2021 Folsom Concert Association Scholarship Program
The Folsom Concert Association plans to award Performing Arts Scholarships to university/college-bound high school seniors seeking a career path in the entertainment arts. This includes vocal or instrumental performance, theatre and or film acting, theatre/film/music production and/or business.
Scholarships will be awarded Spring 2021 and are applicable beginning in the Fall Semester of 2021. The scholarship award and money will be up to the amount of $5,000.
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Qualifications:
- Accepted for enrollment at an accredited junior college, college or university in one of the following:
- Music
- Voice
- Instrumental
- Theatre
- Acting
- Theatre Tech (lighting, audio, set design, stage management, costuming)
- Directing
- Film/Television/Radio
- Acting
- Video Production and Editing
- Directing
- Sound Engineering, Recording and Reinforcement
- Dance
- Music
- Currently involved in high school/regional music (IE band, choir) or performing arts (i.e. dance, theatre), or video/film production
- Current cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, which must be shown on an official transcript
- *Must be a currently enrolled student at one of the following high schools:
- Adelante High School (RJUHSD)
- Antelope High School (RJUHSD)
- Cordova High School (Rancho Cordova) (FCUSD)
- El Dorado High School (Placerville) (EDUHSD)
- Folsom High School (Folsom) (FCUSD)
- Folsom Lake High School (Folsom) (FCUSD)
- Granite Bay High School (Rocklin) (RJUHSD)
- Independence High School (El Dorado) (EDUHSD)
- Independence High School (RJUHSD)
- Oak Ridge High School (El Dorado Hills) (EDUHSD)
- Oakmont High School (RJUHSD)
- Ponderosa High School (Shingle Springs) (EDUHSD)
- Rocklin High School (RUSD)
- Rocklin Independent Charter Academy (Rocklin)
- Roseville High School (RJUHSD)
- Union Mine High School (El Dorado) (EDUHSD)
- Virtual Academy High School (El Dorado) (EDUHSD)
- Vista del Lago High School (Folsom) (FCUSD)
- Victory High School (Rocklin) (FCUSD)
- Walnut Wood High School (Rancho Cordova) (FCUSD)
- West Park High School (RJUHSD)
- Whitney High School (Rocklin) (RUSD)
- Woodcreek High School (RJUHSD)
- *Or live within the school boundaries of the listed schools and go to a different WASC accredited high school.
- Alternatively, a 12th-grade student living within the enrollment boundaries of the schools listed above must be enrolled in one of the following:
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- A WASC-accredited public or private school
- A home school program affiliated with a WASC-accredited high school
Selection Criteria:
- Scholarship Application
- Extra-curricular school activities
- Community Service
- Awards and Honors
- Essay Response
- Demo or samples of your work in music or the visual or performing arts
- Up to three 60-second clips on a CD, DVD, Blue-Ray, thumb drive or an email attachment or a link to a Google Drive or Dropbox file.
- Two of the clips must be video clips
- A third clip may be video or audio
- YouTube is NOT ACCEPTABLE
- The video and audio clips may be emailed to FCA.SCHOLARSHIPS@gmail.com
- Up to three 60-second clips on a CD, DVD, Blue-Ray, thumb drive or an email attachment or a link to a Google Drive or Dropbox file.
- Two Letters of Recommendation, which emphasize your involvement in the music/arts and “why” you should be selected for this scholarship
- One of the Letters of Recommendation should be from an arts teacher, director, or arts professional
- A second Letter of Recommendation from one of the above or from an employer or other teacher
- Do not submit a Letter of Recommendation from a relative
- High Definition Digital Head Shot (NOT A SELFIE) with a solid color background.
- Send questions to FCA.SCHOLARSHIPS@gmail.com
Deadline:
- Scholarship application packets must be submitted or postdated no later than Thursday, March 4, 2021
- Via email to FCA.Scholarships@gmail.com
- OR
- Via USPS to:
- FCA Scholarship
- Folsom Concert Association
- PO Box 1457
- Folsom, California 95763-1457
IRS EIN: 94-3224032 2014 FLCCA