The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® announces 2x Latin GRAMMY® winner Sebastián Yatra (@SebastianYatra) as the sponsor for its prestigious Prodigy Scholarship toward a bachelor’s degree at Berklee College of Music for the 2024 fall semester.
The Sebastián Yatra Scholarship will provide up to $200,000 in financial aid for music students in need. Created nine years ago, it has been co-sponsored by iconic Latin music creators including: Nicky Jam (2023), Sofia Carson (2022), Juanes (2021), Julio Iglesias (2020), Emilio and Gloria Estefan (2019), Carlos Vives (2018), Miguel Bosé (2017), Juan Luis Guerra (2016), and Enrique Iglesias (2015).
Yatra said:
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. 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.
The announcement of The Sebastián Yatra Scholarship comes as a follow-up to the artist’s role as host during the 24th Annual Latin GRAMMYs which saw the charismatic bilingual star perform and shared on-air about his enthusiasm for the Foundation, inviting the world to join in and support Latin music education. The Colombian-American artist first joined forces with the Foundation in 2019 for Latin GRAMMY In The Schools™ in Miami – an educational experience for middle school and high school music students to learn about the industry from talented Latin artists and music professionals.
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® is accepting applications for all 2024 scholarships from Dec. 14, 2023, to April 10, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. For more information, please visit the official Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation website at: www.latingrammyculturalfoundation.org.