grants and scholarshipsApplause offers a variety of grants and scholarships for individual students as well as ensembles. Discretionary GrantsApplause will accept requests for grant funding submitted by Music Department staff, ensembles, students, or parents. Grant requests must be submitted formally on an Applause Grant Request Application.
Applause will consider grant requests for non-recurring items such as guest conductors, commissioned music, or master classes (service type grants); guest performers, workshops, or music outings (event-specific type grants); and special equipment and/or seed money for new activities. Applause has the option of entering into a special fundraising drive to support a major equipment or program initiative. Grant requests will not be considered for uniforms, equipment losses, or any other expenses that should be part of the Music Department’s regular budget. Grant applications will be considered twice during the Applause Board term, once in the fall and once in the spring. The 2010 spring deadline for application submission is 3:00 pm on February 26. The deadline schedule must be adhered to in order to allow the Applause Executive Board to brief the Applause Board on the grant requests submitted and allow ample time to examine the request before it is voted on in the December and April meetings. Grant requests not met by the fall deadline can be carried over to the spring deadline. Requests that are time sensitive and are unable to fall within the deadline time frame will be addressed as needed. Instrument Switcher ScholarshipsPrivate, in-school music lesson scholarships are available to students in the LFHS music program who have been approached by a music director to switch musical instruments and have agreed to switch from their primary instrument of play in the symphonic band, wind ensemble, concert orchestra, or symphony orchestra to a new instrument in order to balance the ensemble. Click here for complete information and an application form. Summer ScholarshipsApplause summer scholarships are intended to encourage and support music student participation in organized summer music camps and programs. All current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who participate in LFHS Music Department ensembles or classes, and who plan to attend a music camp or program in the summer, are eligible. Students must apply for the grant in spring and then submit evidence of payment in addition to a brief essay descriing their camp experience at the end of the summer. Click here to download an application for 2009. Senior ScholarshipsApplause awards Senior Scholarships for Excellence in Music in the amount of $500 to a few outstanding graduating seniors each year. The scholarships are presented at the annual all-school Honors Night in June. Applications will be available from the CRC office at school before Spring Break.
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Music directors will be asked for their comments and/or approval on all applications submitted by students, ensembles, and/or parents, including the possibility of alternative means of funding through the department.