The Fellowship is open to students or recent graduate musicians from backgrounds that have historically been underrepresented in symphonic orchestras, who are pursuing (or have received in the last academic year) undergraduate, master’s, doctorate, or artist diploma degrees in string performance. Eligible to candidates with the following backgrounds: African American, Hispanic/Latino and Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or other U.S. Pacific Islander, Indian American, and any historically underrepresented background in orchestras today.