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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!

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.

Applications for 2024-25 will be available soon.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

Student must be a high school senior residing in the Lucia Mar Unified School District area.
Must be planning to continue education in the field of performing arts with the expectation to continue promoting performing arts into adulthood.
Must have a minimum of 2.0 grade point average and meet all graduation requirements.
Must attach a Student Data Printout with photo, transcript of student progress, and a video clip, as follows: CD, DVD, smart phone, or flash drive. If smart phone is used to record video, please use landscape (horizontal) orientation.
A live audition is required for final selection.

Check back here soon for 2024-2025 Applications.

Congratulations to our 2024 Clark Center Scholarship recipients:

These ten graduating seniors in the Lucia Mar Unified School District are collectively receiving $22,500 in scholarships from the Clark Center to support their studies beyond high school.

Ashlynn Chavez

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Music/Choir

Quinlin Gallagher

Bill & Carol Rust Scholarship Fund
Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Musical Theater

Hannah Hay

Joan Gellert-Sargen Scholarship
Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Technical Theater

Dylan Keith

Brent D. Keith Memorial Fund
Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Music

Dylan Long

Brent D. Keith Memorial Fund
Mendel Endowment Scholarship
For Music

Manuel Moreno

Brent D. Keith Memorial Fund
Bill & Carol Rust Scholarship Fund
For Music

Evan Nichols

Brent D. Keith Memorial Fund
Ron & Bernie Kautz Memorial Fund
Bill & Carol Rust Scholarship Fund
For Music

Dahlia Ridenhour

Mendel Endowment Scholarship
Bill & Carol Rust Scholarship Fund
For Theater/Musical Theater

Zoey Sturgis

Sandy Lubin Memorial
Bill & Carol Rust Scholarship Fund
For Dance

Ashley S Illescas Zappariello