Scholarships and grants
WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY GRANT OR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HEABERLIN SCHOLARSHIP. BECAUSE OF BUDGET CUTS WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO FUND THESE PROJECTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Mini Grants for Elementary Teachers
The Junction City Arts Council announces the creation of a mini-grant program to help promote Arts Education among elementary school-age children in Geary County.
The JCAC believes that the arts are a vital part of a child’s development. The mini-grant program will provide funding for arts-related programming to teachers of elementary school children in Geary County, KS.
Grant submissions may be submitted by teachers, administrators and parent organizations of any school in Geary County, KS. Home schooling instructors may also submit grant requests, but must be able to show that the proposed project will benefit a minimum of five families.
There are four cycles for grant submissions per year.
Heaberlin Trust Scholarship
For several years the JCAC has offered the Heaberlin Scholarship. These funds, in memory of Frank and Lottie Heaberlin, are available to help Junction City children participate in art programs in Junction City.
The fund have primarily been used to provided scholarships to area children interested in participating in the Junction City Little Theatre's summer youth program.
The Heaberlins had a deep appreciation of all art forms. Frank played the violin and sang. He was the choir director at the First Baptist Church in Junction City for many years.
His wife was an accomplished artist whose work hangs in many homes and businesses around Junction City. Though she favored watercolor, Lottie's talents spread across several mediums
With their love for the arts, the couple did not want money to be a barrier to a young person's art-related activities.
Harshbarger Scholarship
The Harshbarger Scholarship is in memory of Laurence Harshbarger, father and father-in-law of Junction City residents Jean and Jim Wohler. Laurence spent his last years in Junction City and is fondly remembered by many as The Blind Poet.
Laurence was a great supporter of education and the arts, he often shared that love through poetry readings. The Harshbarger Scholarship was developed to help others enjoy the arts the way Laurence did.
This scholarship will be for camps, workshops and seminars held across the nation that help individuals learn more about their chosen art genre. This will be a competitive grant.
