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Scholarships & Grants

Since 2004, the Clark Center has awarded over $200,000 in performing arts scholarships and grants to students and teachers in the Lucia Mar Unified School District. Many of our past recipients have gone on to careers in the arts and achieved significant success as performers and technicians.

Expanding our resources for our scholarship and grant programs means that more individuals get the recognition they deserve and assistance they need to follow their dreams. We think that’s a great investment!

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements
  1. Student must be a high school senior residing in the Lucia Mar Unified School District area.
  2. Must be planning to continue education in the field of performing arts with the expectation to continue promoting performing arts into adulthood.
  3. Must have a minimum of 2.0 grade point average and meet all graduation requirements.
  4. Must submit a Student Data Printout with photo, transcript of student progress, and a video audition clip.
  5. A live audition is required for final selection.

Check back soon for the 2025-2026 Application

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Congratulations to our 2025 Clark Center Scholarship recipients:

These graduating seniors in the Lucia Mar Unified School District are receiving scholarships from the Clark Center to support their studies beyond high school.

Ava Pacaoan

Sandy Lubin Memorial Scholarship
For Dance

Brooklyn Hause

Brent D. Keith Memorial Scholarship
Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Music

Capri Carrington

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Music/Choir

Isabelle (Izzy) Arave

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Theatre

Joy Avant

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Theatre

Kaveh Naficy

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
Joan Gellert-Sargen Scholarship
For Theatre/Playwriting

London Raftery

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Theatre

Mia Beck

Ron & Bernie Kautz Memorial Scholarship
Devonshire Scholarship
Joan Gellert-Sargen Scholarship
For Technical Theatre

Olivia McDonald

Bill & Carol Rust Scholarship Fund
For Theatre

Sydney Mendoza

Nichols Endowment Scholarship
For Theatre

Zoe Smith

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
Joan Gellert-Sargen Scholarship
For Technical Theatre

Performing Arts Grants

The Clark Center Grant Program awards funding each year to provide support to teachers or young students in the performing arts who reside in the Lucia Mar Unified School District area. Funds may be used for up to 50% of costs for purchase of instruments and lessons, support of drama, music, and dance projects, or attendance at special clinics or summer programs in California.

For any questions, please contact your school guidance counselor, email our Development Director, Bronwyn Keith, at Bronwyn@ClarkCenter.org, or call our business office at (805) 574-1423.

Grant Applications for 2024-25 will be available soon.