James Conklin Memorial Scholarship

Congrats to our 2024 JCMS scholars Kathryn, Anton, and Hillary! Join us tomorrow as we celebrate their completion of the 2024 Annoyance summer intensive. Link to show details in bio!

Join us this Thursday for our 2024 scholarship show! All proceeds from the show help the scholarship and future students. Link in bio 🐶

The 2023 JCMS scholarship show is happening THIS SATURDAY!! Tickets are $20 and support our JCMS scholars. We hope to see you there!

The 2023 James Conklin Memorial Scholarship is now closed! Thank you to all who have applied. We will be getting back to you on May 11th! Our 2024 application will go live in January and we hope to see you then if you didn't get a chance to apply this year.

You have today and tomorrow until midnight to apply! Check the link in our bio to access the 2023 application and send any questions over to [email protected]!

Apply yourself and tell your friends! There’s only 1 more week until our 2023 applications close! 2 folks will be awarded a $2,000 scholarship to attend the Annoyance Summer Intensive! See our link in bio to view the application.

We have extended the deadline for the 2023 JCMS application! Two applicants will be awarded $2,000 to attend an annoyance summer intensive this year. Send us a script, film is a video, or write us an essay to apply — you can find our application by visiting the link in our bio!

Attention Boston friends: JCMS is partnering with Improv Asylum to raise money for our grant programs! When you buy tickets for their Thursday, 5/26 Mainstage show using the code "JCM5050," you will be benefiting the James Conklin Memorial Scholarship and other aspiring comedians!

We'll see you puppies there!



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Main Stage Show - 8:00pm Tickets 05/26/22 For over 20 years, audiences have gone crazy for Improv Asylum’s blend of improv and sketch comedy. In this 90-minute performance, our Main Stage cast takes to the stage to create fast-paced, hilariou

Are you a comedian looking for some financhal help with attending class, putting up a show, or completeing your own creative project? Looking to relocate to Chicago but you need financial help to get you here? Visit www.jamesconklinmemorialscholarship.com and apply for either our need-based or creative project grant(s)!

It’s Jamesy Day! Happy birthday James. We love you! ♥️🐶♥️

We're inching closer to our goal! Please consider donating to support laid off iO workers. With COVID boosts to unemployment benefits ending, time is of the essence and any donation is greatly appreciated!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/relief-fund-for-laidoff-io-chicago-staff?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

Relief Fund for Laid-Off iO Chicago Staff organized by Shelby Plummer With the recent closing of iO Chicago, nearly 75 workers in the Chicago comed… Shelby Plummer needs your support for Relief Fund for Laid-Off iO Chicago Staff

We’ve currently raised $8,305 for laid-off iO staff members! Thank you all who have donated so far.

We would LOVE to get to $15,000 by the end of the week. Any amount helps! If you can’t donate, please share! Any money declined by the iO staff will then go back into our community to be donated to an up-and-coming thester space devoted to diversity and inclusion or to other individuals in need due to the COVID-19 pandemic!

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Relief Fund for Laid-Off iO Chicago Staff organized by Shelby Plummer With the recent closing of iO Chicago, nearly 75 workers in the Chicago comed… Shelby Plummer needs your support for Relief Fund for Laid-Off iO Chicago Staff

Please help The James Conklin Memorial Scholarship as we seek to raise money for staff members who have been laid off due to iO Chicago's recent closure. JCMS has kicked off this fundraiser by donating $4,000 but we need your help!

In the past, an iO staff member has probably helped you get comp tickets for family and friends, served you your chicken tenders and beer, directed you or your patrons to their appropriate show, or kept the lights on you/your friends while you performed/watched. Please consider giving back to them during this difficult time.

In the event that any iO staff member declines their relief award, JCMS will either use that money to support other Chicago comedy community members in need or we will donate that money to an up-and-coming theater with a training center that shows a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. No matter what, your money either will go to support individuals in the Chicago comedy community who are in need of support or institutions that can support us all.

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Relief Fund for Laid-Off iO Chicago Staff organized by Shelby Plummer With the recent closing of iO Chicago, nearly 75 workers in the Chicago comed… Shelby Plummer needs your support for Relief Fund for Laid-Off iO Chicago Staff

Due to iO's recent closure, the James Conklin Memorial Scholarship will no longer be awarding training scholarships to iO Chicago programs. We will be announcing our new partner for training scholarships soon. In the meantime, keep a look out on our social media channels tomorrow for an announcement on our next relief project!

The James Conklin Memorial Scholarship will not be awarding scholarships to the iO Summer Intensive this year. Instead, we will be awarding 12 $500 stipends to members of the Chicago Comedy community who are experiencing financial hardship due to layoffs and theater closures due to COVID-19.

The James Conklin Memorial Scholarship typically awards $3,000 to two applicants to be used towards their completion of the iO Summer Intensive. Due to COVID-19, iO and other theaters have closed their doors indefinitely and travel restrictions would restrict a good amount of our applicant pool. Because of this, we will not be awarding two individuals with our typical scholarships in 2020. Instead, we will be dividing up the $6,000 we typically split between two recipients into $500 stipends for 12 individuals who have been affected by COVID-19 layoffs in the Chicago comedy community.

