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and will be awarded by mid-February 2026

Named in honor of Kaj Seifert, a Bozeman musician, the Kaj Seifert Foundation for Aspiring Young Artists (Foundation) seeks to support, encourage, and provide financial support to youths interested in pursuing a new or continuing form of artistic expression. The purpose of the Foundation’s grants to youths is to improve or enhance a literary, artistic, musical, or similar capacity, skill, interest, or talent of the grantee. 

The Spring/Summer 2025 grant cycle was a huge success!! We supported about 44 applicants in exploring their passion… from dance camps to graphic arts, from piano competitions to ceramic modeling, from instrument rentals to animation!! The recipients are now experiencing their dreams. It was an exciting time, and we are honored to remember Kaj’s spirit and zest for life with these grants.

Kaj Seifert was a lucky child. His parents had the ability and the willingness to support his interests in music, sports and flying, and he became a professional pilot and professional musician as an adult. But, not all children are so lucky. Some families are not financially able to buy the equipment that might spark a lifelong interest. Others might not be able to support the child’s budding interest because it is not their passion. Others may not have the time or energy.

The Kaj Seifert Foundation for Aspiring Young Artists was founded to encourage young artists, aged 10-17, get a start in one of the performing arts, like buying a first guitar for a budding musician, attending an arts camp for a promising artist, taking vocal lessons for a young singer, purchasing a first pair of tap shoes for a dancer, or buying software for a videographer in the making. Helping these children explore a new interest requires a bit of financial support as well as finding a mentor who can further that interest.

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