The South Jersey Jazz Society is proud to once again offer an opportunity for area students to apply for their annual Jazz Scholarship award. This scholarship is available to Junior High and High School students as well as those individuals still attending college. It is open to all students living in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Ocean Counties.
The scholarship is designed to allow the selected jazz student to work one on one with a professional jazz educator.
This scholarship is named in honor of Bob Simon a longtime supporter of the arts, and specifically jazz in southern New Jersey.
Applications are due by July 1, 2024
To apply simply include a short statement, no more than 100 words, as to why the applicant feels he/she deserves to receive this scholarship. An MP3 or CD sample of his/her work along with a letter of recommendation from a jazz educator must accompany the application. Applications should be sent to the South Jersey Jazz Society, PO Box 329, Somers Point, NJ 08244.
A committee of professional musicians/educators selected by the chairperson of the South Jersey Jazz Society education committee will oversee the selection process.
The selection panel will select an appropriate jazz instructor for the student. This instructor will be required to either be currently teaching at a college or have taught at the college level at one time.
Applications due by July 1, 2024. Download the application here.
This program is made possible in part through the New Jersey State Council of the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, through the Local Arts Grant administered by Atlantic County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs This program is made possible in part through the New Jersey State Council of the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts through the Local Arts Grant administered by Atlantic County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs
