The Stoney Steps Artfest Stone Mills Bursary for the Arts -2023
Please note: Final date/time for filing an application is Friday April 28, 2023
This application is fill-able online. You can partially complete this form online, Save it, and return later.
Please follow these instructions: 1) Click on the ‘Save and Continue Later’ link at the bottom of the form. 2) You will be presented with a unique link (URL) to return to the form later. 3) Enter your email address so the URL can be emailed to you. 4) Return to the form within 30 days (or before application deadline) for completion and submission.
At the end of the online application is a place to upload supporting files. You can also transmit digital files directly to the the Foundation office at info@cffla.ca to accompany your application before the application deadline.
After you click ‘Submit’ a pdf copy of the application will be sent to your email address.
The Stoney Steps Artfest Stone Mills Bursary for the Arts was established by Martha Embury with the Community Foundation for Lennox & Addington in 2023 to recognize and promote art education in Stone Mills.
The Stoney Steps Artfest has been created to showcase the outstanding work of local community artists. It builds upon the legacy of the successfully popular Art Among the Ruins artisan show held annually for many years in Newburgh.
The Stoney Steps Artfest Stone Mills Bursary for the Arts will be awarded to a graduating high school student who is a resident of Stone Mills* and who has been accepted into a post-secondary program in the arts, (art, fine arts, music, graphic design), and has been involved in leadership initiatives during their secondary years geared towards positive change in their community, with added emphasis on the arts. The student will have demonstrated a passion for the arts in their own endeavours and in support of the artistic endeavours of others.
*if there is no applicant from Stone Mills Township, the award will be made to an eligible student who is a resident of Lennox & Addington and who has been accepted into a post-secondary program in the arts. If there is no eligible applicant from Lennox & Addington, the bursary will be awarded to support the Arts in the School to Community Program at Napanee District Secondary School
Eligibility Requirements:
- Resident of Lennox & Addington
- Has been accepted into a post-secondary program
Selection Process:
The Community Foundation for Lennox & Addington evaluates applicants in the following two areas:
- Academic Competence – transcript. (Note: you are NOT required to submit this with your package. The Foundation will reach out to your school to get this information once we receive your application package).
- Participation in extra-curricular activities (arts, school, community, work, volunteer) .
Additional information may be requested by the Community Foundation for Lennox & Addington.
All decisions are at the sole discretion of the the Community Foundation for Lennox & Addington Board of Directors and all decisions are final.
Obligations of Scholarship Recipients
Before scholarship can be provided recipient must provide:
- Before bursary can be provided – the recipient must provide proof of full time post-secondary school registration including his/her student number, the name of the post-secondary institution and the mailing address of the Registrar, to ensure payment.