YAA BIPOC Scholarship Application

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YAA is pleased to announce a new performing arts scholarship fund for black, indigenous, and students of color.

Purpose:
The purpose of these scholarships is to:
1. discover promising and deserving musical talent among students of color in the national capital region, and
2. provide financial support for the selected students to train and perform during the 2020-2021 Season with one of the area’s finest performing arts programs— Young Artists of America at Strathmore

YAA Young Artists of America (YAA) is a nonprofit youth performing arts program based in the Washington DC metropolitan area. YAA trains some of the region’s most gifted and committed students with year-round classes, performance opportunities, and a month-long summer intensives program. We work with about 500+ students per year and perform for 5,000+ audience members at world-class venues like the Kennedy Center and the Music Center at Strathmore, which is our home stage. What makes us different from other performing ensembles is that we perform with our own full youth orchestra and collaborate with creatives from Broadway and the classical music industry. We’ve won several local accolades including a regional Emmy award. More information on YAA can be found at ‪YAA.org‬

Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible to apply, students must be a BIPOC student (ages 11-18, and Adult/pre-professional). Note that we offer a separate tuition assistance program for new and current students of all races and ethnicities. Please contact info@yaa.org for information.

Application Process:
1) Submit an Online Audition for the program you are interested in (visit yaa.org for more information). If the program you are interested in does not require an audition, move on to step 2.
2) Fill out this Online Application with short answer questions.
3) Email lisa@yaa.org to let us know you have submitted your application.

Student Name *

Age *

Grade *

School (if applicable) *

Race (check all that apply.) *

Black or African American

Latinx

Asian

American Indian or Alaska Native

White

Required

Student Mailing Address *

Telephone (Best number to reach you with questions about your application) *

Parent/s Name/s (if under 18) *

Parent/s Email/s (if under 18) *

Student Email *

Program for which you are requesting aid. *

Amount of aid you are requesting. You MUST give a specific dollar amount. *

Students, please respond to the following two questions. (1 paragraph for each answer )

What do you hope to gain from your experience with YAA in this program? *

What attributes specific to your background will you bring to YAA artistically and personally this year? *

Please list any performance or music/theatre training experience (if any). *

Is there anything else you’d like to tell us about yourself that you think would strengthen or clarify your application?

How did you hear about YAA? *

Thank you for your application and your interest in YAA! Email lisa@yaa.org to let us know you have submitted your complete application. We will email you with a decision soon. In the meantime, if you have questions, please reach out to info@yaa.org.

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