WGI Percussion Independent World, Open, & A 2025 Scholarship is Live!

Application Deadline: December 8th, 2024 11:59 PST
(There will be 0 submissions accepted after this time)

Application structure and guidelines, please read

Welcome to the 2025 WGI Cymbal Scholarship! This scholarship is designed in hopes to get financial assistance to those that need it most.

Eligibility for The Cymbal Scholarship is for all contracted WGI cymbal players in all independent classes for the 2025 season including PIW, PIO, and PIA. No applicant can owe previous membership fees to any WGI or DCI ensemble. Your ensemble must be competing at WGI World Championships in Dayton, OH.

The application consists of one video submission. Each applicant is to submit a video for full point consideration. The video will be scored based off of 70% content and 30% execution. We are excited to give applicants the opportunity to express themselves in spoken format.

For the video submission please read the following information:

• Video must be a minimum length of 2 minutes and a maximum of 5 minutes
• Video submission must be uploaded to YouTube as an UNLISTED link

The judging panel consists of former and current cymbal educators along with other qualified leaders within the marching community. It is important to remember that the adjudication process is subjective but judging guidelines and rubrics are followed to the utmost detail and transparency.

In the event that you win The Cymbal Scholarship and do not finish your marching season, you are expected to return all scholarship monies to Seavine before WGI World Championships have concluded.

The Cymbal Scholarship is made possible by cymbal players and for cymbal players. The Cymbal Scholarship is fully funded by Seavine profits and is only possible by all of the incredible performers and educators that purchase our products such as The Cymbal Gloves.

We are incredibly excited to offer the only scholarship designated to those that play a unique part in the drumline as a marching cymbal player. Best of luck with your application and have a great WGI season!

—The Cymbal Scholarship Advisory Board