Looking for Qualified Scholars

Do you want to help bring the arts to life for youth in the Salt Lake Valley, gain valuable experience and earn scholarship money? If your answer is “yes,” then we invite you to apply to be an ArtsBridge America Scholar!

Job of a Scholar

ArtsBridge Scholars are outstanding University of Utah students who conduct visual and performing arts workshops and developing projects in Salt Lake Valley public schools. We are looking for a variety of scholars to teach drawing, painting, photography, acting, singing, dance, music performance or composition, film making, web design and more.

Each scholar will be matched with a mentor (who is a university faculty member) and a public school classroom project. With guidance from the mentor, the scholar will collaborate with the classroom teacher to develop and carry out arts lessons for the students across thirty in-school contact hours during the semester. These lessons give students in public schools hands-on experience with the arts that otherwise they might not have.

Eligibility

Scholars will receive cash awards for their efforts. Money will be paid twice during the semester, once halfway through and again upon completion of the project.

All current undergraduate or graduate students majoring in the arts who meet the following requirements are eligible:

• Have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Be a registered University of Utah student.
• Be able to commit 30 hours of classroom (plus preparation time) over the course of an entire semester.

Applicants are also evaluated on enthusiasm, prior teaching experience, and planning skills.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this wonderful opportunity, we invite you to apply to be an ArtsBridge Scholar. Applications are available in room 206 of the Performing Arts Building, or online at www.artsbridge.utah.edu. More information about the current projects and the application process is also available on the web site.

“ArtsBridge is a model for bringing together the schools and universities for the good of all. We greatly admire the program and wish to help actively promulgate it as a national model.”
Robert Weisbuch, President
Woodrow Wilson Foundation