Linda Marty Schmitz School Grant Fund
The Madison Jazz Society (MJS) awards grants to Wisconsin schools to enhance their jazz education programs.
Applicants can submit requests to purchase sheet music; instrument purchase/repair equipment or computer items, and, to a lesser extent, support for clinics and hiring guest artists. Awards will be paid by the end of February.
Grant requests must be limited to $500 per project to help MJS assist as many schools and projects as possible. Schools may join together to submit a joint application for funding. Final selection will be based partly on which proposals provide as much of the information requested on the application as possible. There are limited funds so there is no guarantee of award for all applicants.
Applications that demonstrate school and community support may have a competitive advantage in MJS grant award decisions. Examples of such support include, but are not limited to, commitments of matching funds and/or donations of goods or professional services that are in scale with local giving capacity. Such commitments might come from your school/district budget, parent/community organizations, local businesses, or other sources (e.g., Rotary, Optimists, Kiwanis, etc.).
Recipients of the grants will be notified by February 3rd and award checks will be mailed to the school by February 28th for all projects. It is expected that the funding provided by MJS will be acknowledged in event publicity, press releases, programs, etc.
To apply, please use the form below. The deadline for submitting applications is December 20th, 2024.
If you need further information, contact MJS. Please indicate this email is about questions for the School Grant program. We look forward to hearing from you.
