| BMS Announces Talent and Merit Scholarship Recipients | 10:19AM / Saturday, August 02, 2025 |  | 
 
 
	PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Music School announced the 2025-2026 Talent and Merit Scholarship recipients.  
	  
	Students who are accepted into the Talent & Merit Scholarship Program benefit from up to 100 percent tuition assistance. Last year, BMS awarded over $35,000 in Talent, Merit, and Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarships. BMS continues to take Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarship applications on a rolling basis, with enrollment open in August.  
	  
	The BMS Scholarship Program, which includes the Talent & Merit Scholarships and the rolling Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarships, remains integral to its mission of allowing students to learn and grow in the Berkshire County region without financial constraints. 
	  
	The 2025 – 2026 Talent & Merit Scholarship Recipients:  
	
		Tracy R. Wilson Scholarship – Shira Weiner
		Helen and Milton Fink Memorial Scholarship - Artois Sancho
		Gia Cox Caird Scholarship - Alyviana Manion
		England/Scott Family Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation- Nina Rather
		Paul Houston Memorial Scholarship - Sai Meesala
		The Ruberto Scholarship - James Ryan
		Daniel Pearl Scholarship - Abigail Kunzmann
		Paderweski Scholarship - Kendall Heck
		Chopin Scholarship - Anderson Durfee |