Sub Pop Wants To Send You To School
Here’s a quick pop quiz for ya:
Are you a current high school senior?
Are you on your way to full-time enrollment at an accredited university or college?
Are you involved and/or interested in music and/or the creative arts?
Do you reside in Washington or Oregon?
If you answered a resounding yes to all of those questions you are officially eligible to apply for one of three scholarships that are being offered by the legendary indie-rock label from the Pacific Northwest - Sub Pop.
Fantastic idea, good luck to all that apply. We’re going to get to work on the Hidden Track scholarship, and our application process is rigorous. So be sure to get your Top Five Headiest Jams and favorite gooball recipe together in order to qualify.
Read on for the full details of Sub Pop’s generous offer:
To apply for these scholarships we would like you to submit an essay, no longer than one page, letting us know about some of the following topics:
- What are you doing in the arts/music field in your community?
- How and/or why did you become interested in artistic outlets?
- Why do you need this scholarship money?
- What are your influences and/or who inspires you?
- Who are some of your favorite bands or artists?
Applicants are encouraged to send digital links and provide hard copies of their artwork along with their essay. However, please be aware that Sub Pop will not return any of this material, so please don’t send originals. Sub Pop will give equal opportunity to all applicants who fit the criteria outlined above. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2008 so please get in touch before then if you are interested.
Please send all submissions and attachments to scholarship@subpop.com
All physical submissions should be sent to:
Sub Pop Records
Attn: Scholarship
2013 4th Ave, 3rd Floor
Seattle, WA 98121Amount: $6,000 / $3,500 / $3,500 – checks will be made payable to the university or college of the winning applicants’ choice and applied to winning applicants’ tuition.
Full info here.
