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Need-Based Tuition Waiver for 2025 BluesEd Season
Selection Criteria
for
Need-Based Tuition Waiver
BluesEd has a very limited number of tuition assistance waivers to BluesEd
families who genuinely have the need. Current tuition fee is $500. Family of student is still responsible for the membership to the Blues Society of Omaha ($40).
Waiver will be granted based on the following primary criteria:
Family is eligible for the Free or Reduced Lunch Program offered by the Nebraska Department of Education, whether or not your school participates in the program. Eligibility guidelines can be found by clicking on this link:
free_or_reduced_lunch_program_ne_guidelines.pdf
If the applicant does not meet the above criteria, then
any
of the following three criteria will be used to distinguish qualified applicants:
BluesEd student living in a single-parent household.
Immediate family member currently enrolled full-time in college or post-secondary education for the 2025-26 academic year.
Sibling currently enrolled in BluesEd.
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Indicates required field
Name of Student Applying for Waiver:
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First
Last
Primary Parent/Guardian Name
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First
Last
Enter the name of one parent/guardian for this student.
Primary Parent/Guardian Email
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Primary Parent's Cell (or Home) Phone Number
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Choose One: Our family meets the requirements from the Nebraska Department of Education to receive a free or reduced lunch.
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Yes
No
Immediate family member, for these purposes, is defined as a spouse, domestic partner, child or step-child which lives within the same household.
Does the BluesEd student live primarily in a Single-Parent Household?
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Yes
No
Our family has an immediate family member currently enrolled full-time in college or post-secondary education for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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Yes
No
Immediate family, for our purposes, is defined as a spouse, domestic partner, child or step-child living in the same household.
If yes, please provide 1) Name of family member 2) Expected date of graduation 3) Name of institution where family member is seeking a degree
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We have two (or more) student musicians from our family participating in BluesEd currently.
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Yes
No
Please list any other information that would help our scholarship committee understand your needs for financial assistance to participate in BluesEd.
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Limit to 150 words
Applications must be submitted by midnight, March 2, 2025
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If applicant does not meet any of the above criteria but feel tuition in BluesEd is a financial hardship for their family, they may seek a payment plan through the BluesEd Treasurer at
[email protected]
. One half of tuition ($250) is due at Kickoff in March 2025 and one half ($250) is due on June 1, 2025.
Student selected for this waiver will be notified prior to BluesEd Kickoff meeting in March. A formal announcement will not be made of the recipient. If you apply for the tuition waiver and are not selected, you will be asked before March if you wish to use the payment plan option. Otherwise, full tuition will be expected at Kickoff. This one-year tuition waiver is not renewable for subsequent BluesEd seasons.
I agree the above information submitted is truthful to the best of my knowledge.
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Agree
We are honoring parents respect for privacy regarding financial issues and in turn ask that all information submitted be truthful. Any family or student found to be misrepresenting the facts contained in this application will be suspended from the BluesEd program.
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