BPPAS Scholarship Information

At Bearden Productions Performing Arts Studio, we believe that the arts should be affordable to all that desire to learn and express artistic abilities. We make this possible for the community with the help of our individual and corporate sponsors that donate scholarships to families meeting our scholarship eligibility guidelines (provided below).

If you think you are eligible to receive a BPPAS scholarship, please review the detailed information below which includes:

• 2018 BPPAS Scholarship Application Deadlines
• BPPAS Scholarship Rules and Regulations
• Information on the Scholarship Guidelines
• The Application Review Process
• What Documentation is Required for Application Review
• The BPPAS Scholarship Application

**Anyone who submits an application packet containing false information will be automatically disqualified for the applied semester and ALL future applications!!!**

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2018 Summer Arts Camp Scholarship

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BPPAS Scholarship Rules and Regulations

1. A registration form MUST be submitted before your scholarship application is reviewed (i.e. on or before the deadline).
2. Each scholarship recipient will only receive one scholarship per semester (for only one class each semester).
3. BPPAS scholarships are only rewarded to students ages 18 and under.
4. The number of scholarships available each semester will vary based on the number of scholarship sponsors.
5. Awarded scholarships will be contingent upon completed scholarship applications (all required information must be submitted.
6. All applications submitted before the deadline will be considered. Submission of an application does not guarantee acceptance of a scholarship.
7. ONLY ONE application is required for each family.
8. If accepted as a scholarship recipient, you MUST accept the scholarship by email, phone, or in person within five days of being notified.

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Information on the Scholarship Guidelines

BPPAS scholarship guidelines are based upon U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation guidelines for poverty in the year 2017. (https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines)

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The Application Review Process

1. Once ALL required documentation (scholarship and registration applications, and copy of 2017 federal income tax filing, any additional information to be considered for the application process) is received, we will begin to review your application.
2. Your 2017 federal income tax filing will be compared against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation guidelines for poverty in the year 2017.
3. You will receive notification of a decision within 5 - 7 business days after we have received ALL required documentation.
4. ALL information submitted is confidential ONLY to authorized BPPAS scholarship application reviewers.
5. If you are not approved for a scholarship, you receive notification of reason(s) why and ALL of your application documents will be shredded and will not be returned to the applicant.

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What Documentation is Required for Application Review

ALL of the following documentation MUST be submitted on or before the deadline in order to be considered for a scholarship:

1. Class Registration Form
2. Scholarship Application
3. Copy of 2017 Federal Income Tax Filing
4. Any additional information to be considered for the application process (future important changes in job, income, household, etc.)

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