1st Annual Friends Of DCI Scholarship

The average high school or college student will spend up to 500 hours during the coming summer working a part-time job to earn money for school and other expenses, earning $3,000 on average during June, July and August. Participants in Drum Corps International member units will devote these same summer months to the incredible opportunity of putting themselves on the football practice field, rehearsing hundreds of hours and traveling more than 12,000 miles for the chance to perform in front of thousands of dedicated fans—a far cry from the “average” lifestyle of a typical undergraduate.

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