Scholarship Applications are due: May 1, 2026
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS FOR GLEN ROCK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY!!!
• Applicants heading for college are NOT required to pursue an arts-related major.
- Your affinity for the arts can be as an avocation — done for pleasure, a hobby, or a personal interest — rather than as a job or future profession.
• Applicants can apply for more than one award, but can only receive one.
SCHOLARSHIP DESCRIPTIONS — Each award is $1,000:
The Deborah Sissman Studio Arts Award
For a student showing talent in Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Sculpture, Art Ceramics, Textiles Arts, Metalwork, Graphic Design, and/or Computer Graphics.
➤ Consideration will be given to a student who submits a portfolio.
The Will Wood Performing Arts Award
For a student showing talent in Music, Theater, Dance, Vocal Performance, Poetry and/or Scriptwriting.
➤ Consideration will be given to a student who submits a performance audio or video file.
The Barry Rubinow Banded Together Filmmaking Award
For a student showing talent in creating Film, Video, and/or Television.
➤ Consideration will be given to a student who submits a video showing proficiency in visual storytelling.
Woll Family Fund Photography Award
For a student showing talent in the Photographic Arts.
➤ Consideration will be given to a student who submits a portfolio.
Arts Career Award
For a student planning to continue studies in the arts. Includes Teaching (any aspect of the arts), Set Design, Theater Management, Stage Performance Direction, Music Direction, Gallery Management, etc. This is a very broad-based category.
➤ Consideration will be given to a student who answers the questions on this form. No portfolio is required.