Discounts

Matching Discounts are offered to campers attending Marching Band Leadership & Color Guard Camp who are receiving a scholarship from an accredited organization outside of FSU. This would include school boosters, Lions Club, arts organizations, and other entities with a tax ID number.

FSU Summer Music Camps will contribute $1.00 for every $1.00 that an accredited organization awards the student to attend Marching Band Leadership & Color Guard camp, up to a maximum of $100.00.

For example: If you are attending Marching Band Leadership & Color Guard Camp, and your booster club give you $100.00, we would give you $100.00 to add to that.  If the boosters gave you $250, we would give you $100.00 because that’s the max. If they gave you $50.00, we would add $50.00 to it.

The deadline to apply for a Matching Discount is June 6, 2025.

• This discount applies to Marching Band Leadership & Color Guard Camp only.
• All campers must be registered and have paid the non-refundable deposit of $100.00 before the discount can be applied.  No discounts will be given to students that have not paid their deposit.  If the scholarship and the matching discount cover the entire cost of camp, the deposit will be refunded to the camper once scholarship funds are received from the school.
• If the camper is on the wait list, we will not be able to process the scholarship or discount for the student unless they receive a spot at camp. Receiving a scholarship does not automatically get the camper a spot at camp.

A school/teacher/organization can apply for a matching discounts for one camper, or multiple campers.

To complete the request for matching funds on behalf of one or more campers, please do the following:

1. Confirm that the student(s) have registered for camp.
   1. Ideally they should do this online with their family – please do not attempt to register for them.   If you need assistance with registration please contact our office.
   2. If the scholarship will be covering the entire cost of the camp, the student will still be required to pay the minimum $100.00 deposit when registering.  Once your scholarship check is received, the student will be refunded their deposit.  If having the family pay the deposit during registration is not possible, please contact our office.
2. Send an email attachment to us (musiccamps@fsu.edu) of a letter on your organization’s letterhead that requests the matching funds and includes the following information:
   1. Each student’s full name, phone number and email
   2. The amount of funding you are giving and that should be applied to each student.  (Remember, we will match dollar for dollar up to $100.00).
   3. Contact information for you AFTER school ends.
   4. Contact information for whoever is responsible for making the payment if it’s not you (booster treasurer, school fiscal office, etc..)
3. Send us the payment and letter from Step #2.
   1. If you wish to pay by purchasing card, please contact our office 850-644-9934.
   2. Checks should be made payable to Florida State University.
   3. The check should be mailed to:  FSU Summer Music Camps, PO Box 3061180, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1180
4. The deadline to postmark these materials is:  June 6, 2025.

If you are an organization giving a scholarship, you can keep these amounts in mind:
MBLC costs $537.00 for overnight campers.

• If you give $437.00 – we will add $100.00. Camper pays nothing.  If they paid a deposit when the registered, camper will be refunded their deposit after the scholarship check is received.
• If you give $337.00 – we will add $100.00, difference of $100.00 to be paid by the camper when they register.
• If you give $100.00 – we will add $100.00, difference of $337.00 to be paid by the camper
• If you give $50 – we will add $50.00, difference of $437.00 to be paid by the camper

(These are just examples.  Organizations can feel free to give in any dollar amount!)

If you were selected for and attended one of the following events AND your name appears in the concert program, you are eligible for a discount:

• 2025 Florida All-State Conference in Tampa, FL (January 8-11, 2025)
• 2024 FSU Tri-State Festival in Tallahassee, FL (December 5-8. 2024)

(This discount does NOT apply to master musician or all-county)

The discount amount is:

• $50.00 off one (1) camp/session of Choral Ensemble Camp, Treble Choir Camp, Jazz Ensemble Camp, High School Band Camp, String Orchestra Camp, Middle School Band Camp.

Use the following coupon codes when registering:

• 2025 Florida All-State Conference in Tampa, FL.  25FMEA50
• 2024 FSU Tri-State Festival in Tallahassee, FL 25Tri50

• The discount will be applied at check out.
• Once we receive your registration information we will confirm your participation at Florida All-State or FSU Tri-State from our participant lists.  If there is any question about your participation we will contact you.  You may be asked to provide proof of your participation if you do not appear on our participant lists; proof would be in the form of a copy of your name tag from the event, or a copy of the page in the concert program showing you as a performer.  
• If we find after review that this discount does not apply to you, the discount will be removed and your account balance will increase by $50.00.

If you, or your school, were directly affected or displaced by the 2024 hurricane season, you are eligible to apply for the Hurricane Relief Discount. This discount aims to ensure students can participate in camps despite financial toll from the storms.

• Students who were displaced and/or whose families were directly affected by storms can apply for a full tuition/housing discount (valued up to $563.00). Ten full tuition/housing discounts will be given.  Additional, partial discounts may be given based on available funding.
• Students whose school music departments were impacted are eligible to receive discounts of up to $200.

You do not need to be registered for camp before applying for the discount, however our camps fill up fast.  Receiving a discounts does not guarantee you a spot at camp or get you off of a wait list.  If you are not register for camp and receive a discount, you will need to accept the discount and complete the camp registration materials within 10 days of notification.  If you are on a wait list and receive a discount, the discount can only be applied if a spot opens up.

If you are registered and receive a discount, you will be refunded payments made toward your camp balance that the discount ends up covering

Students will need to submit an application form and a letter of support from their music director.

• Have your music director submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf. This should be sent directly from the music director, via email, to musiccamps@fsu.edu.
• The student/family must complete the following application form

Teachers whose schools were effected and who wish to apply for assistance for multiple students, should contact us directly at 850-644-9934.

DEADLINE

The deadline to submit application materials is March 31, 2025.  Applications will still be accepted after March 31 but will only be considered for any remaining funding after initial applications are reviewed.

Students that believe they are unable to attend camp due to financial need, or who would like to apply for assistance based on exceptional ability, may apply for these discounts.

Teachers may apply for these discounts on behalf of their student(s) as well.

Students do not need to be registered in order to apply for this type of discount, however, our camps fill up quickly.  Receiving a discount does not guarantee a student a spot or move you off of the wait list.  If the student is on a wait list and receives a discount, the discount can only be applied if a spot opens up.

Students can apply by asking for a letter of support from their music director.

• Have the music director submit a letter of recommendation on the student’s behalf. This should be sent directly from the music director, via email, to musiccamps@fsu.edu.  Make sure they include the student’s name, which camp the discount would be applied to, and any information that would help us understand the student’s commitment to their study of music.

Teachers may apply for assistance on behalf of a student, or for multiple students, by submitting a letter of recommendation. This should be sent directly via email, to musiccamps@fsu.edu.

DEADLINE

The deadline to submit application materials is March 31, 2025.