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VSA arts-Panasonic Young Soloist Award

(Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: Musical performance competition for persons 25 and under with disabilities. One-time award of $5000. Submit audio or videotape of performance. Contact VSA arts for information and application materials. (TTY) 202-737-0645. Focus: Performing Arts Qualif.: Applicant must be: age 25 or younger . High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens. Award intended for the blind, hearing impaired, physically handicapped, learning impaired.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 2. Minimum award amount: $5000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 2 scholarship(s), totalling $10,000. To Apply: Required: application form; autobiography; entry in a contest; audition tape. Deadline: 11/1. Contact: Elena Widder, Director of Performing Arts, 800-933-8721.

VSA arts-Rosemary Kennedy International Young Soloist Award

(Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: Musical performance for persons 25 and under with disabilities. One-time award of $1000. Submit audio or videotape of performance. Contact VSA arts for information and application materials. Focus: Performing Arts Qualif.: Applicant must be: age 25 or younger . High school students not considered. Award intended for the blind, hearing impaired, physically handicapped, learning impaired.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 2. Minimum award amount: $1000. To Apply: Required: application form; autobiography; entry in a contest; audio or video tape. Deadline: 11/1. Contact: Elena Widder, Director of Performing Arts, 800-933-8721.

VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award

(Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: One-time award for students in grades 6-12 with and without disabilities. One-act script must explore the experience of living with a disability. One script is selected for production and one is selected for a staged reading at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. A jury of theater professionals selects the winning scripts, and award recipients receive monetary awards and a trip to Washington, D.C. to view the reading or production. Contact Elena Widder at VSA arts for information and application materials. (TTY) 202-737-0645. Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 2. Minimum award amount: $1000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 4 scholarship(s), totalling $3,000. To Apply: Required: application form; autobiography; entry in a contest; two copies of typed script. Deadline: 4/15. Contact: Elena Widder, Director of Performing Arts, 800-933-8721.