Scholarship application Now OPEN!
Americana Music Academy is now accepting applications for Cycle 2 of 2024.
(Deadline: June 30, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.)
Note that this scholarship will apply to lessons from August 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025.
Americana Music Academy’s (AMA) mission is to teach, enrich, and support the advancement of all forms of American roots music and its influences, and to encourage creative musicianship among our community members. When funds are available, AMA seeks to help those not financially able to pursue music instruction by awarding a limited number of scholarships based on financial need. The AMA Scholarship Committee reviews scholarship applications in January and July. Those whose applications are approved are awarded a partial or full scholarship for a six-month period for up to $120 per month. The committee is currently accepting applications for Cycle 2 of 2024. Scholarships for this cycle will be applied to tuition for August 2024 through January 2025.
For returning applicants: Former scholarship recipients are eligible to apply again to renew their award. Please note that students must request a recommendation from their teacher in addition to your own application.
For new applicants: If you do not already have an instructor, please email americanamusicacademy@gmail.com to arrange a no-charge trial lesson with one of our teachers.
When reviewing applications, the Scholarship Committee primarily considers the applicant’s financial need, the instructor’s feedback about the applicant, and the applicant’s stated reasons for pursuing music lessons. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Decisions will be announced the week of July 15.
If you prefer a hard copy application or have further questions, contact us.
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Our Scholarship Sponsors:
“Grant’s Grant” in loving memory of Grant Sackrider
James Lynch Memorial Scholarship
The Friends of Americana Music Academy
The Friends of Americana Music Academy Scholarship Fund is made possible by the generous support of teachers, musicians, and community members who believe in the mission of AMA to make music education accessible to all people regardless of their financial circumstances.
Spencer Haynes Memorial Scholarship
Spencer Haynes was raised in Topeka, the mountains of Colorado, and spent his final years in Lawrence, graduating from Free State and attending both KU and JCCC. He had a philosophical outlook on life, loved nature, and was easygoing yet tended to like to perfect things. He was kindhearted, had a multitude of friends, and loved to make people smile. His passion for music started young as his mother and father always had something playing in the background. In 4th-8th grades, Spencer studied Cello. He even gave a performance with his sister, Bailey, as she played piano. In the 8th grade he picked up the guitar and never put it down. Playing music soothed his soul and he spent much of his time alone in his room practicing and teaching himself a variety of genres before he passed away suddenly at age 22 in the year 2012. We hope this scholarship inspires young adults and fills their hearts and souls with music.
– Best wishes, Spencer’s family and friends
The Bramlage and Willcoxon Foundation
In the generous, philanthropic spirit of Fred and Dorothy Bramlage, the Bramlage and Willcoxon Foundation strives to improve the lives of the people and communities it touches by focusing on health, education, and children. By investing in health, education, and future leaders, the Bramlage and Willcoxon Foundation endeavors to support the efforts of individuals and communities to realize their hopes and dreams while also celebrating the legacy of Fred and Dorothy Bramlage and Robert and Dorothy Willcoxon.
