Tap Dance Scholarships

For Tappers With Attitude Youth Ensemble

The Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation "Trawick Taps" Scholarships

AT KOW, KIDS GET INTO TAP ... NOT INTO TROUBLE!

Deadline: Friday, June 26, 2009

(Sorry, this opportunity has passed - stayed tuned for the next round.)

Tappers With Attitude, Inc. is thrilled to partner with The Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation to offer scholarship support to students of KOW and members of Tappers With Attitude Youth Ensemble.

Auditioning dancers between the ages of 10 and 17 (as of January 14, 2009) are invited to apply for support from the Trawick Taps! scholarship program.

Possible scholarship assistance is available for dancers passing the TWA Auditions on June 17th. We strongly urge every dancer who plans to attend auditions to complete the scholarship application packet, and bring it to the audition.

Recipients of the TWA scholarships will be chosen based on their commitment to advancing their tap dance education and on a demonstration of financial need. It is our hope that scholarship recipients will further their tap dance education during their scholarship years and beyond, as we believe that involvement with KOW and TWA helps youth develop responsibility, respect for the traditions and history of the art form, leadership, self esteem, and stage presence.

Dancers will be notified regarding their acceptance into TWA by July 1; scholarship applications must be received at Knock On Wood Tap Studio by Friday, June 26, 2009. TWA scholarship winners will be notified soon after that; any pre-paid dancer fees may be returned, depending on the final amount of scholarship assistance offered to successful applicants.

All applications will be reviewed and recipients selected by the Tappers with Attitude, Inc. Trawick Taps! Scholarship Committee. This committee will include TWA Board Members who do not have children involved with Knock On Wood Tap Studio or TWA Youth Ensemble, and volunteers selected by the TWA, Inc. Board of Directors.

Eligible applicants will be evaluated and ranked on the following factors:

1. A demonstration of financial need.
   
2. Location of residence (while the program's target audience is at-need families in Montgomery County, residents from other jurisdictions are eligible for scholarship support).
   
3. The quality of the applicant's essay (250 words or less).
   
4. One letter of recommendation for the applicant. This letter can be written by one of the applicant's tap dance instructors, but can also be from another adult (not related to the applicant) capable of addressing the applicant's desire and/or dedication to tap dance and worthiness to receive a Trawick Taps! scholarship.
   

The decisions of the Tappers With Attitude, Inc. Scholarship Committee will be final.

For more information concerning TWA auditions, contact Ms. Lisa at 301-495-0395 or by email. We will send every auditioning dancer the TWA Audition Info Packet, including the Trawick Taps! scholarship application.