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Adult Scholarships

BCAA welcomes applications for tuition assistance from individuals in two categories:

  1. Students who are Bath County residents and have completed their junior year of high school and are preparing a portfolio or audition for application to a college, university or art school.

  2. Adults over 18, not enrolled in a degree program, who need help paying tuition or fees for continuing study in painting, sculpture, photography, crafts, music, creative writing, and the performing arts, among others. (This financial assistance is intended to pay for study beyond entry level.) Applicants in this category do not have to be Bath County residents but it must be clear to the committee that the results of further training would be primarily of benefit to Bath County residents. An example would be an artist who teaches in Bath County to residents of the county.

Recipients may use these funds to pay for private or group sessions with a professional instructor or a school.

Application Process

We accept applications on a rolling basis. Please give us at least a month's lead time. 

To be considered, your application must include:

  1. A description of prior involvement in the arts

  2. Photographs or digital files that document your artistry

  3. A statement describing how taking this course/workshop/tutorial helps advance your artistry.

  4. A statement explaining why financial assistance is required.

Amount

The maximum amount for any award is $1,000, and all payments go directly to the instructor or school. We request that recipients provide us with a report at the conclusion of their course describing the experience. Please include photographs or digital files demonstrating the work accomplished.

The assistance grant may be renewed once during a 12-month period by follow-up letter of application which describes what you accomplished during the previous experience documented by photographs or digital files of work completed, and a letter from your instructor.

For additional information, please contact us at scholarships.bathcountyarts@gmail.com.