Applications for the DeKalb County Foundation’s Palmer Family Music Education scholarship are due at 5 p.m. on April 1.

The scholarship is for any graduating high school student who wishes to pursue a career in music education, according to a DeKalb County Foundation news release.

Applicants will be chosen based on their musical background and there will be multiple winners selected from various high schools throughout DeKalb County, according to the news release.

The scholarship is named for the former DeKalb County Municipal Band director, Dee Palmer. Palmer passed away 2011 and served as the director starting in 1948.

Go to the DeKalb County Foundation’s scholarship website for more information.