UC Berkeley
For Restoration Of Student Enrollment In The Young Musicians Program
-
Amount$42,000
-
Program
-
Date Awarded11/25/2009
-
Term12.0 Months
-
Type of SupportProject
Overview
The Young Musicians Program (YMP) at the University of California at Berkeley provides youth from low-income families from around the Bay Area with year-round musical instruction from the region’s leading classical, jazz and musical theater teachers. The YMP program provides scholarships for all of the 10-18 year old students who attend weekly classes and a seven-week summer-camp. Founded in 1968, the caliber of YMP’s musical education has improved rapidly since Executive Director Daisy Newman began her tenure in 2005 and Ms. Newman has also increased the scope of services that YMP provides. Each student not only receives individual coaching and an opportunity to play in jazz ensembles and chamber groups but YMP also gives the kids academic tutoring, preparation for SAT exams and college conservatory auditions, access to psychological counseling and bus fare too. With project support YMP will be able to support four additional students in 2010 raising the total number of participants to 69 as it seeks to return to a full cohort of 85. (Supplemental, $42,000/1; 28% of program budget)
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.berkeley.edu
Address
Sponsored Projects Office
1608 Fourth Street, Suite 220, Berkeley, CA, 94710-5940, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Berkeley Wildlife program
The mission of the University of California system is to serve society as a center of higher learning, providing long-term societal benefits through transmitting advanced knowledge, discovering new knowledge, and functioning as an active working repository of organized knowledge. This grant supports UC Berkeley’s program, Berkeley Wildlife, which provides solutions-oriented, cutting-edge, and interdisciplinary research, while also training the next generation of scientists and professionals to tackle complex problems in wildlife ecology, management, and policy. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
for California-China Climate Institute's staff development and wellness
The California - China Climate Institute at University of Berkeley is established to spur further climate action through joint research, training and dialogue in California and China. This Institute informs national policy makers, foster dialogue and cooperation, and promotes the implementation of climate solutions at all levels. This grant aims to support CCCI to engage in trainings for organizational growth, strengthen its governance and provide staff with development opportunities. There is also an allocation in this grant for wellness in furtherance of the organization’s charitable purpose.
for sponsorship of the Othering & Belonging 2024 Conference
The Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley advances groundbreaking approaches to transforming structural marginalization and inequality. This grant supports the 2024 Othering & Belonging Conference, a unique gathering that advances scholarship, narratives, movements, policies, and practices that support a more inclusive and healthy democracy.
