Scholarship Application

In 2015, Dr. Renee Andino and Dr. Rob Andino from HealthFirst Wellness in Rockford, IL sponsored our very first camp scholarship.Thanks to their generosity and passion for our camp, we now have an ever-growing scholarship program that continually strives to better serve the youngest musicians in our community.

We extend our gratitude to our community partners for generously contributing scholarship funds, including the John McCallum Memorial Fund, Tim “Skinny Sticks” Memorial Fund, The Rockford Area Arts Council, Underground Squirrel Studio, and all the dedicated community members who continually contribute to the Rock and Roll Institute.

Application Rules & Requirements

Standard scholarships cover the cost of attendance for one week of camp. However, recipients of production scholarships are required to attend both week 1 and week 2 of the camp.
Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Write as much or as little as you feel necessary to complete the questions. Your answers will be reviewed by our scholarship committee which includes teachers…
We will know if your parents wrote answers for you and submitted the application. Scholarship applications will only be considered if written and fulfilled by the applicant.
Questions or barriers? Email Jessica at info@rocknrollinstitute.com

Important!

Please sign into the existing Parent/Member account first if 1) you're a returning camper, or 2) you have an existing account:

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Applicant Information

First Name^*

Last Name^*

Birth Date

Phone Number

Email^*

Password^*

Password must be at least 7 characters long.

Enter password again^*

Password must be at least 7 characters long.

Scholarship Questions

Please answer the questions below with as much thought that you can share with us.

Do not use AI generators. Our staff and board members are well-versed and equipped with FBI/CIA/NSA/DOGE and YOU$A™ certified tech stack applications which screen scholarship admissions for chat-bot-generated text.
Cheaters will be sent to SPAM/JUNK and TRASH folders. That's right, all of the deletion folders are waiting for AI daredevils!

Try to be original, creative, and fearless; and if that's too challenging at this time for you, tell us as much as you can. Maybe we can help you!

1) How has music or the arts positively impacted your personal growth and development?^*

2) Share an example of a time when you collaborated with others in a creative setting. What did you learn from this experience?^*

3) How do you plan on using your passion for the arts to make a positive impact in your society?^*

4) Describe challenges or barriers you have in pursuing your artistic goals.^*

5) What does being part of a vibrant arts community mean to you, and how have you worked to contribute to such a community?^*

6) Explain why you believe it’s important for youth to have equal access to diverse forms of artistic expression. How do you support and encourage diversity in the arts?^*

7) How do you balance your artistic passions with the other responsibilities in your life?^*

8) If you could collaborate with a musical or artistic figure, living or historical, who would you want to collaborate with and why?^*

9) Describe a piece of music or art that inspires you, or provokes some kind of emotion in you and explain why it resonates with you.^*

10) Is there anything else about you that we should know? This is your opportunity to let your personality shine.^*

11) What is your interested focus area for camp? Guitar, bass, drums, graphic arts, production, other?^*

Please Share a Video

Introduce yourself, perform, be creative and share a URL streaming, viewable video link for our team to access and enjoy.

** Note: R&RI is no longer accepting uploaded video files due to file size restrictions (over 500mb) which is causing Application problems for random parents and students.

Copy and paste viewable video links for us to access and review below:

YouTube URL:

Misc. Cloud / Video Sharing URL:

Terms & Conditions

I understand that my scholarship (if awarded) is good for one week of camp.^*

Yes, I understand and agree.

If awarded a scholarship, I commit to registering and enrollment. Failure to do so, and my scholarship offer will be rescinded and awarded to another student.^*

Yes, I understand and agree.

I will attend 100% of the week that I registered for. If I register and do not attend 100%, I will be barred from further scholarship opportunities and will pay a fee of $150.^*

Yes, I understand and agree.

Agreement

Applicant E-Signature^*

Date of Signature^*

Before you submit:
Do you have a copy of the text you've entered to answer each question? We highly recommend that you copy/paste save a source copy of all text-answers entered into this application in case of device and browser errors occurring after you click the submit button below.

Remember: If you are uploading a video file, your application will take longer to submit depending on the file size. Do not browse away from this screen or open other tabs during submission. If the application fails and you receive a browser error message, you will need to provide video links only (options provided in the video section).

One more reminder—if you haven't saved your answers somewhere else yet to refer to and you choose to hit submit instead. Well... Sigh, we warned you.

We appreciate your time and effort. Onwards, and have a nice day on the internet!

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