The Juneau Community Foundation and the Brady family of Skagway announce that the Margaret Frans Brady Fund will award $10,000 in scholarship funding this year for sixteen qualifying area residents who are pursuing artistic excellence at camps, conferences, schools, or colleges in the coming months:
SUMMER ARTS CAMP/SCHOOL AWARDS
Skagway – Four middle school students from Skagway School will be awarded $500 each to attend Sitka Fine Arts Camp this June: Amara Fielding, Anika Thole, Fable Wallace, and Hudson Guilliams.
$750 each will be awarded to Skagway High School Drama, Debate, Forensics (DDF) students Mina Yee and Sam Munson to attend the Victory Briefs Institute Debate Workshop this summer at the University of San Diego.
Juneau – Three high school students from Juneau are awarded $500 each to attend dance schools this summer: Tori Jacobson (Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle). Baila Ouellette (Thunderbird Dance Camp in Portland), and Brigitte Ouellette (Rock School for Dance Summer Intensive in Philadelphia).
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY PROGRAM AWARDS
HAINES
Maddox Rogers – Maddox, a 2026 graduate of Haines High School, is a multi-instrument honor musician who will be developing his music skills next fall at the University of Hertfordshire in England. Award: $1,000.
JUNEAU
Cayman Huff – Cayman, a 2026 graduate of Yadaa.at Kale Juneau-Douglas High School, where he has been a featured clarinet player and honor student, will be majoring in Music next fall at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. Award: $1,000.
Georgia Post – Georgia, a gifted student in the animation program at San Jose State University, will continue working toward her BFA degree. Award: $1,000.
Johnathan Gee-Miles – Johnathan, a freshman at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, is an enthusiastic actor in Music Theatre and will continue his pursuit of a Music degree with a focus on vocal performance. Award: $500.
SKAGWAY
Lina Hischer – Lina, valedictorian of her 2026 graduating class at Skagway High School and a state Drama, Debate, Forensics champion and national qualifier, will be taking her writing and speaking talents to the University of Chicago in the fall. Award: $500.
Wynter Morgan-Radey – Wynter, a gifted freshman at prestigious Yale University, will continue her pursuit of a double degree in Art History and Political Science. Award: $500.
Zeke Coughran – Zeke, a 2026 graduate of Skagway High School and member of the outstanding DDF team, will be majoring in Film Studies at Weber State University. Award: $500.
“The talent we see every year from applicants in our region continues to amaze us”
, said Jeff Brady, MFB fund advisor.
“It gives us hope that the future of the arts is bright, despite funding challenges nationwide. We hope our annual gifts help young artists pursue their dreams and encourage everyone to support the arts in your communities.”
The Margaret Frans Brady Fund was established in 2012 at the Juneau Community Foundation to support arts and education projects and programs in Skagway and northern Southeast Alaska. A separate MFB Arts Scholarship Fund was established a year later to assist students and artists in our area with scholarships to help them improve their creative abilities.
Including this year’s awards, more than $108,000 has been awarded to more than 115 area students of the arts since the MFB Arts Scholarship fund was created.
The MFB Fund continues to accept arts and education project applications from non-profit entities, based on availability of funds. Grants are usually awarded in the fall.
We have recently funded design work for the Tlingit Street Sign Project in Skagway; provided funds to Perseverance Theatre, Juneau Symphony, and Juneau Jazz & Classics for special projects; assisted in the development of Theatre Alaska’s ‘Holding Hands with Death’ production; approved education grants to preserve Yeil Koowu, Ravenstail Robes in Juneau and cedar weaving in Haines; assisted Skagway Arts Council in purchasing a new sound system for events; and granted the Klondike Corridors non-profit funds for emergency roof repairs on the historic Rapuzzi House in Skagway.
See more information about how to inquire and apply here.
