Do you live in Washington or Oregon and want to turn your love of indie rock and obsession for all things musical and artistic into an education ? Sub Pop wants to help.

Apply for the Sub Pop Scholarship - 5750$ can be yours!
If you are a Washington or Oregon High School senior please for the love of money apply for the Sub Pop College Scholarship, all of the details are below and can also be found here: Announcing The Sub Pop Loser Scholarship. The Deadline for entry is May 1st!

The Sub Pop Scholarship

Sub Pop Records in Seattle, WA is offering $5750 worth of college scholarship money to an eligible high school senior. To apply for this scholarship you must be a resident of Washington or Oregon, and a graduating senior on your way to full-time enrollment at an accredited university or college. We are looking for an applicant who is involved and/or interested in music and/or the creative arts in some way.

To apply for this scholarship we would like you to submit an essay, no longer than one page, letting us know about some of the following topics:

* What are you doing in the arts/music field in your community?

* How and/or why did you become interested in artistic outlets?
* Why do you need this scholarship money?
* What are your influences and/or who inspires you?
* Who are some of your favorite bands or artists?

Applicants are encouraged to send digital links and provide hard copies of their artwork along with their essay, if relevant. However, please be aware that Sub Pop will not return any of this material, so please don’t send originals. Sub Pop will give equal opportunity to all applicants who fit the criteria outlined above. The deadline to apply for this scholarship is May 1st.

Please send all submissions and attachments to scholarship@subpop.com.

Amount: $5750 – check will be made payable to the university or college of the winning applicant’s choice (applied to winning applicant’s tuition).

And while your working on your submission here's somm great tunes from Sub Pop artists to put you in the mood. Good Luck !

MP3: Dntel - Dumb Luck
MP3: Low - Breaker
MP3: Oxford Collapse - Lady Lawyers
MP3: Comets On Fire - Dogwood Rust
MP3: Wolf Eyes - The Driller

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