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Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award 2026
Award, Scholarship, Fellowship opportunity. Deadline: 2026-09-14
- Type
- Grant
- Organizer
- From the Top, in partnership with the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
- Deadline
- 14 September 2026
- Where
- United States
- Compensation
- Up to $10,000 scholarship for musical training and related expenses
- Disciplines
- Music, Classical Music, Music Performance, Composition, Vocal Performance, Instrumental Performance
About this opportunity
The Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award offers a scholarship of up to $10,000 to approximately 20 outstanding pre-collegiate musicians aged 8-18 in the United States who demonstrate financial need. Administered by From the Top, the award supports advanced musical training and requires full participation in their Learning and Media Lab Fellowship, which includes an appearance on NPR's From the Top broadcast/podcast. This opportunity targets classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers with strong musical ability and a commitment to learning and community involvement.
Who can apply
- Classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers, ages 8–18, who are full-time elementary, middle, or high school students and have not yet entered college.
- Must demonstrate unmet financial need.
- International and U.S. students are eligible, but must currently study and/or reside full-time in the United States.