No PW Art Society scholarships in 2020

The Prince William Art Society says it will be unable to award the Jewell Pratt Burns Scholarship for 2020.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday March 23 that public and private schools in Virginia will be closed through the academic year to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Prince William Art Society will be unable to work through the schools to distribute scholarship information, interact adequately with teachers to obtain recommendations and schedule interviews, and will be unable to utilize public spaces for necessary meetings and interviews.

Barbara Abel, Art Society representative, said “We regret the necessity of withdrawing this opportunity from talented county students this year and sincerely look forward to being able to provide the scholarship at the end of the 2021 school year.”