This scholarship is available to qualified entering first-year violinists, violists, cellists and pianists with chamber music experience. Applicants need not plan to major in music. This is the only Brandeis scholarship for entering students that involves an application process beyond the admission application and the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE. The amount of this scholarship is equal to full tuition and is renewable for up to eight continuous semesters of study at Brandeis, beginning with the semester in which the recipient was initially offered admission