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2009 Scholarship Guidelines

General Information
Journey Performing Arts Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation and is committed to bringing you
this extraordinary educational and performing arts experience . The number of scholarships we are
able to give out is based on the level of contributions we receive each year. We are deeply committed
to energetic fundraising because we know our ability to offer scholarships enrich everyone's
experience in our programs. While we sometimes receive more requests than we are able to fill and
have to turn down some potential students, we do stretch these limited funds as far as possible to
accept as many children as we can.

Selection Criteria
We select children whose families are below the poverty line (see income guidelines below) and are
unable to pay the full cost of camp. We also select students based on potential in the arts, which my
have a higher income but have already been in performing arts programs and exhibit potential. In
selecting our scholarship campers, we try to create the rainbow of diversity that is intrinsic to our
camp. In particular, we seek to grant scholarships for children with creative abilities and talents who
have no other means of developing these skills. Scholarships are given on a first come first serve
basis.

Guidelines for Income based Scholarships
Journey Performing Arts Center uses the Federal Government's USDA Summer Food Service
Program income guidelines in order to determine eligibility for funding. Below is the income chart used
according to family size. Income is verified by a copy of   your family's most recent tax returns.*
Family Size        Yearly Income
1        $18,889
2        $25,327
3        $31,765
4        $38,203
5        $44,641
6        $51,079
7        $57,517
8        $63,995
For each additional Family member, add: $6,438
*Only selected families are required to verify income, tax returns are only one verification method and
you may be asked to provide other documents
Co-Payment
Our scholarship program is a partnership between the families, the donors and Journey Performing
Arts Center itself. We offer scholarships to families whose incomes are below the federal poverty line
and students who show potential in the arts and do not grant scholarships to students without partial
payment from the family. The only exceptions we make to this policy are for children who are part of a
homeless program or are in other extreme circumstances. The Application Process,

1.        Register your student online, in person or over the phone
2.        Complete online scholarship application and return to Journey Performing Arts Center Aug 1
for fall semester and Dec 1 for winter. You can request a printable application by emailing
info@journeyartscenter.org
3.        You will receive notification of scholarship approval and co-payment amount prior to the start
of class.

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