Educational Scholarships

Application Opens:March 1, 2024 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2024 If you have any questions, please reach out to us by emailing percarts@pas.org. Neil Peart was the drummer and lyricist for the legendary classic rock band Rush. Over the course of 18 studio albums and several live albums spanning 4 decades, Rush sold over 25 million records in…

Application Opens:March 1, 2024 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2024 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 PAS/SABIAN Larrie Londin Memorial Scholarship. Created to support promising young drummers with their drum…

Application Opens:March 1, 2024 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2024 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 1, 2024 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2024 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 1, 2024 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2024 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 1, 2024 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2024 If you have any questions, please reach out to us by emailing percarts@pas.org. Fred Hoey’s start in the music industry came at an early age upon winning the 1936 National Rudimental Drummer Competition. His illustrious career in the field of music as an author, clinician, and authority…

Application Opens:March 1, 2024 Deadline to Apply:April 30, 2024 If you have any questions, please reach out to us by emailing percarts@pas.org. Armand Zildjian’s introduction into the world of music came at a very early age. Born into the Zildjian family with a 350-year-old tradition of cymbal craftsmanship, it was always understood that Armand would follow…