Welcome to the Circus Juventas Family Portal. Currently enrolled circus families should use this page as a one-stop-shop for all things CJ. We recommend book-marking this URL for easy return.
We hope you find this page to be a useful tool as you navigate through our program and performance season. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, contact us: we’re always here to help.
Circus Juventas strives to make classes accessible to all. For families who demonstrate financial need, scholarship funds are available. Interested students/families should submit an application as part of the registration process (see below).
Scholarship are not applicable to registration fees, Toddler & Kinder classes, costumes, adult classes, workshops, or summer camps.
More information below. Contact Ariel with questions: ariel@circusjuventas.org.
Eligible to students enrolled in the youth program only.
The returning scholarship student application deadline was Monday, July 15th and has now passed. If you received a scholarship during the 2018-2019 school year and did not submit your application by the July 15th deadline, your next chance to apply will be prior to the summer 2020 session.
NEW SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS who did not submit an application by Monday, July 15th are still able to apply until THURSDAY, AUGUST 15th. Students applying after the July 15th deadline will be awarded from whatever funds remain after the first round of scholarships are awarded.
Click here to access the online scholarship application (or follow this url: https://forms.gle/czLtnk1yFfzmrYEG6).
To complete the scholarship application form, you will need your most recent tax form so you can specify your total adjusted gross income (AGI) and household size as shown on your federal taxes. In addition to your tax information, it can also be helpful to have answers prepared for the following questions, which will be required questions on the final page of the application form.
Circus Juventas’ scholarship program offers a discount to students who demonstrate financial need or have special financial circumstances that make participating in the CJ program challenging.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED BEFORE THE FALL AND SUMMER SESSIONS. If an award is granted in the fall session, those awards will carry through for the winter, spring, and summer sessions. Applications will be reviewed prior to the 2020 summer session in case any adjustments need to be made, but scholarship recipients do not need to re-apply. Any student not awarded a scholarship in the fall will need to wait until the summer to apply again. Scholarships are non-transferable to other students, including other family members.
Questions regarding the scholarship program or the application process can be sent to our student finance manager, Ariel Begley, at ariel@circusjuventas.org.
Financial Aid is only available for our youth program classes. Scholarships are NOT applicable for the following:
Volunteer Requirement
All awarded scholarship families will be required to work at least FOUR volunteer shifts over the course of our three major events each year (spring shows, summer shows, and annual gala) and any other volunteer opportunities that may arise throughout the year. Shifts can be distributed between these events (e.g. you could work one spring show shift, two summer show shifts, and the night of the gala to complete your required four shifts). Shifts can be split among family members where one family member can work a spring show shift and a different family member can work a summer show shift. Failure to fulfill this requirement could affect future scholarship awards.
Scholarship Selection Criteria and Expectations
Students will be selected for scholarships based on financial need, the student’s description of their interest in the program, course availability, and availability of funds. Students returning to the scholarship program will also be evaluated on the fulfillment of the volunteer requirement, class attendance, and their personal conduct while receiving Circus Juventas’ funds. We expect all scholarship recipients to conduct themselves in a way that is in accordance with Circus Juventas values and supportive of our organization, fellow students, and our community at large.
Scholarship recipients age 14 and over are also eligible for the Work-Study Leadership Program and are encouraged to apply. Please visit the Work-Study page on our website for more information. Work-study and scholarship cannot combine to exceed the cost of tuition. If work-study and scholarship combine to exceed your total bill, your scholarship will be adjusted down to reflect a 100% tuition coverage for the session and the additional balance will be lost.
All scholarship applicants will be notified via email whether they were accepted into the scholarship program as soon as possible after the scholarship application submission deadline. Any questions may be directed to our student finance manager, Ariel Begley, at ariel@circusjuventas.org.
Scholarship Application Requirements
The following information is REQUIRED for your application to be considered:
Eligible to currently enrolled college students only.
The college discount application period is open! College discount applications will be accepted through July 15 for returning scholarship recipients, and through August 15 for new scholarship applicants.
The college discount applications are only available before fall session and, if awarded, applies to the full academic year. Applicants must demonstrate acceptance into an accredited college or university and current/intended course list. Contact ariel@circusjuventas.org with any questions.
Scholarship applications are ONLY accepted before the FALL and SUMMER sessions. Students who apply for and receive scholarship assistance in the fall will have that assistance carry through the academic year (fall, winter, and spring sessions, plus the following summer session). New students who wish to take classes starting in winter or spring must wait until the summer session to apply for scholarship assistance.
The bulk of the paperwork needs to be submitted by the parent, but we do ask that the student answer the question, “Please explain why you would like to take Circus Juventas classes and how you believe circus classes would help you at school or at home.” It can be helpful to have your student write the response to this question prior to beginning the online application.
All applicants will be contacted via email, whether or not they are awarded a scholarship. Emails will be sent to the primary email on file, so it is important to provide this information as part of your application/registration.
In addition to the application form, families should submit the first page of their most recent 1040 US Tax Form. Additional forms, such as certificates for free hot lunch from the public school system and forms demonstrating state aid (disability, low-income health insurance, food stamps, etc.) can be included if it helps explain the need.
Scholarship applications are taken before the fall and summer sessions only. The online Google form and supporting tax documents must be submitted by the listed scholarship deadline.
Scholarship awards are applied to class fess in our youth program. Scholarship funds CANNOT be used for registration fees, costumes, workshops, Toddler and Circus Kinder classes, adult classes, and summer camps.
Scholarships are available to families who demonstrate financial need and are registering for classes in the youth program.
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