PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
2020 Ashley Maynard
Animation2020 Melissa Anne Pollich Illustration2020 Jillian R. Spurrell Accounting2020 Mina F. Sarmas Biochemistry/Pre-Med2019 Kelly Zeng Computer Animation2019 Kathryn Risola Architecture2019 Kristin Ventricelli
Music Education2019 Lacy McIntyre
Music Education2019 Taylor Sharpe-Adams Vocal Performance2016 Eden Takhalov Architecture2015 Fred Griggs Drums2011 Gabriel Contreras Theater2010 Shellyne Rodriguez Visual & Critical Studies2009 Brian Willis Music2009 Christopher D'Itrono Culinary2009 Jamal Callender Dance2009 Jovanna Lira Graphic Design2009 Kerry A. Pace Culinary2009 Natalia Cordero Dance2009 Nicholas Doran Culinary2009 Stephania Paulino Media & Communications2009 Suheiry Rivera Graphic Arts2008 Bernadette Lio Graphic Arts2008 Johanna Bernal Fashion Design2007 Mary Ellen Beaudreau Dance2007 Stacey Scott Music2006 Aaron Kimmel Music2006 Amechi Aranhanwa Theater2006 Cynthia Wang Photography2006 Julissa Vargas Culinary2005 Allen Watson Graphic Arts2005 Amin Torres Graphic Arts2005 Cesar Isabel Graphic Arts2005 Claudia Castellanos Music2005 Erica Maldonado Graphic Arts2005 Lloyd Jones Fashion Design2005 Patrina Harris Graphic Arts2005 Patrick Henry Hughes Musicfred griggs2005 Rosa Khamitova Painting2005 Thomas Ng Graphic Arts2005 Yaritza Peguero Fashion Design2004 Jason Cambell Graphic Arts2004 Keith Leung Graphic Arts2004 Kristen Breyer Graphic Arts2004 Sasha Porter Fashion Design2003 Alexy Khaimov Graphic Arts2003 Mayelin Nolasco Fashion Design
* - In 2020, due to COVID-19, we helped Masapequa Kiwanis by funding scholarships for two students in non-Arts related fields so they would not lose out on the opportunity. This was a one-time situation.
Stacey Scott — Performance ArtsYou made me feel like, through this program, I would be able to encourage others from many different cultural backgrounds and walks of life letting them know, "If I can do this, you can do this too!". This organization is so very necessary and vital to the health and vitality of the spirit of young adults and their pursuit in the arts.
Cynthia Wang - PhotographyReceiving this scholarship motivates me to maintain my GPA and complete my degree. I thank you for your confidence and willingness to help me achieve my goals.
Erica Maldonado - Graphic ArtsThe scholarship I received from AYUDA for the Arts had helped me tremendously last year. I was able to use it for school supplies and be one of the students always prepared for class.
Keith Leung — Graphic ArtsThe scholarship lifted pressure off my family's shoulders. It also greatly boosted my confidence in my work. It made me feel the need to do more than what I was capable of doing. Currently, I am working as an Art Director in a small Ad agency. Mayelin Nolasco - Fashion DesignAYUDA for the Arts has not only given me a scholarship to pursue my future in fashion but you have also given me invaluable encouragement and support. The scholarship helped me to purchase the supplies I needed to complete my studies. Your interest in my progress which you have shown through your visits and your emails has also been of great importance for me. Thank you for helping me obtain an internship.
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