The Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council is requesting applications for its Youth Scholarship for Grades 7–12 and Grades 3–6.
Donor Name: Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council
State: Minnesota
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Scholarship
Deadline: 11/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $300
Grant Duration: 8 months
Details:
Funding Information
The Youth Scholarship of $300 for grades 7-12 and $200 for grades 3-6, will provide select students the opportunity to study their chosen art with a practicing professional artist by taking lessons over a period of months. Projects can take place January 1 through September 1, 2024. These activities must be within the state of Minnesota only. Artistic areas include dance, literature, media arts, music, theater, visual art, folk and traditional art.
The scholarship can be used to take lessons or pay fees to a private instructor or a non-profit arts organization serving youth. Examples include: Area Art Centers, Dance Conservatory of Southern MN, Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, Mankato Ballet Company, Mankato Children’s Chorus, Mankato Playhouse, Mankato School of Music, New Ulm Suzuki School of Music, other youth dance or music organizations, or art centers and groups which offer art classes to youth, etc. Students may not use this scholarship to participate in a school or organization band or choir trip, or other arts or music trips.
Eligibility Criteria
Students must live in the 9-county region that Prairie Lakes serves including: Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, LeSueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan Counties for a minimum of six months prior to application, and do not intend to relocate outside the 9-county region during the duration of the scholarship project. Students must be a U.S. citizen or an individual who has attained permanent resident status in the United States.
For more information, visit PLRAC.
