Grants, Scholarships & Internship Applications

The Foundation reviews grant and scholarship applications twice annually. Spring applications must be submitted by May 1, and fall applications EXTENDED deadline by October 8. All applications must be fully completed and include all required supporting materials. Opportunities are open to both professional and amateur artists.

For full guidelines, procedures and internship information click here.

ORGANIZATIONAL GRANT/SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION
SCHOLARSHIP/INDIVIDUAL ARTIST APPLICATION
INTERNSHIP APPLICATION

Former Recipients

Grants

2025

  • IHS International Club, International HS, Paterson

  • IHS Spanish Club, International HS, Paterson

  • National Chinese Honor Society, International HS, Paterson

  • ARTBeat, Ridgewood High School

  • CHAPTER Marketing - B. Sledge

  • NJ Choral Society

  • Ridgewood Choral

  • Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra

2024

  • Ars Musica Chorale

  • Art Center of Northern NJ

  • Art of Motion, Inc.

  • RHS Choir Parent Organization

  • Parker Artwork

  • Paterson Public Schools - Rosa L. Parks School for the Performing Arts, Paterson

  • ShavetART LLC

  • Joseph Thor and Friends

  • Eastside High School, Paterson NJ

2023

  • Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra

  • Ridgewood Choral

  • International High School

  • TIC TOC

  • SooSoo Studios

  • Ridgewood Singers

  • First Flight Theater Company

  • Ridge Elementary School HSA

  • ARTFusion

  • New Roberto Clemente School

  • New Jersey Choral Society

  • Ridgewood Pedestrian Tunnel Project

  • Kathryn Schmid - Green: The Musical

2022

  • Orpheus Club Men's Chorus

  • Pro Arte Chorale

  • Let's Talk Art Fusion

  • Compositional Composer Series - Composer: Armando Ghidoni

  • Ars Musica

  • First Flight Theater

  • Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra

  • Crafts with Care

2021

  • Ars Musica Chorale

  • Art of Motion

  • Covid Care Cards

  • Creative Bergen/Arts Amble

  • Orpheus Club, Men’s Chorus

  • Ridgecrest Senior Housing

  • Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra

  • Spec Wired

  • Masterworks Art Studio

  • Ridgewood Historical Society

2020

  • Rosa Parks High School Band

  • Sharing the Arts

  • James Rose Center

  • Ars Musica Chorale

  • Pro Arte Chorale

2019

  • Orpheus Club Men’s Chorale

  • Pro Arte Chorale

  • TIC TOC

  • Ridgecrest Senior Housing Art Program

  • ARTBeat, Ridgewood High School art group

  • Kasschau Memorial Bandshell

2018

  • Ridgewood Rotary Foundation

  • ARTBeat, Ridgewood High School art group

  • Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus

  • Kasschau Memorial Bandshell

  • Ridgewood Baseball & Softball Association

  • Pro Arte Chorale

2017

  • Ridgewood Arts Council

  • Art of Motion

  • Ridgewood Friends of Music

Scholarships

2025

  • Graham Casti, student, Performing Arts 

  • Max Dulli, student, Performing Arts  

  • Jeffrey Estrella, student, Visual Arts 

  • Annika Ginde, student, Visual Arts 

  • Flor Giron, adult, Visual Arts

  • Julia Jacobs, student, Visual Arts

  • David Langan, adult, Performing Arts

  • Eve LoCastro, adult, Performing Arts

  • Darin Nonas, student, Visual Arts

  • Sanjna Rajagopalan, student, Performing Arts

  • Camil Sanchez, student, Visual Arts

  • Sabrina Talavera, student, Visual Arts 

  • Tugce Ugsal, student, Visual Arts

  • Eli Wunder, student, Performing Arts

2024

  • Ana Abreu, student, Visual Arts 

  • Esmeralda Angel, student, Visual Arts 

  • Alex Antaramian, student, Visual Arts

  • Ahmed Atif, student, Visual Arts 

  • Brianna Celin, student, Visual Arts 

  • Maeve Cunningham, student, Performing Arts 

  • Mario DeAngelis, student, Performing Arts

  • Sachin Durgam, student, Visual Arts

  • Izaely Escajadil, student, Visual Arts 

  • Niyireth Escudero, student, Visual Arts  

  • Stephanie Glazer, student, Visual Arts

  • Lana Haq, student, Visual Arts 

  • Martha Hernandez, student, Visual Arts

  • Shantala Kaikini, adult, Visual Arts 

  • Tarun Kalyanaraman, student, Visual Arts

  • Dalya Khalaifah, student, Visual Arts 

