The SCBF TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP AWARD to the MID WEST BAND and ORCHESTRA CONFERENCE in CHICAGO, USA.
The SCBF Travelling Scholarship is awarded to band directors who manage to achieve three consecutive PLATINUM awards with the same ensemble at the SCBF National Finals.
In year three, conductors are required to conduct one of the works completely by memory.
The travelling Scholarship is a one thousand pound award towards the cost of return air fare to Chicago, USA Conference fee and hotel.
The award must be used in the year in which the award is made – it cannot be carried forward.
The award can only be made once to any one person.
Recipients of the award will be expected to take part in an interview which will be published in SCBF programmes and the SCBF website.
Currently, ( April 2026 ) ten people have been awarded SCBF Travelling Scholarships over the past seventeen years of SCBF – all will agree that in musical terms, they are life enhancing/changing experiences, and have dramatically improved their teaching and approach to conducting a wind band.