Support the CWC Scholarship Program!
With YOUR gift to the CWC Scholarship Program, exceptional students in dance, music, piano, theater, voice, and visual arts will have the opportunity to attend one of Chautauqua Institution’s Schools of Performing and Visual Arts in the 2026 season! The need for scholarship is great. Over 80% of the students attending one of Chautauqua’s summer schools receive financial assistance.
YOU can help a student’s dream become a reality with a donation to scholarship today! Gifts of any amount are meaningful. No gift is too small; no gift is too large.
Donations of $1,000 or more allow the donor to:
- Earmark your donation for a specific discipline.
- Honor or memorialize a specific individual(s).
100% of YOUR gift through the CWC Scholarship Program supports these talented students.
Thank you for caring.
Thank you for your loyal support of the CWC Scholarship Program.
PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY!
Over the past 43 years, the Chautauqua Women’s Club has contributed more than $1.9 million in scholarships to Chautauqua Institution for students in the Schools of Performing and Visual Arts!
Words of Appreciation from 2025 Scholarship Recipients:
“I cannot thank you enough for your support. As the saying goes – it takes a village – and this is certainly true with opera singers. I have had such an incredible experience at Chautauqua. I have learned so much, had exceptional opportunities, and made important connections this summer that will help me towards my career goals in opera. My time here would not have been possible without your generous support, and I am so glad and lucky that you are now part of my village.” – H. L.
“I would like to extend a very sincere thank you for allowing me to participate in this year’s instrumental program! It truly means the world to me to be able to study in such an amazing environment, and I certainly wouldn’t have been able to attend without your generous scholarship. I’m currently at a point in my life where I’m working a non-musical job while I prepare for auditions, and being immersed in this Chautauqua environment has made me extremely happy and fulfilled, as well as better prepared to be a professional musician. So just please know how genuinely grateful I am, and how big of a difference you’ve made in my life.” – J.C.
Ways to Support the CWC Scholarship Program
Make a Private Donation
Gifts of any size are deeply appreciated. Contributions of $1,000 or more may be designated as a named scholarship, awarded to a student in the area of your choosing.
Support the Valentine Appeal
Members can designate their annual Valentine Appeal gift to the CWC Scholarship Fund.
Join the Scholarship Committee
Play an active role in shaping the Scholarship Program by serving on the Scholarship Committee. Assist with scholarship fundraising efforts by volunteering to hold a donation basket at student, alumni, faculty, and masterclass recitals throughout the season.
Thank You to our 2026 Scholarship Donors!
Reflects contributions from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
Named Scholarships ($1,000 and Above):
Anonymous
Woodwind Scholarship – In Honor of Jenny Ball Gillette
Anonymous
Music Scholarship
Amy Branch
Piano Scholarship – In Memory of Claire Antoinette (Toni) Branch
Susan O’Connor Baird and Bruce Baird
The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation
Louis and Deborah Clementi
In Memory of Frank and Joan Ciccarelli
J. Marcus and Ellen B. Fultz
Piano Scholarship – In Memory of Arline W. Bernstein
Dr. Cheryl Gorelick
MSFO (Woodwind) Scholarship – In Memory of Robin Radin, JD
Dr. Cheryl Gorelick
Voice Scholarship – In Memory of Kenneth Gorelick, MD
Cheryl Gorelick and Jake Zeigler
Piano Scholarship – In Memory of Hale Oliver
Michele Keane
Voice Scholarship
Kay and Salvatore Marranca
Scholarship
Karen Williams Miller and Kurt A. Miller
In Memory of Marcia and Richard Miller
Daphne Whitman
MSFO Scholarship
Additional Scholarship Contributors ($250 and Above):
Kelly Ann Boyce
Lisa M. Burke
Marty Davis
Barbara and Peter Georgescu
Norma Ingram
Joanna and Ken Nilsen
Richard J. Osborne
Cheryl and Sonny Payne
Pat Tinker and Ted Raab
Margaret Steere