The scholarships will be presented directly after the previously announcedSongwriters-In-The-Round event, hosted and produced by SHOF inductee and legendary songwriter Desmond Child at the New Music Seminar.

This year’s Abe Olman Scholarship recipients are Jeremy Current, Lyle Divinsky, Jody Mulgrew, Bebe Rexha and Shea Rose.

Abe Olman, for whom the scholarship program is named, was both a major figure in the music publishing community and a songwriter himself, in addition to being one of the founders of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Abe Olman Scholarships given out each year are made possible by his family to encourage and support the careers of young songwriters. Former recipients include a host of the brightest young songwriter/artists, including John Legend. These songwriters are those who have risen to an exemplary standard and have been chosen by ASCAP, BMI and SESAC.