This page contains a list of grants and awards made available to collegiate students and collegiate chapters through both the Indiana Music Teachers Association (IMTA) and the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA).
MTNA Benjamin Whitten Collegiate Chapter of the Year Award
Process for the Collegiate Chapter of the Year Award
- The state President nominates one outstanding collegiate chapter from their state for the award.
- The MTNA Collegiate Chapter Forum (CCF) Chair, Chair-elect, and the Collegiate Piano Pedagogy Symposium Chair will take the lead in discovering what Chapters are doing via attendance at the Collegiate Piano Pedagogy Symposium in January, national conference collegiate sessions, and general communication with chapters throughout the year.
- Following the Symposium, the CCF Chair, Chair-elect, and the Collegiate Piano Pedagogy Symposium Chair will serve as the “Selection Committee” to determine the recipient of the MTNA Collegiate Chapter of Year Award.
- In lieu of a cash award, MTNA will provide travel funds for the selected chapter’s president or another officer to attend the national conference and accept the award.
MTNA Collegiate Enrichment Grant
The purpose of the Collegiate Enrichment Grant is to provide financial assistance of up to $750 to MTNA Collegiate Chapters for the development of the Chapter’s presence in the community through projects offering educational and professional development for collegiate members, as well as support and promotion of music in the community. Visit the MTNA Foundation website for more information.
MTNA Collegiate Travel Grant
The purpose of the Collegiate Travel Grant is to provide financial assistance of $200 to individual collegiate members to attend a national event, specifically the MTNA National Conference or the Collegiate Piano Pedagogy Symposium. Visit the MTNA Foundation website for more information.
IMTA Stickley Travel Grant
As official members of the IMTA Board of Directors, Collegiate Chapter Presidents may apply for the IMTA Stickley Travel Grant to attend the MTNA National Conference.
IMTA Collegiate Travel Grant
The IMTA Collegiate Travel Grant provides funding to support the attendance of collegiate chapter members at either the MTNA National Conference in March/April or the MTNA Collegiate Pedagogy Symposium in January.
This grant is intended for individual applicants, not for entire chapters. The total amount distributed annually may not exceed the current fiscal year budget line amount (full distribution not required). The 2025-2026 budget line amount for Collegiate Travel Grants is $1,500.
Applications are due by November 1 to accommodate those wishing to take advantage of the MTNA Conference Early Bird registration deadline. (Symposium does not have an early bird registration deadline.) Application forms are available on the IMTA website.
For more details and the application, visit the IMTA Collegiate Travel Grant page.