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. (Visit www.centrum.org to register, or call us at 360.385.3102  x114.) If you are unable to pay the $100 deposit, simply indicate that when you register.
   
   
2. Download and fill out our Scholarship Application Form.
      
3. Return scholarship application to Centrum by the scholarship deadline for your workshop.

• Perception, Body, & Space: February 8
• Explorations: week one: February 11
• Explorations: week two: February 19
• Water World: March 19
• Swing Intensive: rolling
• HS: Summer Arts Intensive: May 26
• Chamber Music Festival:  April 12
• Fiddle Tunes: May 9
• Dobro Intensive: rolling
• Writers' Conference: May 16
• Jazz Port Townsend: May 2
• Blues- rolling

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 Port Townsend Chamber Music Festival
  Chamber music work trade form
• The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes
  Fiddle tunes work trade form
• The Port Townsend Writers' Conference
  Writers' work trade form
  
  
• Jazz Port Townsend
  Jazz work trade form
• The Port Townsend Country Blues Festival
  Blues work trade form

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Centrum Scholarship Sources

• The Whitesides Fund supplements tuition costs for participants in the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes.
• 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 Community Arts Fund provides financial assistance to Centrum Artists in Residence.
• 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)