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Scholarships

The Great Neck Arts Center is proud to offer scholarships for talented and deserving students to take classes at the Arts Center in art, ceramics, music, drama, fencing, chess and dance. Scholarships are also available for our SummerArts programs. There are a limited number of scholarships available each semester, subject to the availability of scholarship funds.

For information on available scholarships, and to obtain a Scholarship Application, please contact the Arts Center at 516.829.2570.

GNAC Scholarship Guidelines

ü  Each scholarship applicant may only apply for scholarship for one class each semester.

ü  It will be at the discretion of the Executive Staff and Scholarship Committee to determine how many scholarships to award each semester and the amount of each scholarship offered.

ü  All scholarships will be awarded for one semester only. If you wish to apply for subsequent semesters, an updated application, with updated financial information, must be submitted.

ü  There is no guarantee that scholarships will be extended into subsequent semesters.

ü  Appropriate documentation (which may include tax returns, identification in the form of passports, birth certificates, social security cards, etc.) must be provided at the request of the Arts Center.

ü  Visitors from other countries or states who will be staying in the Great Neck area for a short period of time are not eligible to apply for scholarship to the Arts Center. A short period of time includes six (6) months – one (1) year.

ü  Scholarship recipients may be asked to provide partial or token payment to the extent that it is determined that they are able, in order to fulfill a portion of the tuition.

ü  All scholarship recipients will be required to pay for membership to the Arts Center. Membership is currently valid for three (3) consecutive semesters.

ü  Applicants may supplement their portion of the tuition and/or membership with in-kind services (office work, etc.), at the discretion of GNAC.

ü  Fair and equal consideration will be given to all applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or creed.

ü  The Great Neck Arts Center reserves the right to not offer scholarships in any given semester.

ü  All applicants will be required to attend a minimum of one interview with a GNAC staff member and/or faculty member before any scholarship award determinations are made.

ü  All applicants may be requested to submit sample art work and/or audition for the classes they request scholarship funds for.

ü  Scholarships may be rescinded at any time at the discretion of GNAC.

ü  Application deadlines are as follows:

·        If applying for Fall Semester: completed applications due by August 1

·        If applying for Spring Semester: completed applications due by December 15

·        If applying for Summer Semester: completed applications due by May 15