Scholarships & Work Study
Jazz Camp West has a commitment to provide financial assistance to low income students. We offer a limited amount of full and partial scholarships based solely on financial need, not experience or age. So that our awards go to people who really need them, please honestly assess your personal financial situation before applying.
Our Scholarship / Work Study positions are funded by The Julian Neff Memorial Scholarship Fund, the Gabriel Trupin Memorial Scholarship Fund, the Bill Graham Memorial Scholarship Fund the Carol Ettman Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Paul Vernon Ferguson Jr. "Let There Be Jazz" Memorial Award.
Interested students MUST inquire on or before May 15. Scholarships/work-study positions are available to all students, regardless of age, interest, or level of experience.
The Gabriel Trupin Memorial Scholarship Fund supports scholarships specifically for dance students.
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Important information regarding scholarships
Along with filling out your scholarship application, YOU MUST also provide:1. A copy of the top page of your most recent tax return. (Minors, please attach a copy of the adult wage earners tax return.)
2. A brief explanation of your current financial situation, why you need financial aid, why you want to come to camp and if you have any special skills you can offer us during the week at camp.
We will not accept applications that are incomplete, so make sure you have completed your bio, filled out all questions and attached a copy of the top page of your most recent tax return.
All of our scholarship awards are considered work-study positions. If you receive financial help, you will be asked to participate by helping with a chosen task that will not take more than a total of 1 hour a day. These tasks include helping move the tables in the dining hall to prepare the room for our dance classes, office support, moving equipment, clean-up crew, etc. We also ask all of our work-study students to stay approximately 2 extra hours on the final day to help close up camp. You should be ready to go home around 4-5 pm on the final Saturday. If you are able to arrive a day early, and stay late to help set-up and break down camp, give us a call to let us know. People interested in this should either be familiar with putting together drum kits or be strong enough to help move music equipment.
A work-study meeting will be held on the first day of camp before dinner to assign work-study jobs and answer any questions.
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