Scholarship Provider Network
The Alliance partners with more than 50 art institutes, colleges and universities, to make $3.25 million in scholarships available to graduating seniors. Scholarships range from $500 to full tuition. To be eligible for scholarships, students must earn national recognition in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

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Young Scholars Program
The Alliance is an official nominating organization for the Jack Kent Cook Young Scholars Program. This program provides high achieving students with financial need individualized educational opportunities and support throughout high school. Seventh grade students receiving Gold Keys in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are eligible for nomination. Students may contact their regional affiliate, or email atapnio@scholastic.com, for an application. For more information about the Young Scholars Program, please visit: http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org.

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Young Artists Awards
The Young Artists Awards, sponsored by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, gives $2,500 grants to artists and writers so that they may attend summer arts programs. The grants are open to students in grades 7-11. Students accepted in the Young Artists Program may attend summer arts and writing programs across the country. To qualify, applicants must have earned a Gold Key in The Scholastic Art & Writing. Contact the local regional affiliate or
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Scholastic WriteIt
WRITE IT is Scholastic’s publishing Web site for student writers in grades 7-12. Students can share ideas, get feedback from their peers and showcase their work. This FREE online creative community brings teachers, students, authors, and experts together to teaching and practice writing. Please visit: www.scholastic.com/writeit

Comments on Creativity

Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, along with other arts and education advocates, artists and authors share insights that speak to the challenges and resources needed to support creative development in emerging artists and writers.

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