SPRING 2025 Financial Aid & Scholarship Applications
SPRING 2025 NMS Scholarship and Financial Aid Applications
The Neighborhood Music School (NMS) is proud to provide scholarships based on financial need and musical development. Please fill out this application to the best of your ability and share this opportunity with other families and musicians you may know! If you encounter difficulties, please email office@neighborhoodmusic.org, or rafael@neighborhoodmusic.org.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY!
SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED!
IMPORTANT:
FIRST: This application is for one single, individual student. Families with more than one student/candidate applying for scholarships, must submit one application for each student/candidate.
SECOND: Have your most recent tax summary (2024 or 2024) OR your most recent proof of income (last two pay stubs) ready to upload as PDF's or Images (JPEG). IMPORTANT: the BEST way to have those items ready for upload is in the PDF format. If you need to convert images/pictures into a PDF, platforms such as https://jpg2pdf.com/, can help you do that for free!
If you are submitting your most recent tax return, please upload ONLY THE FIRST PAGE of your 1040 tax form.
THIRD: If you are a new student to NMS, please invite someone you know - a family member, a schoolteacher, a tutor, coach, or religious leader - to fill out a recommendation letter for you. This letter can be found on https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y39ZLFK. Please share this link with whomever is writing this letter in your support.
FOURTH: You will be asked to identify if you are applying for a single scholarship (and which instrument/discipline), or if you are applying for multiple scholarships (and which instruments/disciplines).
FIFTH: There are TWO (2) sections in this application. Make sure to complete both sections of this application. No question should be left unanswered! YOU WILL SEE A "THANK YOU" PAGE ONCE YOUR APPLICATION IS COMPLETE - AND CLICK ON THE FINAL "DONE" BOTTON!
DEADLINE to submit this application is Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025.
SUPER IMPORTANT: Once you submit your application, someone from the NMS office will contact you to schedule a LIVE IN-PERSON AUDITION and INTERVIEW. This in-person audition and interview will take place between February 3rd (Monday) and February 8th (Saturday), 2025.
