Music Industry Moves: Sebastián Yatra to Sponsor Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation’s Prodigy Scholarship

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Thania Garcia Sebastián Yatra will sponsor the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation’s Prodigy Scholarship which will go toward a bachelor’s degree at Berklee College of Music for the 2024 fall semester.

The Foundation scholarship provides students with up to $200,000 in financial aid. Applications for all 44 scholarships available in 2024 are now open and available to music students between the ages of 17 and 25. “Joining the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation for their annual Prodigy Scholarship is beautiful because I’m part of something that I would’ve wished for as a young kid,” said Yatra in a statement. “One of my big dreams was to study music at Berklee and although my career took a different path which I’m super grateful for, I would’ve loved to have that kind of preparation and knowledge.

I hope that the person who gets this opportunity takes full advantage of the scholarship and enjoys it to the max. I’ll be looking out for applicants that share a lot of heart and sincerity in their art.” Created nine years ago, the scholarship has been co-sponsored by a variety of Latin music creators since 2015, starting with Enrique Iglesias, and most recently, Nicky Jam in 2023.

In 2024, Gibson Gives – Gibson’s philanthropic arm – will also sponsor three Tuition Assistance Scholarships of up to $10,000 each, for students pursuing a music education with electric or acoustic guitar as their principal instrument. + The song catalog of songwriter Will Jennings has been acquired by his long-time music publisher and friend Lance Freed in partnership with Fuji Music Group.