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Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Establishes Music Scholarship at University of Michigan
The Curtis & Joan Smith Scholarship will support financially needy freshmen committed to music careers, starting in 2026, per the Chad Smith Foundation.
- On Sunday, Chad Smith surprised the crowd at Hill Auditorium during Band-O-Rama, performing with the University of Michigan Marching Band and announcing a new music scholarship at the University of Michigan.
- Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Smith attended Lahser High School and credited Joan and Curtis Smith with nurturing his musical path, calling it a family affair earlier this week.
- The Curtis & Joan Smith Scholarship will award $40,000 to one incoming freshman in the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance starting in fall of 2026, targeting students with financial need and a commitment to music.
- The Chad Smith Foundation says the award reinforces its mission to expand access to quality music education, with application details forthcoming as Smith hopes the program continues annually.
- The move follows a Minnesota award launched two months ago and the Chad Smith Foundation launched in August, leveraging Smith's decades with Red Hot Chili Peppers and 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
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