applicant must be an entering student.

Selection is based on excellent academic achievement as evidenced by high school curriculum level, course selection, grades, standardized test scores (SAT Reasoning or ACT), individual academic accomplishments, and extracurricular activities. Scholarship is awarded through the admission process.

Applicant must have attended and successfully completed two semesters of full-time study at Berklee. Applicant must have a cumulative GPA of no less than 2.5 at the time of the application deadline. Selection is based upon the applicant's Achievement Portfolio, cumulative and concentrated GPAs, instrumental proficiency, and achievement in major.

Applicant must be a full-time Boston College junior, a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States, and be in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3. Applicant must also be active in community service to the Asian American and wider communities on and/or off campus.

Applicant must demonstrate the highest artistic skills. For new students, the entrance audition mainly determines who receives this award.

Applicant must have a distinguished high school records and personal achievements, and must execute an interview on Traina Scholars Day in February.

Applicant must have a minimum 2.67 GPA. Selection is based upon academic performance and extracurricular participation in secondary school, outstanding community involvement, and demonstrated financial need.

Applicant must demonstrate unusual academic potential.