ONLY AVAILABLE TO USA CITIZENS, RESIDENTS, OR GREEN CARD HOLDERS
Application for 2021 competition: June 2 through October 16, 2020
Age limit: 15-18
WHY APPLY
" Receive up to $10,000 in cash awards
" Take master classes with accomplished artists
" Become eligible for nomination as a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts
" Receive a lifetime of creative and professional development opportunities
" Achieve national recognition
Disciplines:
- Classical Music (eg Piano, Guitar, Harp, and much more)
- Dance (eg Ballet, Choreography, Hip Hop etc.)
- Design Arts
- Film
- Jazz (eg Composition, Instrumental, Percussion)
- Photography
- Theater
- Visual Arts
- Voice (eg Classical, Pop, Jazz, Singer-Songwriter)
- Writing (Nonfiction, Novel, Play or Script, Poetry, Short story, Spoken word)

Submission fee is $35, but there is an option to get a fee waiver