Ava Handley City Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship Information and Application

Welcome to the Ava Handley City Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship Information and Application Page
We, at En Pointe for Ava, are so pleased to open the Ava Handley City Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship and to award this scholarship to a young, aspiring and deserving dancer. Ava was very passionate about and dedicated to ballet, and she called City Ballet of San Diego her second home. Ava first danced in City Ballet's Nutcracker at the age of 6 and began to study at City Ballet at the age of 8. At the age of 10, Ava attended her first summer intensive at City Ballet. After completing her first intensive, her growth and improvement in technique, grace and confidence was undeniable which further rooted her at City Ballet. Aside from her own accomplishments in ballet, Ava was very supportive of other dancers - always wanting others to be successful. We are confident that Ava would want, even after her passing, to continue to support those with the same desire and passion as she. In addition to our mission at En Pointe for Ava to help those children with life-threatening brain tumors, we are thrilled to increase access to the art of ballet by supporting dancers at City Ballet during these early formative years in dance. Below you will find the application requirements and eligibility, the application instructions and the application form. From this tragic loss, we wish to carry Ava's legacy with City Ballet by keeping her light shining on all of those who love ballet. Wishing you the best of luck.
Scholarship Award Amount: $1000.00. One Scholarship awarded to one dancer annually

Application requirements, eligibility and instructions

  • The applicant (also known as the dancer, NOT the parent or guardian) must be a current student at the City Ballet School in San Diego.
  • The applicant must be the age of 9 to 18 years.
  • The scholarship is available to those students in Ballet 4 through Ballet 6 and Jr. Studio Company at City Ballet of San Diego, only.
  • The applicant must not be a previous winner and recipient of the En Pointe for Ava scholarship
  • The application must be committed to attending the 2025 Summer Intensive at City Ballet at the time of application submission.
  • The applicant must receive an application number at City Ballet. Application numbers are available at the City Ballet front desk for all eligible dancers.
  • The applicant must complete the Application below which includes an essay containing AT LEAST 500 original words from the dancer on what inspires the dancer the most about ballet. Essays received of less than 500 words will be eliminated from the scholarship selection process.
  • All applications must be received by May 31, 2025.
  • Any violation of these requirements will automatically eliminate the dancer from the scholarship selection process.
  • The applicant must not be related to anyone or affiliated with anyone at En Pointe for Ava.
  • En Pointe for Ava has the authority to suspend the scholarship at any time.
  • The award for the scholarship cannot be used for any other purpose other than to be applied toward the dancer's Summer Intensive unpaid balance.
  • After the application closing date, all applications and essays will be carefully reviewed and considered for the award by the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee is comprised of the CEO of En Pointe for Ava as well as one member of City Ballet of San Diego.
  • The Selection Committee will maintain the anonymity of the applicant at all times. Only application numbers will be used to identify the dancer.
  • Once the applicant is selected to receive the award, the Selection Committee will notify City Ballet of the winning applicant's number. It will be then that the applicant will be recognized and awarded the $1000.00 which is to be used toward the balance of their cost for the Summer Intensive.
  • The Scholarship will be awarded to the dancer no later than 6/15/2025
City Ballet Level
Summer Intensive Level
By selecting "I Agree", I confirm that all application information is true and accurate and meets the requirements and eligibility of this scholarship
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