Applications are now available for the 15,000 Degrees (15K) Scholarship Fund. 15K seeks to add 15,000 post-secondary degrees to Louisville’s African American community by 2020. This focused effort, in support of the community’s 55,000 Degrees initiative, wants to make sure African-Americans account for at least 15,000 of the overall 55,000 degree goal.
Scholarships of up to $1,500 will be awarded through a competitive application process. Approximately 3-5 scholarships will be awarded for the 2012-13 academic year, depending on the number of applicants. Recipients may use their scholarship to pursue a bachelor’s or associate’s degree at one of the following schools: the University of Louisville, Bellarmine University, Spalding University, Sullivan University, Kentucky State University, Jefferson Community and Technical College, Indiana University Southeast, or Ivy Tech Community College (Sellersburg, IN campus).
The application deadline is March 15, 2012.Click here for more information or download the application.
The 15K Scholarship Fund was created by a gift to the Community Foundation from Greater Louisville, Inc. The Community Foundation is adminstering this scholarship fund in partnership with the 15K Planning Committee.
For more information contact Gail Sanders, Community Leadership Officer, at 502.585.4649.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Young musicians ages 15–20 are eligible to apply for the highly competitive Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Summer Music Institute held July 2 – 30, 2012, in Washington, D.C. Only one student from Kentucky will be selected to receive a National Trustees’ fellowship, which is a full scholarship, including housing, food allowance and local transportation.
The Summer Music Institute gives students an opportunity to work with NSO members, receive private lessons and chamber music coaching, attend master classes and seminars, participate in the Summer Music Institute orchestra and perform in the D.C. metropolitan area.
The application deadline is Jan. 27, 2012. Students can submit their applications (including excerpts recordings) online via ArtsApp throughwww.kennedy-center.org/smi. ArtsApp is an independent company and is not affiliated with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The Kentucky Arts Council serves as Kentucky’s state contact for the Summer Music Institute. To learn more about the program, application and additional financial aid, go tohttp://artscouncil.ky.gov/Opportunities/nsoSummerInstitute.htm.
The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, creates opportunities for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Louisville Electrical Joint Apprenticeship & Training Program will be taking applications for the position of inside wireman apprentice. Applications available to be picked up from January 9 until February 3, 2012. Call 502-581-9210 for more information.
On January 3, 2012, the Kentucky General Assembly will convene our 60 day session In addition to crafting a 2-year budget for the state, there are many other issues confronting and confounding our Commonwealth that remain to be addressed during the 2012 legislative session. The staff of the Legislative Research Commission has put a together…
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As you may be aware, legislation requiring voters to produce restrictive photo identification at the polls has been popping up all over the country. The Lawyers’ Committee continues to be avocal opponent of these measures, as they create unnecessary new hurdles to the ballot box that are especially burdensome for low-income, minority, elderly, disabled, and student voters,…
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Preservation Louisville announces the 2011-2012 schedule for its popular workshop series Hands on History. Throughout the series, participants will learn practical, hands-on techniques for working with original materials and finishes to maintain, restore and preserve historic elements such as plaster, windows, and gutters. Adapting “green” concepts for historic structures and winterizing your historic home will…
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A public meeting for Council District 1 residents – including District 1 residents interested in serving as the next District 1 Metro Council member – is set for Tuesday, September 27th, from 6 – 8pm at the NIA Center, 2900 West Broadway. A vacancy in the District 1 Council seat has left residents without representation on the Metro Council. Council President Jim…
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