SMBA Scholarships & Grants 2025
For over 40 years, SMBA has had the pleasure of encouraging and rewarding excellence in the arts. In keeping with our mission to foster love, appreciation and involvement in the creative arts, we invite our Sayville students in grades 4-11 to apply for our Grants and High School Seniors to apply for our Senior Scholarships.
Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, Writing…
We celebrate them all!
All applicants' families must be current members of SMBA with a minimum family level membership for the 2024-2025 school year by February 14, 2025.
Click SMBA MEMBERSHIP to join if you have not done so already.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRANT GUIDELINES 2025
Thank you for your interest in a SMBA Elementary School Grant. We are so excited to be able to offer this new opportunity to our younger creative students! The following information will help you understand the process. Unfortunately, our limited funds make it impossible to recognize all applicants.
- Applicants must be a 4th or 5th grade student to be eligible for a SMBA Elementary School Grant
- Elementary Grants will total $100
- The recipients of Elementary School Grants will be selected from the pool of applicants, NOT by Area of Application or Category.
- All decisions of the SMBA Grant Selection Committee are final.
- All applications (form & essay) must be completed in full and emailed to
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by April 25, 2025. Only digital applications will be accepted this year. **Failure to meet this deadline will result in disqualification. - Upon submission, a committee member will respond with “Received”. If you do not receive an email confirmation within 48 hours, please reach out to confirm our receipt.
- All applicants have to be members of SMBA in the current school year with a minimum of a Family Membership by February 14, 2025.
- All applicants must have met the minimum of 2 volunteer hours (or a family member donated the hours in their name) by the April 25, 2025 date, or be signed up for events later in the month. ** Must be completed for the grant to be awarded**
- All applications must contain a parent’s signature.
- All applications must include the completed application and essay.
- Applicants may only receive one Elementary Grant per year.
- All Elementary School Grants will be announced at SMBA’s meeting in June.
Any questions specific to Grants & Scholarships? Contact:
Marisa Castoro or Jill Lazarus