Arts Scholarship

The F. Lammot Belin Arts Scholarship

The Belin scholarship was established in 1964 to provide financial assistance to artists of outstanding aptitude and promise in the fine arts and to further their development into professional artists.

"Fine arts" is understood to mean creative, performing, or composing activities in such fields as painting, sculpture, photography, music, drama, dance, literature, and architecture. The qualification of any field of activity as a fine art lies within the determination of the Selection Committee as governed by the Board of Trustees of The Waverly Community House, Inc.

Scene from A Workshop Performance The Amazing Goldin, Saturday June 23, 2007,
Book by Ed Simpson, Words and Music by Elizabeth Ann Feller,

2006 F. Lammot Belin Arts Scholarship Award Recipient.

Qualifications

Applicants must reside or have resided in the Abingtons or Pocono northeast region of Pennsylvania and be a citizen of the United States.

Grants are made without distinction as to race, color, creed, or sex.

The applicant need not be a graduate student, nor formally trained in any academic or professional program.

Procedures

Applicants must furnish the Selection Committee with proof of exceptional ability in his or her chosen field and give evidence that this chosen field is intended to be his or her life's work. This ability must be demonstrated through a selection process which is initiated by completing an official application form.

The application form must be accompanied by letters of recommendation from recognized experts in any related field. The application requires a detailed proposal for the use of the grant including a projected budget.

Terms of the Scholarship

The recipient may use the award only to finance an individual program or proposal which has had prior approval by the Selection Committee and the Board of Trustees of The Waverly Community House, Inc.

The grant, awarded annually, is in the sum of $10,000. The proceeds of this grant represent taxable income in accord with the Internal Revenue Service Code Section I 17, as amended. The grantor will file the necessary reports with IRS concerning the award.

The recipient is required to make two progress reports to the Administrative Chairperson. These reports are then presented to the Board of Trustees of The Waverly Communality House, Inc. Failure to comply with these reports may result in the termination of the grant.

Time Table

Completed applications and proposals must be in the office of the Waverly Community House, Inc. on or before December 15. All applicants will be informed in February as to whether or not they have qualified as finalists.

All finalists must appear in person before the Selection Committee in March.

The recipient is honored at the F. Lammot Belin Arts Scholarship Reception held at The Waverly Community House in the Spring. Normally the grant is payable in four equal installments on the first day of September, December, March, and June.

On or before November 1, a progress report including photographs and/or other suitable documentation of the work in progress must be submitted to the administrative chairperson.

On or before May 1, a more complete and detailed report must be submitted to the Administrative Chairperson.

To Acquire an Application

Click here to download the application form, mail in the form with a $15 application fee.

Scholarship Recipients