FINANCIAL AID DESCRIPTION:

1. Funds for AMIS Festival Financial Aid are provided by contributions and gifts.
2. A limited number of financial aid grants to AMIS festivals are available during each academic year.
3. Applications may be submitted for all festivals excluding the Solo & Ensemble Festival (a one-day event)

ELIGIBILITY:

1. Alternates are not eligible to apply.
2. A student cannot apply for financial aid for the same festival in two consecutive years.
3. A student cannot apply for two festivals in the same school year.
4. In general, financial assistance will be offered to no more than one student per school for any given festival, although the Financial Aid Committee may, in exceptional circumstances, decide to award assistance to a second student from the same school.
5. Only those students who attend an AMIS member school are eligible for financial aid.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

1. It is the responsibility of the music director to pre-select one candidate for a financial aid application.
2. The financial aid application forms are available on the AMIS web site (parent form & teacher form.)
3. Prepare hand printed or typed teacher and parent reports in large type. The parent of each student applicant is required to complete the parent financial aid request form and to return it to the music teacher.
4. Scan each document and save as a PDF file.
5. The music director is responsible for sending the teacher and parent PDF files as an e-mail attachment to [email protected]
6. Make sure that you can read the scanned files. If you can’t read it, neither can we.
7. Both forms must be received before a student’s application can be considered.

The decisions of the committee will be sent by e-mail to teachers making financial aid applications.

DEADLINES:

Applicants for the Honor Jazz Band Festival must apply prior to May 25th. They will be notified of the results by June 1. Applicants for the Middle School Honor Boys Choir must apply no later than August 20th and will be notified of results no later than August 28th. The deadline for International Senior Honor Orchestra, International Junior Honor Orchestra, International Honor Band and Choir, and Middle School Honor Band is November 30th. Applicants will be notified of results by December 10th. Deadline for Middle School Honor Girls Choir and Middle School Honor Mixed Choir is February 15, with applicants being notified of results no later than March 1.

Hal Halvorsen
American School of Paris
41, rue Pasteur
92210 Saint-Cloud
France
e-mail: [email protected]
Fax: +33 1 460 22390

PAYMENT:

1. Amount per student: UP TO 50% of student travel/hotel expenses, not to exceed Euros 500. In most cases the amount granted will be less than the maximum possible amount.
2. The payment by AMIS will be made directly to the music teacher at the festival.