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2025 TAA Summer Institute?

These Resources Can Help Make it Happen for Less!

One important goal of the Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation is to provide teachers with every opportunity possible to attend our program. If you want to join us this summer but finances are an issue, here are several possibilities for you to consider. If you need any help or more information on any of the funding plans below, please feel free to contact the TAA office via email (taa@tnartsacademy.org) or phone (615-988-6250).

And remember - we are happy to take credit card payments, and we also have payment installment plans. We are glad to work with you in any way we can to get you enrolled in the TAA Summer Institute!

**As a reminder, you must first apply to the TAA Summer Institute, and fill out the online forms in the acceptance letter before submitting TAA scholarship materials.

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Check out these support options below!

YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

The majority of our applicants secure funding through their local school district, many of whom pay some or all of the registration and housing fees for their teachers. Check first with your principal or district supervisor to see if this option might work for you. Tell them how much this opportunity means to you!!

COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

The Country Music Association (CMA) Foundation has chosen the Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation to be one of its valued grant partners again this year. Scholarships vary and may include partial TAA tuition, full TAA tuition ($489), and/or on-campus housing costs for full-time K-12 music educators. Applicants are encouraged to act quickly in order to secure scholarship funding. Apply as soon as possible to increase your chances of receiving funding! The application deadline is May 1, 2025.

CLICK HERE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM

THEATRICAL RIGHTS WORLDWIDE THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP

Leading performance rights licensing company Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) will provide one full theatre tuition scholarship (includes registration fee, and will also include on-campus housing if needed) to this year's Summer Institute week. The scholarship is open to any registered TAA participant who is in any level of the theatre track (elementary or secondary). The application deadline is March 21, 2025.

CLICK HERE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM

DOROTHY M. GILLESPIE

VISUAL ART SCHOLARSHIP

The Dorothy M. Gillespie Visual Art Scholarship will be awarded to one female, visual art teacher who is a first-time TAA Summer Institute attendee. The scholarship includes full tuition, on-campus housing, and a $150 stipend to cover travel expenses and meals not provided during the Academy week. The application deadline is March 21, 2025.

CLICK HERE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM

TAA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND

The Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation has established a scholarship fund to help qualified participants with financial aid. While the scholarship committee gives preference to first-time attendees currently teaching in the state of Tennessee, we encourage any applicant in need of assistance to submit a scholarship application.

CLICK HERE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM

OTHER CREATIVE OPTIONS

Previous TAA attendees have had much success paying for their fees with help from their PTAs, booster clubs, arts councils, churches, businesses, and/or other service organizations (Rotary, Junior League, etc.). Get creative! Applicants have often been surprised by the generosity of others, and all they had to do was ask. Feel free to email (taa@tnartsacademy.org) or call (615-988-6250) the TAA office if you have questions or need additional assistance.

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Academy Essentials

What You Need To Know

WHO, WHEN AND WHERE: The Tennessee Arts Academy Summer Institute will be held on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) on July 13-18, 2025. The Academy is designed for K-12 arts specialists, elementary classroom teachers, librarians, pre-service college education majors, and school administrators.

WHAT: Intensive discipline-specific training, nationally renowned speakers and performers, unique interdisciplinary workshops, and a host of fun and festive special events are all part of the TAA Summer Institute schedule.

FEES: The registration fee is only $489.00. On-campus housing is available for a nominal additional fee.

REGISTRATION INFO: Click here to apply for the 2025 TAA Summer Institute. Early Registration is available through March 1, 2025. During early registration, all qualified applicants are accepted. First-time applicants receive priority acceptance. Regular registration begins on March 2, 2025 and continues through the end of June or until classes have been filled.

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TAA MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Tennessee Arts Academy is to provide exceptional quality professional development, arts training, support, encouragement, information and renewal to K-12 teachers and to promote and honor the role of the arts

in the lives of all Tennesseans.

The Tennessee Arts Academy is a project of the

Tennessee Department of Education and is funded under a grant contract with the State of Tennessee.

Major corporate, organizational, and individual funding support

for the Tennessee Arts Academy programming in 2025 is generously provided by:

Significant sponsorship, scholarship, and event support for the

Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation in 2025 is generously provided by:

Bonnaroo Works Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee;

Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation; Morel Enoch; James R. Holcomb;

Patricia A. Hudson; Jeanette and Bill Watkins; and Talmage Watts.

The Tennessee Arts Academy is funded in part by

Metro Arts / Nashville Office of Art + Culture.

Help Support TAA by purchasing a Tennessee Specialty License Plate. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of Tennessee Specialty Plates goes directly to the Tennessee Arts Commission, which in turn, provides grants to the Tennessee Arts Academy. Click here to learn more about the Specialty License Plate program. Buy one today!

Your donation helps ensure the work of the Tennessee Arts Academy,

bringing in world-class faculty and performers, providing scholarships, and continuing our legacy as the premier teacher training institute for arts education.

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TENNESSEE ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION

801 2nd Avenue North • Suite 100

Nashville, Tennessee 37201

OFFICE TELEPHONE: 615-988-6250 | EMAIL: taa@tnartsacademy.org

VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: TNARTSACADEMY.ORG

The TAA Summer Institute is hosted by and in partnership with the College of Liberal Arts on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.