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St Peter’s Community Arts Academy’s mission is to provide high-quality Arts for All.

Arts for All!

St Peter’s Community Arts Academy’s mission is to provide high-quality “Arts for All.” Thanks to the generosity of the Wyckoff Family Foundation, The Dave and Brenda Rickey Foundation, and the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, and other private donors, SPCAA can provide financial aid scholarships to many students.

The scholarship cycle happens at the beginning of the academic year (July 1 – June 30). The school year scholarship application for the 2025-2026 Academic Year will open on August 1, 2025. All completed applications will be reviewed and processed, and we aim to make decisions within a couple of weeks of the submitted application. Families receive a Scholarship Award Letter by mail asking them to review the award and the terms so that they can proceed with confidence and enroll in lessons, classes and choirs. Once students are enrolled, the scholarship discount will be applied to the Family/Student Portal.

Scholarship Types

We have three scholarship types: General Financial Aid to offset the cost of tuition, Merit Aid for returning students/families that want to increase lesson time amounts or add classes, and Neighbors of Geneva Aid for students who live outside of Geneva City School District and want to start or continue their performing arts education.  If students start part way through the year, scholarship requests are considered half way through the year (in January) and/or case-by-case, as most scholarship funds have been allocated in August.

Families are asked to apply as soon as possible. The scholarship application cycle is generally open twice a year – August and January (mid-year). However, we encourage families who are new to the academy to apply anytime.

Please note:
If you are applying for financial aid you must include some supporting financial documentation (tax return is preferred, one month of all household paystubs will also be accepted). The first two pages of your last tax return should be emailed, mailed to, or dropped off at the Academy office within one week of the application submission.

Scholarship Application

Please note:
Families/Students must apply for Scholarships every year. If you are new to the Arts Academy, you must [also] have your Registration/Account Set up in our system for Fall 2025 enrollment. As stated above, after you receive your Scholarship Award Letter, you will enroll in classes/lessons through the Family/Student Portal, and then we will credit the scholarship amount to the Family/Student Account.

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St. Peter's Community Arts Academy aims to fulfill our mission "Arts for All" by awarding as much scholarship funds as possible to each completed scholarship application. In the following form you will be asked for basic family and household information, the names of the student(s), and information about their school. When you get to the section "Scholarship at SPCAA," use the narrative box to give us as much information as possible about the kind of support you are requesting and why, and what lessons or classes the scholarship will offset and aid student participation.

Please note: If you are applying for financial aid you must include some supporting financial documentation (tax return is preferred, one month of all household paystubs will also be accepted). The first two pages of your last tax return should be emailed to kb******@st**********.org, mailed to St. Peter's Community Arts Academy, PO Box 266, Geneva NY 14456, or dropped off in our business office within one week of the application submission.

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Family, Household and Student Information

In this section we will need information about who is the primary contact for information regarding this scholarship application, an optional secondary contact, who the household supports and how they are supported, whether you rent or own where you live, and student information, and information about their school(s).

In the student information section, we only require the information for Student #1. But, if you are seeking a scholarship for more than one student, we ask that you fill in the fields for all the students for whom the scholarship should be considered. If your family has more than 4 students participating in SPCAA Programming, please call the Business Office so we can assist with this form: (315) 789-0106.

Primary Contact

Family Name*
Primary Contact for Scholarship Application*
Relation to Family/SPCAA Student/s*

Secondary Contact (If Applicable)

Secondary Contact Name
Relation to Family/SPCAA Student/s

Address

Address
How many people are supported in the household (this is the household where the students live that will benefit from this scholarship request)?*
How many incomes are earned to support the household and are reported on a tax return*
Do you rent or own your home?*

Student #1 Information

Student #1 Name*
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Student #1 School Background*

Student #2 Information

Student #2 Name
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Student #2 School Background

Student #3 Information

Student #3 Name
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Student #3 School Background

Student #4 Information

Student #4 Name
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Student #4 School Background

Scholarship at SPCAA

In this section, you will tell us the category of support you are requesting. There are three types of scholarships to choose from: Financial Aid, Merit Aid, and Neighbors of Geneva Aid.

Also, there is a narrative box, which will allow you to give us as much information as you would like the Scholarship Review Committee to know about why you are requesting support. The examples below can serve as a guide; your narrative may include them, but you are not limited to these examples.

  • You are requesting general financial aid. In this scenario, you might include information about your employment status, life transitions, financial limitations, or any hardships you wish to share that describe or explain your need for support.
  • You are requesting merit aid. In this scenario, you and your family are already involved at SPCAA. You might be outlining your relationship to SPCAA. For example, you may be, or have, a student(s) returning to SPCAA this year and adding classes or lessons, or time to lessons. Perhaps another sibling is starting their arts education journey.
  • You are requesting Neighbors of Geneva aid. In this scenario, your student(s) live outside of Geneva City School District. Your family might be completely new to SPCAA, or you might be a current student but would like to take advantage of this "Neighbors of Geneva" scholarship opportunity. You might tell us how you found out about us, and you might include your travel time to SPCAA to start or continue your performing arts education journey.

Types of Scholarships

  • Financial Aid – General assistance to offset tuition (please submit supporting financial documentation).
  • Merit Aid – For returning student(s) who need or want to increase lesson or class time.
  • Neighbors of Geneva Aid – For families/student(s) who live outside of Geneva School District to start or continue their arts education.
Select a Scholarship*

In addition to the above, PLEASE be sure to name what Studios, and which classes, lessons, or choirs you are planning to enroll in, and whether the student is new to the studio/class/lesson, or not. If you have ANY QUESTIONS about this section, please call the Business Office: (315) 789-0106.

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Reminder: If you are applying for financial aid you must include some supporting financial documentation (tax return is preferred, one month of all household paystubs will also be accepted). The first two pages of your last tax return should be emailed to kb******@st**********.org, mailed to St. Peter's Community Arts Academy, PO Box 266, Geneva NY 14456, dropped off in our business office within one week of the application submission, or uploaded here with this form.
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