Typically awarding our scholarship funds is a relatively easy and positive experience because we can make value decisions -- usually two video submissions are better than the rest and those are the applicants who are chosen. We all feel a little uncomfortable with making a value decision on individuals who are in true need during this crisis -- not being able to afford basic human necessities is much different than wanting to attend a summer of improv classes. Because of this we want YOU to nominate someone in our community who you know needs a little extra help to get through this time and whose character you can speak to.

Who Qualifies:
-Must be a Chicago resident.
-Any performer or staff member who has been affected by the closure of iO, Second City, Annoyance, or CIC. We are choosing to help folks associated with these four theaters because James was involved at these theaters.

What You Do:
-Think of someone in need and fill out the form below before April 1st!
-You may submit multiple responses.

We will be contacting the recipients ASAP. Additionally, because many members of the JCMS board are also members of the Chicago Comedy community and will likely know many of the nominated individuals, James's parents Mike and Deb will be choosing recipients based on the content of individual nominations and/or the volume of nominations for a specific individual. Once selected recipients will be sent their $500 through Zelle or Venmo and may choose to collect the lump sum or set up a weekly payment plan.

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JCMS 2020 Chicago Relief Fund The James Conklin Memorial Scholarship typically awards $3,000 to two applicants to be used towards their completion of the iO Summer Intensive. Due to COVID-19, iO and other theaters have closed their doors indefinitely and travel restrictions would restrict a good amount of our applicant pool. Bec...

The 2020 James Conklin Memorial Scholarship Application is now open! Apply today!

https://www.jamesconklinmemorialscholarship.com/apply-for-the-scholarship.html

APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP The JCMS board will select two individuals who will each be awarded $3,000 to go towards tuition, travel, and room/board for the 2020 iO Summer Intensive. ***For Non-Google Users: If you encounter...

The 2020 JCMS Applications go live THIS WEEKEND! Check out www.jamesconklinmemorialscholarship.com for more details!

James Conklin Memorial Improv Scholarship Welcome! You've found our page to honor the silliest boy who ever was: James Conklin. This annual scholarship provides an aspiring comedian with the means to attend the iO Theater's Summer Intensive...

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The 2019 JCMS Show is TOMORROW! Mark your calendars! The show starts at 7pm at iO Chicago!

Can’t make it to the show? Donate via Venmo by sending your donation to or go to our website www.jamesconklinmemorialscholarship.com and find more ways to contribute there!

jamesconklinmemorialscholarship.com Welcome! You've found our page to honor the silliest boy who ever was: James Conklin. This annual scholarship provides an aspiring comedian with the means to attend the iO Theater's Summer Intensive...

The 2019 James Conklin Memorial Scholarship Show - Tickets - The iO Theater - Chicago, IL - August 3rd, 2019

Celebrate the 2019 scholars with us this Saturday, Aug 3! Free for students!

ioimprov.com Join some of Chicago's most absurd comics for a night fundraising for the James Conklin Memorial Scholarship fund!

The 2019 James Conklin Memorial Scholarship Show - Tickets - The iO Theater - Chicago, IL - August 3rd, 2019

It’s that time of year again! It’s time to celebrate our 2019 JCMS winners Hadley Singer and Chinweolu Greer in the JCMS Scholarship Show!

Please join us this Saturday, August 3rd at 7pm in the iO Event Space. Tickets are $10 and free for students and all proceeds go to The James Conklin Memorial Scholarship Fund.

See you there!

https://www.ioimprov.com/e/the-james-conklin-memorial-scholarship-show-65189425326/

ioimprov.com Join some of Chicago's most absurd comics for a night fundraising for the James Conklin Memorial Scholarship fund!

The James Conklin Memorial Scholarship Board is proud to announce out 2019 scholarship recipients Hadley Singer and Chinewolu Greer!

We can't wait to see them in Chicago this summer while they attend the 2019 iO Summer Intensive! Congrats!

You only have a few hours left! Make sure you get your 2019 JCMS application in before midnight tonight!

Visit www.jamesconklinmemorialscholarship.com!

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Happy April Fools! But what isn’t a joke is YOU ONLY HAVE A WEEK LEFT TO APPLY TO THE 2019 JAMES CONKLIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP!

Applications for the 2019 scholarship end this Friday, April 5th at 11:55pm! Take a chance and complete the application!

Submit your application at www.jamesconklinmemorialscholarship.com!

jamesconklinmemorialscholarship.com Welcome! You've found our page to honor the silliest boy who ever was: James Conklin. This annual scholarship provides an aspiring comedian with the means to attend the iO Theater's Summer Intensive...

APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP

The 2019 James Conklin Memorial Scholarship Application is now OPEN! This year we will be awarding $3,000 to two applicants so that they can attend the iO Chicago Summer Intensive!

Share with friends and/or apply yourself! Just answer the questions in the form below and send in a short video and recommendation letter. The application closes on April 5th and we will be notifying the recipients on April 6th!

Good luck and we look forward to reviewing your application!

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Applications for the 2019James Conklin Memorial Scholarship open next week! Mark your calendar and tell your friends!

Thank you to Educational Theatre Collaborative (ETC) for dedicating your run of The Little Mermaid to James and the James Conklin Memorial Scholarship!