Chadd S.J. Ciccarelli Student Award

The Chadd SJ Ciccarelli Student Award was generously established by alumnus Chadd Ciccarelli (DC 1999), to provide a $2,500 student award for a Dietrich College undergraduate who appreciates music.

If interested in applying, please respond to the following questions:聽

  1. Did a musician or musical artist inspire you to apply to CMU (refer to list below)?
  2. What was it about this musician or artist that you found inspirational?
  3. How will you apply this inspiration to your major?

Apply:

Dietrich College and BHA undergraduate applicants shall submit an essay of 3,000 to 5,000 words to Jay Devine (Dietrich-UGstudies@andrew.cmu.edu) by May 30, 2026.听

A winner will be notified by June 30, 2025.听

Graduating seniors are not eligible.

Music Artists:

  • A Perfect Circle
  • AC/DC
  • Adele
  • Agnostic Front
  • Alice in Chains
  • Allman Brothers
  • AmonAmarth
  • Andy McKee
  • Anvil
  • Arch Enemy
  • Armored Saint
  • At The Drive In
  • Audioslave
  • Bad Brains
  • Black Sabbath
  • Blind Mellon
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Candlemass
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Cold
  • Concrete Blonde
  • Cynic
  • Danzig
  • Dave Matthews Band
  • David Bowie
  • Death
  • Deep Purple
  • Def Leopard
  • Dio
  • Dream Theater
  • Electric Light Orchestra
  • Emperor
  • Faith No More
  • Finger Eleven
  • Fleetwood Mac
  • Florence & The Machine
  • Freddie King
  • Garbage
  • Genesis
  • George Benson
  • Hall & Oates
  • Iced Earth
  • Iggy Pop
  • INXS
  • Iron Maiden
  • Jack Johnson
  • Jaco Pastorius
  • Jimi Hendrix
  • Joe Pass
  • Joe Satriani
  • John Lee Hooker
  • Judas Priest
  • Killswitch Engage
  • King Diamond
  • KISS
  • Lamb of God
  • Led Zeppelin
  • Lynrd Skynrd
  • Megadeth
  • Metallica
  • Motley Crue
  • Motorhead
  • Mountain
  • Nightwish
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Obituary
  • Overkill
  • Ozzy Osbourne
  • Pantera
  • Pat Martino
  • Pink Floyd
  • Prince
  • Quicksand
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Ratt
  • Rod Stewart
  • Rodrigo v Gabriela
  • Royal Blood
  • Rush
  • Satyricon
  • Slayer
  • Smashing Pumpkins
  • Snapcase
  • Soundgarden
  • Steve Vai
  • Stevie Ray Vaughn
  • Testament
  • The Beatles
  • The Black Crowes
  • The Black Dahlia Murder
  • The Cars
  • The Rolling Stones
  • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  • Tool
  • Toto
  • Van Halen
  • Virgos Merlot
  • Whitesnake
  • Yngwie Malmsteen
  • ZZ Top