$10k Scholarship Award: Attention Music Students and Teachers (Deadline January 31st!)

ATTENTION MUSIC STUDENTS AND TEACHERS!

$10,000 Scholarship Award

The MusicLink Foundation seeks talented music students ages 8-18 for the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award.

The MusicLink Foundation, working as a pipeline organization for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, is seeking talented music students in financial need who may qualify for the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. The goal of the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award is to identify and nurture talented young musicians whose lack of financial resources might otherwise hinder their progress. Approximately twenty-five student musicians will be selected annually to receive Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Awards. Each of these students will:

1. Receive $10,000 to support his/her education and artistic development (including tuition, training, or equipment);

2. Perform on a live taping of From the Top's National Public Radio show; and

3. Participate in a Cultural Leadership workshop in order to create and implement his/her own performance outreach activity.

Eligibility is limited to pre-college classical musicians (ages 8-18). Student applicants must be interested in appearing on From the Top's popular National Public Radio show, and demonstrate:

1. Exceptional musical talent;

2. Unmet financial need; and

3. Strong academic achievement.

FINAL DEADLINE: January 31, 2008

Application Process:

Students interested in this Award should fill out both the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award application and the From the Top Soloist application. Both applications can be found on From the Top's website - http://www.fromthetop.org/. Just click on the "Young Artist Award" link at the bottom of the page. You can also find additional information about the scholarship on this website including answers to frequently asked questions.

If you know of a student who may apply for this award or a teacher who may be working with talented students in financial need, please forward this on. Please also send their names and email addresses to Jennifer Kitchin at singoutjen@verizon.net.

Please indicate on the application that you heard about the award through the MusicLink Foundation (Student Application, Part IV, Question 5 – check the box for "MusicLink Foundation.")

For more information, please contact: Jennifer Kitchin
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