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Postgraduate Collaborative Piano Fellowship

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Applications for the Postgraduate Collaborative Piano Fellowship are due on December 1. 
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Important Dates and Deadlines

Important Dates and Deadlines

  • December 1: Application deadline
  • Mid-December: Applicants are notified of prescreening results via their Application Portal.
  • Late February: Final auditions with the Postgraduate Collaborative Piano Fellowship Committee
  • Mid-March: Fellowship offers are made.
  • April 15: Fellowship acceptance deadline

Application Requirements

All materials must be uploaded to the online application. For questions, please contact the Conservatory Admissions Office at [email protected].
  • Prescreening
    A prescreening video including:
    1. Two contrasting selections with voice
      • May be songs or arias
    2. Two contrasting selections with instrumentalists 
      • May be movements from the sonata duo or concerto repertoire
    3. A solo piano piece of the applicant's choosing
  • Written Materials
    1. A résumé, including academic and performance details.
    2. A detailed repertoire list of collaborative piano works studied and performed.
    3. A personal statement. Please write a brief statement, no more than 250 words in length, describing your interest in the Postgraduate Collaborative Piano Fellowship and what you hope to gain from your experience in the program.
  • Academic Materials
    1. Two letters of recommendation. 
      When prompted in the application, please enter the recommender’s name and email address. The recommender will receive an email with instructions on how to submit the recommendation online.
    2. All academic transcripts from schools attended. Please request an official copy of your academic transcript only after you have received your official live audition invitation, and no later than February 15. Transcripts may also be emailed from the institution directly to [email protected].

International Applicants: English Proficiency

In addition to the first-year application requirements, non-native speakers of English must demonstrate proficiency in English. They should take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).* TOEFL scores should be sent to the Collaborative Piano Fellowship by the Educational Testing Service. The Bard College school code is 2037. A minimum score of 600 on the paper-based test (PBT) or 100 on the internet-based test (iBT) is recommended for admission. We also accept the IELTS in place of the TOEFL, with a band score of no less than seven, or the Duolingo Test with a total score of no less than 120. 

Other evidence of English-language proficiency will be accepted only with the approval of the Graduate Admission Committee. An application is considered incomplete and cannot be acted upon until the English proficiency score is received. The deadline for English proficiency score submissions is February 15. 

*Students who have spent the majority of their secondary education in an English-medium program may be eligible for a waiver of the language testing requirement.

Letters of recommendation and transcripts may be mailed to: 

Bard College Conservatory of Music
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30 Campus Road, PO Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504

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