And for a reason. The best source for money for grad school is the institution itself. Indeed, I have been teaching at UNT for 11 years now (and we have the MM and DMA) and before that I was a student at UNT, and before that at Indiana. I cannot recall a single instance of a student getting any kind of substantial aid other than from their family or the school itself. (Actually, I recall one. A friend of mine was from Arkansas, and since that state does not have a state university that offers a DMA, the state was subsidizing his degree at UNT.)
That being said, there may well be money out there. Ask the financial aid office at the school you wish to attend. Ask the music school what they know about. They may be connected to some alternative sources. But the fact remains, your best source for money for grad school will be the school itself.
From the FWIW department, I always tell student, "Don't borrow money for grad school." Get them to pay you, or at least work it out to where you can pay as you go. If they don't offer you any money, go somewhere else. I don't care how good the training is, if you graduate with $40, 60, 80K in student loan debt (and I know people who do) you are going to have a VERY hard time.
