Scholarships

Opportunity for our Future Musicians

2023 Folsom Concert Association Scholarship Program

The Folsom Concert Association plans to award Performing Arts Scholarships to university and
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 as well as becoming an educator in any of these areas.

Scholarships will be awarded the Spring of 2023 and are applicable beginning in the Fall Semester of 2023. 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
  • Currently involved in high school/regional music (IE band, choir) or performing arts (dance,
    theatre), or video/film production
  • Current cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, which must be shown on official transcript
  • Must be a currently enrolled high school student in one of the following high school
    districts:

    • Black Oak Mine Unified School District
    • El Dorado Union High School District
    • Folsom Cordova Unified School District
    • Rocklin Unified School District
    • Roseville Joint Union High School District
    • San Juan Unified School District
    • *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:
    • 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
  • 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 post-dated no later than Friday, March 3, 2023
  • Via email to FCA.Scholarships@gmail.com
    • OR
  • Via USPS to:
    • FCA Scholarship
    • Folsom Concert Association
    • PO Box 1457
    • Folsom, California 95763-1457

Visit our website at: https://folsomconcertassociation.org/ to learn more about the Folsom Concert Association a 501c(3)non-profit organization.