Jason Chinn Scholarship 2021 – The Maydays

The Maydays are awarding a diversity scholarship to the Maydays Improv Retreat (Ashorne Hill, 21st-24th October 2021) in memory of our friend, teacher and mentor Jason Chin.

Jason was a huge influence on the development and spirit of the Maydays.

At a practical level our show, “Tonight’s Top Story”, was blatantly stolen from the format of “Whirled News Tonight” which Jason created and directed at iO for over ten years.

His typically open-hearted response to our plagiarism was not a fit of pique but an invitation for the whole team to come to Chicago and join the cast of Whirled News Tonight for a show!

This unforgettable deep-end experience created relationships with the Chicago improv community which continue to flourish.

Jason’s teaching us in the UK inspired us and resonates through our work to this day – he truly embodied the essence of collaboration and support

The scholarship:

Includes en-suite accommodation, meals and all classes and shows at our October Improv Retreat 2021.

The residential takes place at our NEW retreat venue, Ashorne Hill from 21st October to 24th October 2021 and normally costs £735

Criteria: 

THIS YEAR, we’re offering the Jason Chin scholarship specifically as a DIVERSITY award. If you feel that would apply to you then please get in touch (email below).

Currently, we can only offer one scholarship, but we hope – through additional funding – to be able to offer more before October if we can.

For your application, we’d like to know a brief summary of your improv experience so far, roughly 200 words, but if you’d like to write more, please feel free!

To help kick off your application via email, have a think about the questions below, please note these are not set as must-haves within your content, rather guide your application in demonstrating your determination to spread collaboration within the improv family far and wide:

• What are the benefits you, personally, have had from improv?
• What effect have you seen it have on others?
• How would you describe your teaching style were you to teach?
• How will you use improv to make a positive impact?

Subject: Jason Chin Scholarship

By email to: mayday@themaydays.co.uk

Application: The closing date for applications is 1st October 2021. The recipient will be announced on 9th October 2021

Thanks for applying and Good Luck!