Mary and Jack Bayramian Arts Scholars, Fellows and Internship Program
Mary and Jack Bayramian Arts Scholars, Fellows and Internship Program provides scholarship support to qualified students involved in some aspect of work at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts. This includes work experience or internships in stage management, contract administration, promotions, guest services, sales, and more. The program serves to create a foundation of skills students can use in any discipline throughout their careers and enhance the success of The Soraya.
Award
Each Scholarship/Fellowship provides $8,000 towards tuition. Half of the award is disbursed in the Fall semester and the other half in the Spring semester. In a given year, we typically award eight scholarships to undergraduate or graduate CSUN students (Scholars and Fellows, respectively) on our staff and four internships to eligible CSUN students.
Eligibility
Qualifying students must:
- Be a full-time CSUN student as defined in the University Catalog and hold a 3.0 GPA or higher at time of application and during the semesters toward which the scholarship funds are applied;
- Submit a complete application including, but not limited to an essay.
In addition, all Soraya student staff applying to become a Bayramian Arts Scholar or Fellow are required to work at The Soraya as an intern or employee for a minimum of 15 hours per month during the semesters toward which the scholarship is applied. To see our current job openings, click here.
Students who are awarded an internship work up to 10 hours per week during the internship period as defined in the internship application included below.
Application
Bayramian Arts Interns
Please review the 2022-23 Internship Application Guidelines below. All applications are due no later than Friday, September 23, 2022. This year, we offer internships in Arts Education & Outreach; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI); Donor Relations & Events; and Membership. Further details on the duties, skills, and requirements for each internship are available for download below.
Bayramian Arts Scholars and Fellows
Applications open in January each year and are due in March. Awards are applied to the following academic year. The application includes an essay and is made available to interested students by our Director of Audience Services.
A panel of three to five members consisting of faculty, staff, and/or community members will review applications. The Soraya’s Executive Director approves final awardees based on the recommendations of the panel.
Please Note: Awardees of the Bayramian Arts Scholarship, Fellowship, or Internship are responsible for determining how the award will impact other sources of financial aid, such as student loans. If you have questions, please contact the CSUN Financial Aid Office at 818-677-4085 prior to applying.
About Mary and Jack
In 2005, Mary and Jack Bayramian gave the largest cash gift in the university’s history at the time, $7.3 million, for student scholarships. A portion of this generous gift was used to create the Mary and Jack Bayramian Arts Scholars and Fellow Program.
After years as a homemaker, Mary returned to college in her late 30s, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Art from San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University, Northridge) in 1963. She then taught art at San Fernando High School. In 1971, Mary and Jack, a retired telephone company technician, retired to Laguna Beach and began renovating and managing real estate.
Don Barsumian, the Mary and Bayramian Estate Trustee and nephew to the Bayramians, said his aunt and uncle “lived the American dream.” They were both children of Armenian immigrants who fled Turkey in the early 20th century to escape persecution. “Hard work, integrity, saving and investing,” he added. “You know in books how they talk about how to get from here to there? They did it.”
QUESTIONS?
Bayramian Arts Scholars & Fellows
Carey Christensen, Director of Audience Services
Carey.Christensen@csun.edu
818-677-8825
Bayramian Arts Internship
Cydne West, Development and Administrative Coordinator
cydne.west@csun.edu
818-677-8816
Past Bayramian Arts Scholars & Fellows
Bayramian Scholarship/Fellowship Selection Panel
Jill Fager, Soraya Ambassador
Robert Kiddoo, Soraya Ambassador
Sherry Lapides, Soraya Ambassador
Bayramian Arts Scholars
Katelyn (Kat) Anderson – AMC - CTVA – Film
Antonia Barela – AMC - Music Therapy
Jered Dunbar – AMC - Music Industry Studies
Sasha-Courtney Hofisi - AMC - Music - Percussion Performance
Loliepop Mena – AMC - Music - Percussion Performance
Blair Rocheleau – AMC - CTVA - Screenwriting
Gianella (Sky) Solorio – AMC - Music Education
Bayramian Arts Fellow
Matisse Swanson – H&HD – Kinesiology
Bayramian Arts Intern
No positions offered for the 2020-21 academic year
Bayramian Scholarship/Fellowship Selection Panel
Wendy Furth, Soraya Ambassador
George Johnson, Soraya Ambassador
Andrea Reinken, Chair, Soraya Ambassadors
Bayramian Arts Scholars
Katelyn Anderson, Usher (2nd Award)
CTVA – Film (Major), Psychology (Minor)
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Theo Boccara, Usher / Hospitality
CTVA – Film
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Alexis Colson, Usher / Powered Cart Operator
Music – Music Industry Studies (Major), Popular Culture Studies (Minor)
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Bradley Davis, Usher / Hospitality
Music – Wind Performance
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Patrick Dos Santos, Usher
Music – Guitar Performance
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Jeremiah Gonzalez, Usher / Hospitality
Music – Piano Performance
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Kenzie McCarrel, Usher
Music – Music Industry Studies (Major), Musical Theatre (Minor)
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Loliepop Mena, Usher / Hospitality / Powered Cart Operator
Music - Percussion Performance
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Kevin Ramirez, Lead House Usher (2nd Award)
