Festival Scholarship Funds accrue from specific bequests and gifts to the Circle of Support.

About Mike and Frances Oznowicz

Mike became interested in puppetry at the age of 8 and continued this interest throughout his life by building and performing with puppets. He was deeply involved with the formation and development of the San Francisco Bay Area Puppeteers Guild. He was a champion of great puppet theater, of unique and unusual but always superlative performances. Frances, his wife, was trained in Haute Couture and her costume workshops at festivals are legendary. Mike and Frances were passionate about life, people, and puppetry. This scholarship is to honor them and their contribution to the are of the puppet. 

The Puppeteers of America, Inc., has established this youth scholarship to assist young puppeteers, puppet makers, and qualified puppetry students 12 to 21 years of age in attending a National Festival.

All applicants must be members of the Puppeteers of America, Inc. Phone 1-888-568-6235 or e-mail E-Mail Address for membership application and/or information. Or vist the MEMBERSHIP section of our website!

The Scholarship will cover registration, room and board for the National Festival of the Puppeteers of America to be held July 17 - 22, 2007 at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Travel must be provided by the recipient. Info at www.puppetrampage2007.org

PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:

(1) A completed Scholarship application form. Please do not exceed the space provided for your answers, and please type or print legibly. NO E-MAILED APPLICATIONS, PLEASE--we need your signature.

(2) At least one letter of recommendation from an adult (other than a Parent of Guardian) who knows your puppetry work (for example: a teacher, librarian, scout leader, minister, puppetry Guild member, Puppeteers of America member). The letter of recommendation should be sent directly from the reference to Kamala Kruszka at the address below. NO E-MAILED LETTERS, PLEASE--WE NEED A SIGNATURE!

(3) Pictures, promotional materials, or publicity of your puppetry work. If you wish to have the matierials returned to you, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. NO VIDEOS, PLEASE--we cannot duplicate them!

Note: Due to the expense of color copies, only one color copy will be forwarded to each member of the Scholarship Selection Committee. If you send more than one color print, please indicate which one you would like to have senf out to the Committee or provide enough copies (5) for each Committee member.

*Parents/Guardians of scholarship winners under the age of 18 will be required to (1) sign a release of liability form and (2) register a resppnsible Guardian who will supervise the minor during the Festival before a scholarship can be rewarded.

*No P. of A. Trustees, members of the Education committees, or members of the Scholarship Committee may apply. Previous Youth Scholarship winners are not eligible.

*The Scholarship Committee will review all applications in February/March 2007. All applicants will be notified of the Committee's decisions around April 1, 2007--all decisions of the Committee are final.

Send completed application and support matericals to:

Kamala Kruszka
P. of A. Scholarship Committee Chair
9612 Twain Way
Bakerfield, CA 93311

ALL APPLICATIONS AND SUPPORT MATERIALS (INCLUDING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION) MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 1, 2007. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Click here to download the 2007 application

The Scholarship forms are available in Adobe PDF format. Need Adobe Reader? Click here!