The ASCAP Foundation Louis Armstrong Award Honoring W.C. Handy at Mount Vernon High School
Created in celebration of W.C. Handy's 125th birthday, this scholarship, funded by the endowment of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, is awarded to a student at Mt. Vernon High School who has been accepted to an accredited college or university, based on abilities in music performance and composition.
Past Recipients:
| The Rise School | 2017 |
| N'Dea Bajjo | 2015 |
| Zakiya Hinkson | 2014 |
| Labrea Pringle | 2013 |
| Jameil White | 2012 |
| Somto Imperial Anumba | 2011 |
| Chelsea Hamlet | 2010 |
| Pierre Joseph | 2009 |
| Felicia Bennett Tyrell Brown |
2008 |
| Jahmal Brown Jody Ann Green |
2007 |
| Erroll Brown Gabriel Felippe Howard Meadows |
2006 |
| Sarah Bellott Jason Scott |
2005 |
| Sade Hewit Taturn Shirley |
2004 |
| Jason Cornwall John Isaac |
2003 |
| Sherron Patterson Garth Crooks |
2002 |
| Candece Reid | 2001 |
| Stephanie Senior Boyd Griffiths |
2000 |