PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
2020 Ashley Maynard Animation
2020 Melissa Anne Pollich Illustration
2020 Jillian R. Spurrell Accounting
2020 Mina F. Sarmas Biochemistry/Pre-Med
2019 Kelly Zeng Computer Animation
2019 Kathryn Risola Architecture
2019 Kristin Ventricelli Music Education
2019 Lacy McIntyre Music Education
2019 Taylor Sharpe-Adams Vocal Performance
2016 Eden Takhalov Architecture
2015 Fred Griggs Drums
2011 Gabriel Contreras Theater
2010 Shellyne Rodriguez Visual & Critical Studies
2009 Brian Willis Music
2009 Christopher D'Itrono Culinary
2009 Jamal Callender Dance
2009 Jovanna Lira Graphic Design
2009 Kerry A. Pace Culinary
2009 Natalia Cordero Dance
2009 Nicholas Doran Culinary
2009 Stephania Paulino Media & Communications
2009 Suheiry Rivera Graphic Arts
2008 Bernadette Lio Graphic Arts
2008 Johanna Bernal Fashion Design
2007 Mary Ellen Beaudreau Dance
2007 Stacey Scott Music
2006 Aaron Kimmel Music
2006 Amechi Aranhanwa Theater
2006 Cynthia Wang Photography
2006 Julissa Vargas Culinary
2005 Allen Watson Graphic Arts
2005 Amin Torres Graphic Arts
2005 Cesar Isabel Graphic Arts
2005 Claudia Castellanos Music
2005 Erica Maldonado Graphic Arts
2005 Lloyd Jones Fashion Design
2005 Patrina Harris Graphic Arts
2005 Patrick Henry Hughes Music
2005 Rosa Khamitova Painting
2005 Thomas Ng Graphic Arts
2005 Yaritza Peguero Fashion Design
2004 Jason Cambell Graphic Arts
2004 Keith Leung Graphic Arts
2004 Kristen Breyer Graphic Arts
2004 Sasha Porter Fashion Design
2003 Alexy Khaimov Graphic Arts
2003 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 Arts
You 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 - Photography
Receiving 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 Arts
The 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 Arts
The 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 Design
AYUDA 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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