2024 Scholarships
Photo: "Imminent", oil by Celia Liberace, 1st place Winner NSAL-DC and National Awardee, Age 19-22
The 2024 Winston Classical Voice Scholarship Application
The National Society of Arts and Letters invites performers to apply for the 2024 Shirley Rabb Winston Scholarship in Classical Voice. Application deadline extended to February 15 and applicants should note, please submit a link to one video (max 12 minutes) of your three repertoire selections (not 3 separate video links). The DC Chapter will award $1500, $1000 and $500 to its 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. An additional $12,000 in scholarships will be awarded at the National level. Please see below for more information.
2024 Winston Classical Voice Chapter Winners
1st Place: $1500
Mr. Noah Mond
2nd Place: $1000
Ms. Olivia Gonzales
Third Place: $500
Mr. Ryan Zhou
Honorable Mention: Ms. Sadie Holloway
Competition Chair: Dr. Kate Vetter Cain; Judges: Mr. Patrick Kilbride, Mr. Mark Duer
2023 Winston Classical Voice Chapter Winners
1st Place: $1500
Ms. Maya McGuire
2nd Place: $1000
Mr. Chase Côté
Third Place: $500
Ms. Isabel Marcus
Honorable Mention: Ms. Emma Potts and Ms. Megan Ortman
2022 Winston Classical Voice Chapter Winners
1st Place: $1600
Mr. Ian Pathak
2nd Place: $1200
Mr. Cole McIlquham
Third Place: $500
Ms. Hannah Yan
Judges: Paul Rossen
The 2024 Naomi Rabb Winston Art Scholarship Application
The National Society of Arts and Letters invites artists to apply for the 2024 Naomi Rabb Winston Scholarship in Two-Dimensional Art. $12,000 in scholarships will be awarded by National NSAL, plus a further $4,000 in awards from the NSAL-DC Chapter. Applications are due to chapters by February 1, 2024. Please see the materials below for more information.
NSAL-DC Winston Art Scholarship only accepts online applications. The NSAL-DC winners from each age category (16-18 and 19-22) will be asked to resubmit the application form that National NSAL provided, together with a flash drive to include their five art works (high resolution .jpeg) as per the specifications, so that their work can be sent to the National NSAL Winston Art Scholarship.
2024 Information for Naomi Rabb Winston Scholarship and Frank Wright Award in Two-Dimensional Art: $12,000 in scholarships will be awarded by National NSAL, plus a further $4,000 in awards from the NSAL-DC Chapter.
2024 NSAL-DC Chapter Winston Art Scholarship Finalists Whose Applications are sent to the National Winston Art Competition
Age 19-22: Ava Liberace, Wesleyan University
Age 16-18: Taylor Banks, Duke Ellington School for the Arts
Age 16-18: Liana Kim, Woodson High School
2024 NSAL-DC Frank Wright Awards
Age 19-22: Tod Benson, University of Virginia
Age 16-18: Ana Gonzalez-Galvan, Duke Ellington School for the Arts
2023 NSAL-DC Chapter Winston Art Scholarships
First Place Age 19-22: Martin Mbuguah, Maryland Institute College of Art
$500
NSAL-DC is pleased to announce that Martin Mbuguah won the Winston Art Scholarship at the National Competition
Second Place Age 19-22: Thomas McCarthy, Maryland Institute College of Art
$500
First Place Age 16-18: Julia (Julie) Davis, George Washington Carver School for Arts & Technology
$500
2023 NSAL-DC Frank Wright Awards
First Place Age 19-22: Ava Liberace, Wesleyan University
$500
First Place Age 16-18: Joyce Lee, Centerville High School
$500
2022 National Winston Art Winners
Caroline Josephine Crawford, Deland, FL Age 19-22
$4,000 toward Residency fees and tuition.
Sophia Congyu Sun, John’s Creek, GA Age 16-18
$2,500 to use toward Professional training and workshops.
Celia Liberace, Vienna, Virginia Age 19-22
$2,000 towards college tuition.