Musicians Institute and Schecter Guitar Research are proud to announce two new scholarships designed to support the education of talented up-and-coming Rock guitarists. The scholarships are named for two of the brightest stars in the contemporary Rock guitar genre: Synyster Gates of Avenged Sevenfold (also a GIT graduate) and Jerry Horton of Papa Roach.

Each fall, students entering MI’s Associate of Arts in Performance (Guitar) program will have the opportunity to apply for the scholarships, which include both a tuition award and a new Schecter instrument. The Synyster Gates Scholarship will go to a student who demonstrates a high level of musicianship within the Heavy Rock and Metal genre, while the Jerry Horton Scholarship will be judged on outstanding originality and band performance skills in the Rock genre.

Applicants for the fall 2009 class (both US and non-US citizens) who wish to be considered must submit their applications no later than September 15, 2009. For more information and instructions on how to apply, please contact an MI Admissions Representative or visit the Admissions>Financial Aid>Scholarships page on this website.