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APPLICATION INFORMATION

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2025 Application will be open soon!

To ensure that your application process goes smoothly, please take the time to read carefully through each of the following steps before you begin.

The ATLANTA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL is a seven-day residential music festival for middle and high school students of all orchestral instruments, jazz, and piano. ACMF stands out as one of very few festivals in the country with a chamber music focus for pre-college students, boasting an artist-faculty of the highest caliber in the Southeast, world renowned guest artists, thoughtful course offerings, and outstanding performance ensembles. All of this takes place on the historic campus of Emory University in Atlanta, GA, where evening activities include social events, trips to Emory Village, and concerts by our artist-faculty and guest artists. The experiences and connections students make during their inspiring week at ACMF last a lifetime!

DATES AND DEADLINES:
December 31, 2024: Early Application Discount - last chance to lock in last year's rate!
March 15, 2025: Priority Financial Aid Deadline
May 1, 2025: Application Deadline
May 15, 2025: Placement Audition & Tuition Deadline
June 8-14, 2025: Festival Dates

ELIGIBILITY:

• Rising 7th graders through graduated seniors with at least one year of playing experience.
• Students MUST be at ACMF the entire duration of the festival. Please do not apply if you will have to miss any days.
• ACMF is a residential festival, and students are not permitted to commute to campus.

TUITION & FEES:

• $75 application fee
• $1150 program costs: includes tuition, double occupancy room, and all meals
  • Apply by December 31 to lock in last year’s rate of $1075!
• GRAND TOTAL: $1225
  • Siblings attending the festival together are eligible for a $100 sibling discount
  • $210 additional fee for single room (optional, limited availability, grand total)

$75 application fee and $200 deposit are due upon application.
Deposit is 100% refundable through March 15th, and 50% refundable through April 15th. Nonrefundable after April 15th.

FINANCIAL AID:

• Priority financial aid deadline is March 15, and students will be notified of their awards by April 1. Any remaining funds are awarded on a rolling basis; earlier applications will receive more aid, so students are encouraged to apply as early as possible for maximum awards. They are also encouraged to seek funding through their own communities (churches, civic organizations, youth orchestras, etc.).
• If you will need a full scholarship and cannot pay the required $200 deposit, please reach out to us at [email protected] before applying.

APPLICATION:
STAGE 1: APPLICATION (May 1 deadline)

• Gather before you begin:
  • Payment method for $275 ($75 application fee + $200 deposit)
  • Most recent tax return, if applying for financial aid
• ***IMPORTANT! PARENTS PLEASE NOTE!*** If you are a parent applying for your child, you will need to create a parent account by selecting "I am applying for someone else" when you sign up for Acceptd. This will also allow you to create separate applications for siblings. Siblings will be eligible for a $100 sibling discount, calculated at the tuition stage.

STAGE 2: TUITION PAYMENT (May 15 deadline)

• You may return to your Acceptd account at any time to pay your tuition balance.
• Our $100 sibling discount and additional $210 single room fee will be calculated at this stage.
• Fee deadline is May 15. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER THIS DATE.

STAGE 3: PLACEMENT AUDITION RECORDING (May 15 deadline)

• You may return to your Acceptd account at any time to upload your placement audition recording. 
• Requirements can be found on our Audition Information page.​
• We strongly recommend doing this prior to the deadline in case of technical difficulties.

If you have any technical difficulties with your application, please reach out to the Acceptd Help Desk.

For questions about ACMF, please email [email protected].

BEGIN APPLICATION

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​FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

How to make a payment through acceptd

When you log back into your Acceptd account, click on "view" on your application, then "continue application." You will see a screen indicating the cost of tuition, where you'll again click "continue." On the following screen, click "submit application," and a dialogue box will appear prompting you to enter payment details. If you have a scholarship, this dialogue box also contains a place to enter your code (press "enter" after entering code to see an updated total). You will receive a confirmation email when your tuition is submitted.

How to upload audition through Acceptd

When you log back into your Acceptd account, click on "view" on your application, then "continue application." You will see a screen entitled "Placement Audition," where you'll be able to attach media. To attach multiple files, first attach the first file, and then another box will appear (as pictured). Please wait until all files have finished processing, then click "continue." On the following screen, make sure you see all of the files you uploaded, then click "submit." You will receive a confirmation email when your audition is submitted.

Why can't I upload my audition before paying tuition?

The way our system works, our application must go in stages (as described above). Stage one is the initial application; stage two is the tuition payment; stage three is the audition upload. Tuition and audition have the same deadline, so feel free to record your audition any time and just save your media files until you are ready to pay tuition.

I don't see where to enter my discount or scholarship code

If you were given a code to enter for an early application discount or scholarship, the opportunity to enter your code will appear in the very final dialogue box, where you are asked to enter your card information. This may be a step later than expected, but don't worry - it will be there before you enter payment details.

I CAN'T FIND MY CHILD'S APPLICATION

If you can't find your child's application, the likelihood is that you are logged in using a different email address than the one used for the application. Try logging in using your child's email address. This confusion can be avoided by making sure to create a parent account when starting the application by choosing "I am applying for someone else."

error message says the deadline has passed

If you are trying to apply before the deadline and receive an error message stating that the deadline has passed, it means that your program is full. This is a quirk of the wording in our system, but you will only receive this if your program (instrument) is at capacity and unable to accept more applications.

How can apply for multiple siblings under the same account?

Make sure to create a parent account before you begin the application by selecting "I am applying for someone else." This will allow you to create multiple applications for siblings under the same account.

Why dO I NEED TO PAY A deposit?

In recent years, we have had an increase in participants dropping out at the last minute. As you can imagine, this creates a significant hardship with small chamber groups, and switching instrumentation at the last minute is tough on everyone. It also increases our costs, as they are based on the number of students on our roster when our application closes. We added a deposit to encourage participants to make sure they feel committed to attending the festival before applying. This helps us keep our fees as low as possible and avoids disruptions in programming for our small groups.

If you have any technical difficulties with your application, please reach out to the Acceptd Help Desk.
For questions about ACMF, please email [email protected].