The Trust's Youth Grant will provide up to $750 for students in Ely school grades 6 through 12 in the fine arts. Grants will help young artists afford training opportunities through workshops, classes, lessons or mentorships.
The Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust’s Youth Grant program will:
Youth Grants are typically limited to $750. However, award limits for each grant round are listed on the application start page. Please refer to these limits when applying in the event that a change has been introduced for that specific grant round. Any application requesting more than the limit will be capped.
Is there a workshop/training you would like to attend or an artist with whom you would like to study?
Applicants who take the time to research a workshop/training or an artist to work with that fits their level of development and future goals will be given some priority during the review process. Your opportunity will be considered along with other applications in the selection process to best ensure the program’s goal.
Remember this is a grant for up to $750.00, so additional costs related to an expensive training will need to be covered by you or your family.
The application and selection process is currently limited to:
Examples of your work must be submitted with your application.
When applying you will be able to submit images (jpg/png), documents (pdf), or links to audio or video hosted on another site (such as YouTube). If you provide a link to another site, you must make sure it is "shared" in away that makes it accessible to anyone with the link.
Original artwork may be dropped off at the ofice and will be returned after the review process. Contact us to arrange a drop off time.
Submit two to four pages of typed poetry or prose pieces. Include your name on each page and when each piece was written.
All work must be original and created within the past two years.
Submit or attach, either (a) up to five examples of your two-dimensional work or (b) a one to three minute sample of your taped work.
If your work is large, fragile, or difficult to transport, you may submit pictures of your work instead. You are encouraged, however, to submit at least one original sample.
All work must be original and created within the past two years.
Submit a one to three minute recording of a piece of music.
Credit the source of your performed work.
Submit recordings of two live, highly contrasting pieces of work of up to two minutes each. For example, you may present one comedy piece of up to two minutes and one serious piece of up to two minutes.
Credit the source of your performed work.
Submit a one to three minute sample of you dancing in a very small group (2-3 people) or solo. Work samples must have been created within the past two years.
Credit the source of your work.
Regarding Visual, Literary, and Media Arts
The work that you submit must be original. It cannot be copied from any published source or from work created by other artists, unless you have purposely and creatively modified or reinterpreted the original work using your own vision or style.
If another artist’s work served as a source for an original student work, that artist's work should be credited.
If a grant is received, the grantee must:
A grant may be terminated at any time under the following circumstances:
Such termination shall be effective upon receipt of written notice by the recipient.
If termination occurs after funds have been distributed, the entire amount of the distributed grant award must be returned to the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust.
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