History (Major), Central American Studies (Major)
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Matisse Swanson, Usher / Hospitality
Kinesiology - Dance
College of Health & Human Development
Bayramian Arts Interns
Kaylee Uribe, Development & Events Intern
Early Childhood Development
College of Health & Human Development
Evann Carter, Arts Education Intern
Music - Music Education (Vocal)
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Bayramian Scholarship/Fellowship Selection Panel
Andrea Reinken, Soraya Ambassador
Christi Robinson, Soraya Ambassador
Ellen Stohl, Soraya Ambassador
Bayramian Arts Scholars
Katelyn Anderson, Usher
CTVA – Film
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Rediate Deribe, Usher
Health Administration
Health & Human Development
Alexander Hamilton, Usher
Music - Percussion Performance
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Jimmy Licata, Usher
Music Industry Studies
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Adam Orozco, Usher
Music - Trombone Performance
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Kevin Ramirez, Usher
History
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Gillian Richman, Ticket Office (2nd Award)
Music - Saxophone Performance
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Rendall Trinanes, Usher (2nd Award)
Art
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Bayramian Arts Fellow
Russell Strause, Lead House Usher (2nd Award)
Communicative Disorders
Health & Human Development
Bayramian Arts Interns
Logan Cantrell, Marketing Intern
Marketing
David Nazarian College of Business and Economics
Genevieve Hilburn, Future Currents Lead Musician Intern
Music - Percussion Performance
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Lindsay Morrison, Future Currents Video Production Intern
CTVA – Electronic Media Management (Major), Dance – Performance (Minor)
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Andrea Ramirez, Donor Relations Intern
Music - Music Education (Instrumental)
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Kaylee Uribe, Development & Events Intern
Early Childhood Development
College of Health & Human Development
Bayramian Scholarship/Fellowship Selection Panel
Julia Heinen & William Boatman
Suren Seropian, UA
Heather Cairns, TUC
Bayramian Arts Scholars
Logan Cantrell
Nazarian College of Business & Economics
Destiny Chapron
College of Health & Human Development
Joseph Hicks (2nd award)
College of Engineering & Computer Science
Alexis Holman
MCCAMC
Haley Jones
Nazarian College of Business & Economics
Helina Mekonnen
College of Health & Human Development
Sally Moore
MCCAMC
Melanie Perez (2nd award)
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Gillian Richman
MCCAMC
Russell Strause
College of Health & Human Development
Rendall Trianes
MCCAMC
Bayramian Arts Fellows
Ana Maria Garcia
Tseng College, Music Industries Administration
Siddharth Kundri
College of Engineering & Computer Science
Shannon Thomas
MCCAMC
Bayramian Arts Interns
Zenobia Ortis, Arts Education Intern
Music Industry Administration
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Andrea Ramirez, Development Intern
Music Education
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Bayramian Arts Scholars
Estefany Barrios
Music Therapy
Audience Service Worker
Daniel Bonilla
Film Production
Audience Service Worker
Kelcey Henderson
Journalism
Audience Service Worker
Joseph Hicks
Civil Engineering
Audience Service Worker
Katie Kelly
Deaf Studies
Audience Service Worker
Cheryl Lee
Film Production
Audience Service Worker
China Morgan
Child Development
Audience Service Worker
Melanie Perez
Psychology
Audience Service Worker
Christopher Rispoli
Guitar Performance
Audience Service Worker
Connie To
Marketing
Audience Service Worker
Lauren Turner Dunn
Journalism
Audience Service Worker
Bayramian Arts Fellow
Nikith Sherigar
MS Engineering Management
Audience Service Worker
Bayramian Arts Interns
William Brooks, Scholar
Arts Education Intern, MCCAMC
Andrea Ramirez, Scholar
Development Intern, MCCAMC
Jared Shahar, Scholar
Program Intern, MCCAMC
Connie To, Scholar
Customer Service Intern, Nazarian College of Business & Economics
Bayramian Arts Scholars
Joseph Hicks
CECS/ Civil Engineering
Nicholas Popham
Mike Curb College/Journalism
Lauren Turner Dunn
Mike Curb College/Journalism
Salar Owrang
HHD/RTM
Cameron O'Hanlon
Mike Curb College/Percussion Performance
Eli Falk
Fellow (Master's) Music Industry Administration
Negin Sadri
Social & Behavorial Science/Anthropology
Janessa Reyes
Mike Curb College/Communications
Bayramian Arts Fellow
Kelly Brooks
Mike Curb College/Music Education
Eli Falk
Mike Curb College/Music Industry Administration
Bayramian Arts Interns
Ayo Adelaja
Donor Events Intern
Mike Curb College/Broadcast Journalism
Raul Buenfil Ortiz
Programming Intern
Mike Curb College/Music Industry
Eli Falk
Programming Intern
Mike Curb College/Music Industry Administration
Luis Luque
Photography/Videography Intern
Mike Curb College/Design and Applied Arts
Jared Shahar
Marketing Intern
Mike Curb College/Music Industry
Yvonne Zimmerman
Marketing Intern
Mike Curb College/Journalism
Bayramian Arts Scholars
Negin Sadri
Audience Service Worker
Anthropology
Mark Winterlin
Audiene Servie Worker
Cinema and Television Arts
Janessa Reyes
Audience Service Worker
Communication Studies
Brandon Tisor
Audience Service Worker
Cinema and Television Arts
Laurena Infante-Aguilar
Audience Service Worker
Music Industry Administration
Michael Enriquez
Audience Service Worker
Jazz Studies
Cheryl Lee
Audience Service Worker
Cinema and Television Arts
Brandi Murphy
Audience Service Worker
Journalism
Cherise McKenzie, Scholar
Concessions
Kinesiology-Dance Option
Bayramian Arts Fellow
Joseph Solano
Audiences Service Lead
Graduate Music Industry Administration
Andrew Porteous
Audience Service Worker
Graduate Screen Writing
Bayramian Arts Intern
Stacey Bello
Customer Service Intern
Humanities/Liberal Arts
Chris DeDominic
Management Intern
Business/Marketing
Austin Hidalgo
Marketing Intern
Business Administration/Marketing