provide post-secondary education scholarships to current and future artists in the LGBTQ community. We understand the importance of quality education and have created our scholarships to enable students to better focus on their career goals. Our scholarships are specifically for students who identify as LGBTQ, pursuing any area of film, theatre, dance, or music. Since we want to encourage and empower our scholarship recipients, we also provide a professional mentor for a full school year. This is a professional, active artist in the LGBTQ community who will work with you one-on-one to further your creativity and help you achieve your career goals.
Must be between the ages of 17 and 21 by the first day of the school year.
Write an essay of between 500 – 1500 words – Topic on the application.
Two letters of recommendation from your educators that can speak to your skill level and talent.
Link to your portfolio or reel.
Currently enrolled in, or accepted into an accredited four-year college or university.
Identify as LGBTQ.
Citizen of the United States.
Any high school senior accepted to attend a four-year college or university by the time of the award, or a full-time student attending a four-year college or university in the US. Students must carry a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
Apply NOW for the 2021-22 school year!!
Up to 4 awards at $1000 each are awarded yearly.
Our scholarship committee reviews every application and notifies students by mail in June of every year.
Arts Out Loud will mail a check payable to you no less than one week before the first day of the semester.
Please direct any questions to scholarship@artsoutloudinc.org