The CBC Spouses Heineken USA Performing Arts Scholarship

Description
The CBC Spouses Heineken USA Performing Arts Scholarship was established in 2000. This highly competitive scholarship was developed in honor of the late performing artist Curtis Mayfield and provides financial assistance to students pursuing performing arts careers. Each year, scholarships are awarded to gifted and talented students who want to pursue careers in music, drama and other arts vocations.

Amount
Up to $3,000 each for up to 10 students.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the CBC Spouses Heineken USA Performing Arts Scholarship, applicants must:

• Be a full-time undergraduate degree-seeking student at an accredited college or university OR a current high school senior preparing to become a full-time undergraduate degree-seeking student at an accredited college or university

• Be pursuing a major in the performing arts (such as, but not limited to, drama, music, dance, opera, marching bands and other musical ensembles)

• Plan to enter a career in the performing arts

• Demonstrate talent or potential in your chosen art

• Have a minimum 2.5 GPA

• Exhibit leadership ability and participate in community service activities

Deadline
May 1, 2014

Website:

http://www.cbcfinc.org/cbcs-pa

Non-Traditional Students - The Facts

• 36% - More than a third of undergraduate students are over age 25.

• 13% - More than one is eight students are single parents. Compared to married parents, single parents are more likely to have low-incomes To pay tuition and arrange child care, they need more assistance.

• 23% - Nearly a quarter of college students are parents. 

• 14.8% of undergraduate students are African American / Black (and increasing).

• 13.5% of undergraduate students are Hispanic (and increasing).

• 32% - Almost one-third of all undergraduates work 35 hours or ore per week.

• 46% - Undergraduate part-time enrollment is at 46%.  However, there is a growing gap between the price of tuition and availability of grant aid. 

Retrieved from Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success (2011). Yesterday's nontraditional student is today's traditional student.