Cost of Living Scholarship Application

Cost of Living Scholarship Application

Personal Information
We plan on distributing the $5,000.00 scholarship with $1,000.00 being added to the first stipend (to help offset moving costs) and $4,000.00 added evenly to the remainder of your biweekly stipends. However, we are open to working with the scholarship recipient to customize the distribution of the funds to better match their needs.

Please Note: The Cost of Living Scholarship and the biweekly stipend are considered taxable income by both the Internal Revenue Service and the Maine Revenue Service. Thus, taxes will be withheld automatically from your paychecks.
Name:*

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Email:*
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Phone Number:*
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High School Attended:
State High School is located in:
College Attended (if any):
Graduate School Attended (if any):
Are you currently enrolled in a college or graduate program?*

Yes - Full TimeYes - Part TimeNo
If selected for the apprenticeship program, where will you be moving from?*
Please estimate the cost of moving to Portland from your current location:*
Do you consider yourself a first-generation college student?*

YesNo

Cost of Living Scholarship Application

Supporting Materials
A personal statement (approximately 500 words):*

Address how Portland Stage's Cost of Living Scholarship will support your career trajectory. Please feel free to discuss any obstacles or factors that would prevent you from accepting an offer if not awarded the scholarship.
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Financial Documentation:

If you attended college within the last year, please provide your most recent FAFSA Student Aid Report. For those that did not attend college in the last year, please provide your 2024 IRS 1040 Individual Income Tax Return.

If you are listed as a dependent on someone else's 2024 1040, please also send the 2024 1040 Individual Tax Return for that individual(s).
FAFSA Student Aid Report or IRS 1040 Individual Income Tax Return:*

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If you feel that your situation makes neither a FAFSA Student Aid report nor a recent IRS 1040 Individual Tax Return appropriate, please reach out to scholarship@portlandstage.org to explain your circumstances before applying and we can work collaboratively on how best you can document your financial situation.
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