The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami continues its partnership with The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation, as the two organizations announced today that they will offer a scholarship to the renowned music school for the second year in a row.
“We are proud to partner with the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami—with special support from Serona Elton, interim vice dean and chair of its Music Industry Department” said Raquel “Rocky” Egusquiza, Executive Director of the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Miami-based Latin Recording Academy, producer of the annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards. “Together, we continue to support the next generation of Latin music creators.”
The Frost School of Music Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation Scholarship will be awarded to at least one exceptionally gifted musician, who has a passion for Latin music and has financial limitations, to complete a four-year bachelor’s degree at the Frost School. The value of the scholarship will range between $32,000 to $250,000 and will cover tuition and wrap around services provided by the Foundation. This scholarship is only open to students who have applied for admission to the Frost School for the fall of 2026. Students wishing to apply for the scholarship should visit latingrammyculturalfoundation.org, and must complete the application by February 17, 2026.
The Frost School began working with the Foundation in the summer of 2024, when it hosted the group’s scholarship award ceremony at the Knight Center for Music Innovation, welcoming Latin pop star Sebastian Yatra and a host of Latin music luminaries to campus. The Frost School hosted the ceremony again in 2025, when it expanded the relationship to offer a four-year $120,000 Gifted Tuition Scholarship with the Foundation, which was awarded to vocalist and songwriter Irenda Arano Diaz.
The partnership between the two institutions is part of a multi-pronged, three-year strategy to expand efforts to elevate the Frost School’s reputation as one of the top music schools in the world. The relationship with the Foundation also marks the Frost School’s efforts to highlight its presence and history in the Latin music world, which has included sponsoring an event last fall at Billboard Latin Music Week, the genre’s biggest industry event; and Frost School alumni and students working at the annual Latin GRAMMY awards.
The Frost School of Music Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation Scholarship joins other named scholarships offered by the Foundation, which include the 2026 Noel Schajris Scholarship, the Emerging Talent Scholarship from Berklee College of Music, the Celia Cruz Legacy Scholarship, the Kany García Scholarship, the Manolo Díaz Scholarship, and Tuition Assistance Scholarships sponsored by Gibson Gives and Bulova. The Foundation has awarded 477 scholarships and invested over $12 million over the last 12 years.
