Young Player Award

The Young Player Award provides full registration for  accommodation in our least-expensive 2-person housing, including meals, for the upcoming NESI event. If the award winner is under 18, we will also provide the same accommodation for the required accompanying adult. At the winner's option, the cash value of that accommodation may be applied to the cost of more expensive housing instead. The award is given only once to the same person, but winners will be eligible for a 50% reduction to the registration fee under the same terms for up to the next three consecutive NESI events. This discount would also apply to the required accompanying adult as long as the awardee is under 18 on the starting day of the event. Eligibility for that extended discount period ends with the awardee's 26th birthday. Applications must be submitted by June 30th. All applications will be reviewed by an individual or committee comprised of or appointed by the NESI organizers. One applicant will be selected and notified no later than July 5th of the current year. The award winner and, if required, the accompanying adult, must confirm his/her intention to accept the award by July 31, or another winner will be selected.

Award Intent
The NESI Young Player Award is intended to find and encourage a young player who demonstrates a growing interest and engagement in music with a free-reed instrument. Commitment to becoming a better player is the primary criterion for selection. Advanced proficiency on the applicant’s instrument is not required.

Award Guidelines
The applicant must:

• be 25 or under by Sept. 1 of the year of the NESI event for which the award is given;
• be a player of concertina, button accordion, or piano accordion
• be identified in writing by a teacher or other adult free-reed player as serious about his/her advancement as a player of his/her instrument
• if under 18, be accompanied to the event by a responsible adult who will remain on site for the duration of the event

Applications must be submitted by June 30th. All applications will be reviewed by an individual or committee comprised of or appointed by the NESI organizers. One applicant will be selected and notified no later than July 5th of the current year. The award winner must confirm his/her intention to accept the award by July 31st, or another winner will be selected.

Young Player Award Application Form: In MS Word.docx format           In Adobe Acrobat PDF format