OUR MISSION

" I have been a recipient of the Great Plains Circus Scholarship for the last year and a half, and have had nothing but good experiences and opportunities. As a full time college student, I have been able to afford to attend circus classes without feeling like I have to choose between groceries and aerial classes. Additionally, workshops have introduced me to new skills and styles of aerial arts that I might have never had the chance to try had I not been part of this community. I have trained at several different studios across the KC area and the scholarship has helped with both the costs of classes and transportation, making gas money less of a financial stressor when driving an hour round trip a few times a week to attend classes. Overall, being a scholarship recipient has been a huge blessing and one of the biggest factors in my improvements the last few years. I am extremely thankful for the support from this community!"
                                                                                                                                                   - Abi

"Being on scholarship has allowed me to pursue circus training while attending university full time. As a STEM major, I spend the majority of my time studying with little left aside to work. With the scholarship I have been given the opportunity to take my art as seriously as my science, and it feels great to be acknowledged and supported in all of my passions, not just the ones society has deemed more worthy. I appreciate everyone who supports those of us who are going through hard times, and I hope to one day be able to pay it back."
                                                                                                                                                   - Romy