Scholarship & Work Trade Information

Centrum is committed to making workshops a reality for as many as possible. Thanks to the generous support of donors, corporations, foundations and other attendees, Centrum will give nearly $100,000 in scholarships and work-trade to workshop participants. Some of the sources of those funds are listed at the end of this page.

How Do I Apply for a Scholarship?

1. Make sure you are registered for the workshop for which you are seeking support.
   If you register online, you will be given the opportunity to apply within the registration process.
   
   You can also apply by filling out a registration form and dropping it by or mailing to our office, or register over the phone:  360.385.3102  x114.
   
   
2. Download and fill out our Scholarship Application Form.
      
3. Return scholarship application to Centrum by the scholarship deadline for your workshop. A "Rolling" deadline means that scholarships are awarded until the funds are gone; first come, first serve can apply, so send in your application early.

• Music From Quebec with De Temps Antan         Rolling
• Middle School Explorations, Week 1                  January 23
• Middle School Explorations, Week 2                  January 27
• Traditional Country Blues Intensive                    Rolling
• Water World                                                     February 27
• Holding Your Gaze - the Literature of Witness     March 20
• High School Summer Arts Camp                       April 6
• Festival of American Fiddle Tunes                     Rolling
• Jazz Port Townsend                                         April 13
• Port Townsend Writers' Conference                    April 27
• DANCE This CAMP at CENTRUM                     May 4
• Port Townsend Country Blues Festival               Rolling
• Jazz and the Word with Quincy Troupe              August 6

How Do I Apply for Work Trade?

In addition to direct scholarships, some programs also offer the ability for you to reduce your tuition by helping  out at the workshop. To apply, download, fill out, and return the appropriate form.

• The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes
  Fiddle tunes work trade form
  Deadline to submit: April 13, 2009

• Jazz Port Townsend
  Jazz work trade form
  Deadline to submit: April 13, 2009

• The Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival
  Blues work trade form
  Deadline to submit: May 11, 2009

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Centrum Scholarship Sources

• The Abington Foundation provides support for youth (18 and under) in need.
• The Gael Stuart Fund provides support for gifted youth in need.
• The Lanphere Jazz Fund supplements programs costs for Jazz Workshop participants.
• The Hearst Foundation provides support for participants of all ages and programs.
• The Centrum GLBT Fund provides support to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered workshop participants in financial need (in any Centrum programs).
• The Centrum General Scholarship Fund provides support for participants of all ages and programs.
• The Bruce and Jolene McCaw Fund provides scholarship support for gifted jazz students.
• The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation provides scholarship support to Pierce County youth.
• Crossroads Music Scholarships provide support to residents of Port Townsend, Port Angeles, Sequim, Bainbridge Island, and Bremerton/Silverdale.
• Lori Kay Richey Memorial Fiddle Tunes Scholarship Fund
• Bob McQuillen Youth Scholarship Endowment (for Fiddle Tunes participants 18 and under studying Northern or New England music)
• Cephas & Wiggins Centrum Country Blues Scholarship Fund
• Lee Stripling Young Fiddlers Scholarship Fund