Scholarships

The Violin Society of America offers scholarship assistance for needy and deserving students of the art of violin and bow making and restoration. For this purpose the VSA maintains three funds: the Kaplan-Goodkind Scholarship Fund, created in memory of founders Albert J. Kaplan and Herbert Goodkind, the Kun Fund, created in memory of the noted Canadian bowmaker Joseph Kun, and the Aram and Rose Nigogosian Fund created in memory of the parents of Vahakn Nigogosian. Teachers and faculty of leading American violin making schools annually submit the names of those students most worthy of scholarship aid.

To be eligible for a scholarship, a student must be a US citizen, have satisfactorily completed at least one full year of study in the program, have shown serious effort, talent and future promise and have financial need. The administrator of the program will verify these criteria and make recommendations to the VSA.  For further information, please contact alison@crowsegal.com

The scholarship program is funded by gifts from members and others, through donations of items for the Scholarship Auction (held during the competition week), or direct contributions. Please make a contribution to support the training of new violin and bow makers!

The Violin Society of America 2013 Scholarship recipients

ViolinMaking School of America, Salt Lake City,  Utah

Stephen Sherman
Andrew Moore
Elizabeth Clarke
Dustin Fagg
Melissa Collins

Chicago School of Violin Making, Skokie, IL

Scott Albert
Michael Jackson
Gregory Jablonski
Michael Fazio
Drew Harding

North Bennett Street School, Boston, MA

Ryan Fini
Armand Aromin

Minnesota Southeast State Technical College, Redwing, MN

Stefan Rieck
Brandi Oviedo
Sarah Bystrom