Terms and conditions
Please read these terms thoroughly to make sure you are familiar with them. Recipients’
progress is reviewed at the end of each semester to evaluate compliance with the terms.
By accepting the TAH Cheng Family Scholarship in Piano Performance (a talent-based
award), you are entering into an agreement to represent Chapman University as a performer
and scholar. You are expected to fulfill the terms and conditions listed below for
renewal of the scholarship.
Music Scholarships are available for up to eight semesters for those who enter as
first-year students. Transfer students can receive this award for up to eight semesters
less the number of semesters they have attended at their previous school(s).
To continue as a recipient of the TAH Cheng Family Scholarship in Piano Performance, you are required to:
#1: Pass all music core classes with the required minimum grade.
#2: Participate and perform in at least one large ensemble or small ensemble every
semester as assigned by the Director of Piano Studies.
#3: Enroll in applied private instruction in piano for every semester for the number
of credits required for your degree and/or as assigned by area director.
#4: Enroll in Studio Class for piano each semester (MUS 316 or 316B).
#5: Participate in a project(s) affiliated with Taiwanese-American music as determined
by the Director of Piano Studies or designee.
#6: Maintain a Chapman University cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least
3.0.
At the end of each semester, the director of relevant area and the Music Scholarship
Renewal Committee will determine one of the following about your award:
- Your award will be renewed.
- You award will be renewed on probation and you will receive a letter explaining the
probation period for the following academic year (you will receive a letter with details).
- Your award will not be renewed for the following academic year (you will receive a
letter with details).
If you decide to leave the program that awarded the scholarship (switching to a different
music major, or to a non-music major and/or to a music minor), renewal, reduction,
or non-renewal of award is at the discretion of the Director of relevant area and
the Music Scholarship Renewal Committee.
Review these terms carefully and contact us at the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music
if you have any questions about your music talent award. Contact us by phone: (714)
997-6871, or email: music@chapman.edu
