Educational Scholarships

Application Opens:March 2, 2026 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2026 If you have any questions, please reach out to us by emailing percarts@pas.org. The PAS/Hudson Music Neil Peart Drum Set Scholarship is set up for private online study, allowing the student access to an instructor they might not normally be able to study with. Neil Peart was the…

Application Opens:March 2, 2026 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2026 If you have any questions, please reach out to us by emailing percarts@pas.org. The late great session drummer, Larrie Londin, was a man who liked to share with others. That sharing continues through the Larrie Londin Memorial Scholarship to support promising young drummers with their drum set studies.

Application Opens:March 2, 2026 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2026 If you have any questions, please reach out to us by emailing percarts@pas.org. John Grimes, former Vice President of the Boston Musicians’ Association for over a decade, was an advocate for musicians’ intellectual property, economic rights, and social justice. As a Professor at Boston Conservatory he was…

Application Opens:March 2, 2026 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2026 If you have any questions, please reach out to us by emailing percarts@pas.org. Jim Chapin began drumming in the spring of 1937 at the age of 18 years old. At the recommendation of several people, including Gene Krupa, Chapin went on to study with Sanford Moeller. By 1939,…

Application Opens:March 2, 2026 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2026 If you have any questions, please reach out to us by emailing percarts@pas.org. Freddie Gruber began his drumming career in New York in the late 1940s. He played in the only big band to feature bebop sax innovator Charlie Parker, and he became close friends with Buddy Rich,…

Application Opens:March 2, 2026 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2026 If you have any questions, please reach out to us by emailing percarts@pas.org. Fred Hoey had an illustrious career in the field of music as an author, clinician, and percussion industry innovator. He was a charter member of the Percussive Arts Society and an educator whose influence…

Application Opens:March 2, 2026 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2026 If you have any questions, please reach out to us by emailing percarts@pas.org. As a charter member of the Percussive Arts Society and a 16-year Trustee of Berklee College, Armand Zildjian sought to create more learning opportunities for today’s musicians in both contemporary and classical music. The…