  • Celina Kim, student, Applied Arts

  • Julia Lebow, student, Performing Arts 

  • Yaritza Martinez, student, Visual Arts 

  • Charlotte Meier, adult, Applied Arts

  • Sue Nishida, student, Performing Arts

  • Maria Teresa Ortiz-Naretto, adult, Visual Arts

  • Jazlyne Pena, student, Visual Arts

  • Isabella Addison Perrone, student, Performing Arts

  • Emma Piotrowski, student, Visual Arts 

  • Widlene Plaisimond, student, Visual Arts 

  • Kyla Rayot, student, Visual Arts

  • Emely Rosario, student, Performing Arts  

  • Valerie Ruiz, student, Visual Arts 

  • Rebecca Ryklin, student, Visual Arts

  • Leslie Torres, student, Visual Arts  

  • Jeanette Venizelos, adult, Visual Arts

  • Mikael Vernet, adult, Visual Arts

  • Wendy Villa, adult, Visual Arts

  • Christina Weispfenning, student, Performing Arts

  • Amelie Wilday, student, Visual Arts

  • Jonathan Yubi, adult, Visual Arts

  • Briseida Yunga, student, Visual Arts 

  • Lara Zivkovic, student, Visual Arts

2023

  • Sunny Bateman, student, Performing Arts

  • Julia Boesch, student, Visual Arts

  • Tiffany Chang, student, Performing Arts

  • David Ciccolella, adult, Performing Arts

  • Christine DeFazio, adult, Visual Arts

  • Kelly Guerrero, adult, Performing Arts

  • Lisa Hahn, adult, Visual Arts

  • Ian Hamilton, student, Visual Arts

  • Karan Kalyanaraman, student, Visual Arts

  • Kai Koyama, student, Performing Arts

  • Joseph Lim, student, Visual Arts

  • Ava McGrath, student, Applied Arts

  • Quinn Montague, student, Performing Arts

  • Charlotte Sands, student, Applied Arts

  • Ella Sands, student, Visual Arts     

  • Peggy Schunk, adult, Visual Arts

  • Anya Skulskaia, studen, Performing Arts                        

  • Olivia Thompson, student, Visual Arts

  • Lucas Wang, student, Performing Arts

2022

  • Kayla Abboud, student, Visual Arts

  • Finnegan Ban, student, Performing Arts

  • Julian Brescia, student, Visual Arts 

  • Nora Cullen, student, Visual Arts

  • Kira Fox, student, Performing Arts

  • Maya Grant, student, Performing Arts

  • Madeleine Haskins, student, Visual Arts

  • Aashi Jesalpura, student, Visual Arts

  • Keya Jesalpura, student, Visual Arts

  • Skylar Kliesch, student, Visual Arts

  • Daisy Martinez, student, Performing Arts

  • Margot Melamed, student, Visual Arts

  • Arnav Menezes, student, Visual Arts

  • Justin Moskowitz, student, Visual Arts

  • Sanjna Rajagopalan, student, Performing Arts 

  • Isaac Rentoul-Gins, student, Visual Arts

  • Markus Ryen, student, Performing Arts

  • Anya Skulskaia, student, Performing Arts

  • Kiehye Song, student, Performing Arts

  • Stella Song, student, Visual Arts

  • William Stewart, student, Performing Arts 

  • Katie Weispfenning, student, Performing Arts

  • Vivian Yuan, student, Visual Arts

2021

  • Celina Kim, student, Applied Arts

  • Misha Vernet, student, Visual Arts

2020

  • Lucia Betelu, student, Performing Arts

  • Victoria Chung, student, Performing Arts

  • Kieran Corcoran, student, Performing Arts 

  • Hayley D'Alessandro, student, Visual Arts

  • Emily Ertle, student, Performing Arts 

  • Avery Fogg, student, Performing Arts

  • Ashlee Fong, student, Visual Arts

  • Elizabeth Fontana, adult, Visual Arts 

  • Caroline Goldenberg, student, Performing Arts

  • Tarun Kalyanaraman, student, Visual Arts

  • Zach Kim, student, Visual Arts

  • Nicole Kye, student, Visual Arts

  • Rob Nelson, adult, Visual Arts

  • Caroline Roxas, student, Visual Arts

  • Jake Rubenstein, student, Performing Arts

  • Elizabeth Saunter, student, Visual Arts

  • Mary Saunter, student, Visual Arts

  • Heliya Sefat, student, Visual Arts

2019

  • Olias Raoul Bendian, student, Performing Arts

  • Emily Choi, student, Visual Arts

  • Ciara Emmanuel, student, Visual Arts

  • Morgan Mastrangelo, student, Performing Arts

  • Sophia Swanson, student, Visual Arts

2018

  • Ahmod Bradley, student, Visual Arts

  • Enderson Collado, student, Visual Arts

  • Brian Cruz, student, Visual Arts

  • Leslie Cruz, student, Visual Arts

  • Marcelo Herrera, student, Visual Arts

  • Damaar Russell, student, Visual Arts

2017

  • Maeve Montague, student,  Performing Arts