Applications for the 2026 Steve Gulley Memorial Scholarship are now being accepted online, in honor of the late bluegrass singer and songwriter who died from an aggressive cancer in 2020.
An annual award of $5,000 is given to a current or rising college student who represents the future of bluegrass music by the Bluegrass Music Endeavors Foundation, a philanthropic project of bluegrass band Crandall Creek. Applications must be received by May 3, with the scholarship presented on stage at Nashville’s Station Inn as close as possible to the anniversary of Steve’s passing of August 18. This year it will be hosted during a Crandall Creek show there on August 13, 2026.
Crandall Creek was formed with a promise to give back to the community, and since the beginning has set aside money from each performance and recording to fund their charitable efforts. These have gone over the years to outfits like St. Jude’s Children’s Research and the Miracles Happen and Helping Heroes veterans’ groups.
Outside donations are also accepted to the Steve Gulley Memorial Scholarship, and can be made online, where you can also see more about the three scholarship recipients to date.
