Grants, Scholarships & Internship Applications

The Foundation reviews grant and scholarship applications twice annually. Spring applications must be submitted by May 1, and fall applications by October 1. 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.

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

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, Ridgewood High School

  • Max Dulli, Ridgewood High School

  • Jeffrey Estrella, International HS, Paterson

  • Annika Ginde, George Washington Middle School

  • Flor Giron, professional

  • Julia Jacobs, Ridgewood High School

  • David Langan, professional

  • Eve LoCastro, adult

  • Darin Nonas

  • Sanjna Rajagopalan, Senior at Harvard

  • Camil Sanchez, International HS, Paterson

  • Sabrina Talavera, International HS, Paterson

  • Tugce Ugsal, Ridgewood High School

  • Eli Wunder, Ridgewood High School

2024

  • Ahmed Atif, International HS, Paterson

  • Esmeralda Angel, International HS, Paterson

  • Brianna Celin, International HS, Paterson

  • Mario DeAngelis, Ridgewood High School

  • Sachin Durgam, Tenafly student

  • Niyireth Escudero, International HS, Paterson

  • Lana Haq, International HS, Paterson

  • Shantala Kaikini, professional

  • Tarun Kalyanaraman, Ridgewood High School alum

  • Yaritza Martinez, International HS, Paterson

  • Charlotte Meier, adult

  • Maria Teresa Ortiz-Naretto, professional

  • Emma Piotrowski, Ridgewood High School

  • Widlene Plaisimond, International HS, Paterson

  • Kyla RayotNutley, student

  • Emely Rosario, International HS, Paterson

  • Valerie Ruiz, International HS, Paterson

  • Rebecca Ryklin, Fair Lawn student

  • Leslie Torres, International HS, Paterson

  • Jeanette Venizelos, adult

  • Briseida Yunga, International HS, Paterson

  • Christina Weispfenning, Ridgewood High School

  • Lara Zivkovic, Ridgewood High School

  • Ana Abreu, International HS, Paterson

  • Alex Antaramian, Ridgewood High School

  • Maeve Cunningham, Ridgewood High School

  • Izaely Escajadil, loInternational HS, Paterson

  • Stephanie Glazer, Ridgewood High School

  • Martha Hernandez, International HS, Paterson

  • Dalya Khalaifah, International HS, Paterson

  • Celina Kim, Ridgewood High School

  • Julia Lebow, Ridgewood High School

  • Sue Nishida, Ridgewood High School

  • Jazlyne Pena, International HS, Paterson

  • Isabella Addison Perrone, Ridgewood High School

  • Mikael Vernet, Ridgewood High School alum

  • Wendy Villa, adult

  • Amelie Wilday, Ridgewood High School alum

  • Jonathan Yubi, professional

2023

  • Kelly Guerrero

  • Charlotte Sands

  • Anya Skulskaia

  • Ella Sands

  • Joseph Lim

  • Julia Boesch

  • Ava McGrath

  • Olivia Thompson

  • Sunny Bateman

  • Quinn Montague

  • Christine DeFazio

  • David Ciccolella

  • Lisa Hahn

  • Tiffany Chang

  • Ian Hamilton

  • Karan Kalyanaraman

  • Kai Koyama

  • Peggy Schunk

  • Lucas Wang

2022

  • Anya Skulskaia, Ridgewood High School

  • Keya Jesalpura, George Washington Middle School

  • Julian Brescia, Benjamin Franklin Middle School

  • Justin Moskowitz, Benjamin Franklin Middle School

  • Kira Fox, Benjamin Franklin Middle School

  • Aashi Jesalpura, Ridgewood High School

  • Maya Grant, Ridgewood High School

  • Vivian Yuan, Ridgewood High School

  • Madeleine Haskins, Ridgewood High School

  • Markus Ryen, Ridgewood High School

  • Daisy Martinez, Saddle River Day School

  • Skylar Kliesch, Ridgewood High School

  • Stella Song, Ridgewood High School Alum

  • Sanjna Rajagopalan, Ridgewood High School

  • Kayla Abboud, Ridgewood High School

  • Katie Weispfenning, Ridgewood High School

  • Isaac Rentoul-Gins, George Washington Middle School

  • Margot Melamed, George Washington Middle School

  • Arnav Menezes, George Washington Middle School

  • Nora Cullen, George Washington Middle School

  • Kiehye Song, Benjamin Franklin Middle School

  • Finnegan Ban, Ridgewood High School Alum

  • William Stewart, Ridgewood High School Alum

2021

  • Misha Vernet, Ridgewood High School

  • Celina Kim, Ridgewood High School

2020

  • Lucia Betelu, Ridgewood High School

  • Emily Ertle, Ridgewood High School

  • Caroline Roxas, Ridgewood High School

  • Hayley D'Alessandro, College of Charleston

  • Nicole Kye, Ridgewood High School

  • Elizabeth Saunter, Home Schooled 6th Grader, Ridgewood

  • Mary Saunter, Home Schooled 6th Grader, Ridgewood

  • Kieran Corcoran, Ridgewood High School

  • Ashlee Fong, Ridgewood High School

  • Avery Fogg, Ridgewood High School

  • Heliya Sefat, Ridgewood High School Alum

  • Victoria Chung, Ridgewood High School Alum and Julliard School Masters Graduate

  • Tarun Kalyanaraman, Ridgewood High School

  • Elizabeth Fontana, Art Teacher, Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Ridgewood

  • Caroline Goldenberg, Glen Rock High School

  • Zach Kim, Ridgewood High School

  • Rob Nelson, Ridgewood High School Alum

  • Jake Rubenstein, Ridgewood High School

2019

  • Olias Raoul Bendian, Bergen Tech High School

  • Emily Choi, Ridgewood High School

  • Ciara Emmanuel, Ridgewood High School

  • Morgan Mastrangelo, Ridgewood High School Alum, Northwestern University

  • Sophia Swanson, Ridgewood High School

2018

  • Ahmod Bradley, Rosa Parks High School, Paterson

  • Enderson Collado, Rosa Parks High School, Paterson

  • Damaar Russell, Rosa Parks High School, Paterson

  • Marcelo Herrera, Rosa Parks High School

  • Brian Cruz, Rosa Parks High School, Paterson

  • Leslie Cruz, Rosa Parks High School, Paterson

2017

  • Maeve Montague, Ridgewood High School