Crossroads Comedy Theater is excited to announce the arrival of Crossroads Scholarships and Financial Aid for our education program! The goal of Crossroads Scholarships and Financial Aid is to make our courses more accessible and our classrooms more representative of the communities in which we teach and perform. We believe that having a wide variety of people involved creates a better experience for our students and better comedy for our audiences.
Crossroads Scholarship applications are open to:
People that feel they will add to the diversity of voices in our classrooms
People that identify as a member of a historically marginalized group
People that feel their community is underrepresented in the Philly comedy scene
People in long term recovery
People that are 50 years of age or over
Veterans
Part time or Full Time Adult Students working toward their GED, High School Diploma, undergraduate degree, graduate degree, or vocational degree.
Financial Aid applications are available to anyone experiencing a financial hardship, and anyone for whom paying registration in full would create a financial hardship, regardless of identity.
Scholarship and Financial Aid amounts are determined by open-ended questions in the application, which are then reviewed by our team. Amounts awarded will include:
Crossroads Scholarships: 100% of enrollment for one core program course
Financial Aid: 25% – 100% of enrollment toward any core program course
Crossroads Scholarships and Financial Aid will be available for core program courses that will begin in January 2024. Applications will open on Wednesday, October 25th. Applications will be accepted and applicants will be notified on a rolling basis through Sunday, December 17, 2023.
Crossroads Comedy Theater Philly is pledging $5,000 in scholarships and financial aid through the end of 2024, or about $1250 per session. Depending on the amounts awarded, this commitment will welcome about 20-30 new students into our education program at reduced or no cost to them.
In addition to scholarships and financial aid, Crossroads offers payment plans to those with the means to pay in full, but who would rather break up their enrollment in easier to manage installments or those for which a balance after aid still presents a challenge. For Students, Teachers, and Administrators there’s the EDU discount, which offers discounted enrollment in core program courses. For those interested in multiple courses Crossroads offers a class bundle discount offering up to 20% off the regular price of courses taking place in the same session when purchased together. Lastly there are early enrollment periods during which students can enroll and save some money as well as occasional flash sales.
Crossroads Comedy Theater is currently pursuing 501c3 status as a nonprofit. We believe this formation more closely aligns with our community-minded goals as an arts and arts education organization. Until our transition is complete, we are fiscally sponsored through Fractured Atlas and are accepting donations to help cover the costs of our scholarship program and other ongoing operational expenses. To read more about this and to donate, you can click here.
Crossroads is committed to making our classrooms and our stage as inclusive and accessible as possible. We do not want money to get in the way of the fun and life skills our classes can offer, and Crossroads is committed to providing a way in for every income level. We will continue to improve these programs based on the feedback we receive. We also recognize that there is much more that we can do beyond the financials, and we promise that as we grow, our efforts to include as many people as possible in our theater will grow and expand with us. If you have any questions about any of the above student aid options, we have set up a page on our website with all current student aid options here. You can also feel free to reach out to us at classes@xroadscomedy.com or call/text at (215) 650-7360.
