Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award

The Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award is a one-time, non-renewable, need-based grant of up to $10,000 given in conjunction with full participation in From the Top’s Learning and Media Lab Fellowship.

Each year, From the Top chooses approximately 20 pre-collegiate musicians ages 8-18 to receive the Award. The Award is given to driven and committed pre-collegiate musicians with financial need to help offset the often prohibitively expensive costs of studying classical music at a high level.

You are eligible if you are: classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers (ages 8–18) who are full-time elementary, middle, or high school students, and have not yet entered college.

Application deadlines for the 2022-2023 season:

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Tuesday, November 15, 2022*

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Saturday, April 15, 2023

*High school seniors graduating in 2023 must apply by November 15, 2022.

See website for complete application requirements.