Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award

The Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award is a one-time, non-renewable, need-based grant of up to $10,000 given in conjunction with full participation in From the Top’s Learning and Media Lab Fellowship.

Each year, From the Top chooses approximately 20 pre-collegiate musicians ages 8-18 to receive the Award. The Award is given to driven and committed pre-collegiate musicians with financial need to help offset the often prohibitively expensive costs of studying classical music at a high level.

You are eligible if you are: classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers (ages 8–18) who are full-time elementary, middle, or high school students, and have not yet entered college.

Application deadlines for the 2024-2025 season:

Monday, April 15, 2024

Monday, September 2, 2024

Friday, November 15, 2024*

*Students graduating from high school in 2024 are no longer eligible to apply. High school seniors graduating in 2025 must apply by November 15, 2024 in order to be considered. However, we encourage rising high school seniors not to wait. Apply by April 15, 2024 in order to give yourself the most opportunity to be considered. The scholarship can only be awarded to students who are still enrolled in high school or below.

Go to website for complete application requirements.