Dr. Yoram Kaufmann Scholarship Fund
Artists for World Peace established the Dr. Yoram Kaufmann Scholarship Fund in 2009 with the goal of spreading peace through artistic expression and education. The fund provides scholarships to students who are currently majoring in the arts and are in need of financial assistance. Named in memory of Dr. Yoram Kaufmann, a life long supporter of education, this scholarship will eventually support the education of children around the globe.
All scholarships are awarded through a combination of recommendation and a review of the artists work. Scholarships are awarded on an ongoing basis.
Artists for World Peace was presented with the results of a study conducted by Professor Rob Rosenthal’s Wesleyan University sociology students. The researchers found a significant economic divide in resources for students who are pursuing education in the arts. Students with greater economic resources have advantages, including the ability to pay for private lessons and purchase supplies. Artists for World Peace decided to help level the playing field by providing scholarships for such items as lessons and materials.
2020 Scholarship Recipient
Uttam Ghosh - Music, Kathmandu University, Nepal
“The scholarship is going to help me a lot. I am very thankful to you, and other people who thought I was a deserving student for this scholarship.”
Congratulations to our first graduate from Kathmandu University, Keshav Raj Acharya (Ethnomusicology)
“It is never too late to do anything you wanted to do.”
I joined to study the subject of my choice, i.e., Music in Kathmandu University Department of music in 2012. Though studying is a never ending process, I completed the 4 Years Bachelor of Music Degree today, and this is inspiring me to devote all my life in Music so as to help people in need and to educate the poor.
On this historical event of my life, I would like to thank Artists for World Peace (Dr. Robert Nasta, Wendy Black Nasta & AFWP team), as well as Dr. Rise Kaufmann from the bottom core of my heart for their highly valuable Dr. Yoram Kaufmann Scholarship. It would have been impossible to complete the degree without your continuous support towards my education.
In each and every phase of my life, I will support AFWP - spreading peace and education through music.
Sincerely yours,
Keshav
Past Recipients of Artists for World Peace Scholarships
2019
Sade Bostick - Fine Art, Middletown High School, Middletown, CT
Uttam Ghosh - Music, Kathmandu University, Nepal
2018
Dallas Dorman – Music, Middletown High School
Uttam Ghosh - Music, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Abigail Lindquist - Art, Central Connecticut State University
Ryan King - Art, Central Connecticut State University
Pushpa Palanchoke – Music, Kathmandu University, Nepal
2017
Jamie Dudyak, Music, Middletown High School, Middletown, CT
Pushpa Palanchoke, Music, Kathmandu University, Nepal
2016
Pushpa Palanchoke, Music, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Keshav Raj Acharya, Music, Kathmandu University, Nepal
2015
Willow Wells, Fine Art, Middletown High School, Middletown, CT.
Keshav Raj Acharya, Music, Kathmandu University, Nepal
2014
Gala Flagello, Music, The Hartt School of Music, West Hartford, Ct
Keshav Raj Acharya, Music, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Lauren Grover, Henna Artist, Middlesex Community College, Middletown, Connecticut
2013
Kamar Thomas, Fine Art, Emerging Artist, Middletown, Ct (Jamaica)
Keshav Raj Acharya, Music, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Eddy Valerio, Fine Art, FIT, NYC, (Dominican Republic)
Middlesex Community College Students
Samyory Parrilla, Meriden, Connecticut
Michaela Anderson, Deep River, Connecticut
2012
Ava Varszegi, Middletown High School, Middletown, Connecticut
Erin DeLeon, Middletown High School, Middletown, Connecticut
Megan Garrity, Mercy High School, Middletown, Connecticut
Kerry Kozaczuk, independent artist. Presented in cooperation with SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) of Connecticut
Andrew Moore, Xavier High School, Middletown, Connecticut (In memory of Michael Bellobuono)