NYSAAE Recognition Awards / Scholarship

 


For more information on any of the NYSAAE recognition programs, please contact NYSAAE at 1.800.ARTS.N.ED, or by email at info@nysaae.org.


Recognition Awards I Scholarship


Superintendent Recognition Award
Believing that the influence of school superintendents is a major factor in improving arts education in school systems across the state, NYSAAE presents the Annual School Superintendent Recognition Award to a New York State school district superintendent who demonstrates outstanding support for, and commitment to, high-quality sequential arts education programs in their schools.  This is one way of recognizing an exceptional school superintendent, and to attract public attention to school-based arts education.  Applications are due to NYSAAE by October 31, 2008To view the 2009 Superintendent Recognition Award application, click here.
*DEADLINE EXTENDED: NOVEMBER 15, 2008*


School Board Recognition Award
The School Board Recognition Award is an annual award presented to a New York State school board that has demonstrated support for, and commitment to, high-quality arts education in its school district and community.  This state-level award recognizes districts that have included all four major artistic disciplines - visual arts, music, theatre, and dance - in their programs.  The final selection from New York State is sent to the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network (KCAAEN), to be included in a national pool of nominees.  The national award is administered by KCAAEN and the National School Board Association.  State-level nominations are due to NYSAAE by October 31, 2008 To view the 2008-09 School Board Recognition Award application, click here.

*DEADLINE EXTENDED: NOVEMBER 15, 2008*
International Young Soloist Music Program
NYSAAE announces the 2009 VSA arts International Young Soloists Award Call for Entries.  Since 1984, the VSA arts International Young Soloists Program has been seeking to identify talented musicians who have a disability.  The VSA arts International Young Soloists Award is given annually to four outstanding musicians, two from the United States, and two from the international arena.  The award provides an opportunity for these emerging musicians to each earn a $5,000 award, and a performance in Washington, D.C.  Applications are due to NYSAAE by November 15, 2008. For more information, and to view a Young Soloists application, click here.

Summer Music Institute
The Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute is a 4-week summer music program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.  This program is open, by recorded audition, to student instrumentalists who are seriously considering orchestral music as a career, and who are in grades 9 through 12 or a college freshman or sophomore.  Nominations are due to NYSAAE by January 30, 2009.  Five selected applicants from New York State will go on to the Kennedy Center for a further selection process. To view the 2009 Summer Music Institute application, click here.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Schools of Distinction In Arts Education Awards (formerly known as Creative Ticket Awards)
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Schools of Distinction In Arts Education Awards are annual awards presented to schools that exemplify arts integrated education, specifically the role that schools play in providing a creative learning environment for outstanding student achievement.  State winners are submitted for consideration at the national level, where winners receive a modest honorarium to support their programs, a plaque for display in their building, and the opportunity to perform at the Kennedy Center as part of KCAAEN events.  State-level Schools of Distinction nominations are due to NYSAAE by March 27, 2009


To be considered for the State level of this award, your school's arts education program should have most of the following characteristics:
  • Your school should teach all the arts (music, dance, visual arts, and theatre) as specific disciplines as well as integrated into other subject areas.

  • Your program should use creative approaches to learning, provide appropriate learning environments for teaching the arts, and recognize that the arts are critical and essential to education.

  • Your program should provide opportunities for parental involvement in the educational lives of their children.

  • Your program should provide students various opportunities for learning about other cultures through the arts, enabling them to explore differences in ways that are devoid of cultural bias.

  • Your program should provide community connections that build value and respect for the community by offering students diverse experiences beyond the classroom.

 To view the 2009 Distinction In Arts Education award application, click here.


Robert J. Ludwig Scholarship

The Robert J. Ludwig Scholarship provides two individuals full registration to any given NYSAAE sponsored professional development offerings. The purpose of the scholarship is to increase accessibility to professional development opportunities for arts teachers, general classroom educators, teaching artists and school administrators.

Applications must be received by the NYSAAE not less than one month prior to the date of the program applying for scholarship to attend. Applicants will be notified no later than two weeks prior to the date of the program. Applications are review by the NYSAAE program committee and all determinations are final. Award is for registration fees only – no cash awards will be made. Applicant is responsible for travel, lodging, meals and all other expenses incurred in conjunction with the program. Only one award per person per calendar year.

Download the Robert J. Ludwig Scholarship Application (PDF)

 

NYSAAE • P.O. Box 2217 • Albany, NY 12220-0217
1.800.ARTS.N.ED • info@nysaae.org