How do I apply?

Kindergarten–Grade 1 (22–23 school year, must be age 5 to attend Usdan)

1. Fill out the entry form.
2. Submit a video that answers one of the below prompts:
   • Prompts include:
     • “Share an artwork you have made that is important to you. Explain what makes it meaningful to you.”
     • “Create a new piece of artwork about a magical moment that you have experienced. Tell us about the moment and what questions it left you with.”
   • To start the video, applicants should state their name and grade.
   • Videos can be up to but no longer than 3 minutes.
   • Along with your video, submit the artwork that you are sharing in one or multiple of Usdan’s disciplines of: Visual Art, Creative Writing, Dance, Music, Theater, and Nature & Sustainability.
   • Parents and caregivers are welcome to help their child through this process.

Grade 2–12 (22–23 school year)

1. Fill out the entry form.
2. Submit a video that answers the following question: “What Makes You Uniquely U?”.
   • To start the video, applicants should state their name and grade.
   • Videos can be up to but no longer than 5 minutes.
   • Uniquely U applicants should also share with us one or multiple art forms that they are most passionate about. On their entry form, applicants are asked to tell us at least one and up to three Usdan Departments in which they would like to Major this summer. Should they receive a scholarship and enroll, they will be asked to Major in at least one of these Departments for at least four weeks during their eight weeks at camp.
     • Applicants sharing Visual Art can submit up to 5 images from their portfolio.
     • Applicants sharing Music, Theater, and/or Dance performances are encouraged to include examples of their work as part of the same (up to) 5 minute video.
     • Applicants sharing Nature & Sustainability submissions can submit a video, photo(s), artwork, and/or written work about the student’s work with and connection to nature and sustainability.
     • Applicants sharing Writing submissions can submit up to 2,500 words or a video of them reading selections of their work.

Deadline

Submit your application by Monday, February 20, 2023 at 11:59 pm ET. Unfortunately, incomplete entries can not be considered. A panel of assessors will review all entries.

Criteria

The Uniquely U scholarship recipients will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Passion (a unique ability to communicate your love of the art)
• Creativity (a uniquely individual approach and style to your work with a high level of impact on the audience)