The crazinisT artisT studiO Award is a full or half scholarship awarded to less privileged or marginalised individuals who are needy but enthusiastic to advance their studies or to continue their education.
It also include mentorship programs and activities while the awardees continue their education in the university, or other tertiary institutions. The TTO also awards young people who need to under go specific skill, craft and trade course or apprenticeship programs
Awardee must be between the ages of 16 and 28 year old
Priority will be given to women, trans persons, and queer persons who do not have the necessary family support financially and emotionally or shelter to continue their education or learn a trade or any skill based apprenticeship.
Award duration: 6 months minimum and 4 years maximum unless otherwise related to a special program that might require more years
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Jakibea Rita was one of the 2021-2023 TTO full scholarship awardee for Diploma in library and information science at Kumasi- Technical University. She has also served since 2021 as the pIAR librarian to enrich her practical in knowledge and experience in library management.
Rita is currently doing her 1 year internship at pIAR at the same time a National service person at KNUST School of veterinary medicine.
Debrah Precious, was one of TTO mentees and awardees fully sponsored to train as seamstress/ fashion designer at Krisbec Fashion, Aprade for 18 months. She has also worked both as intern and studio assistant in the Nuerkien Fashart at the crazinisT artisT studio after her training.
Precious currently works at the Krisbec Fashion as a formal employee.
Perfect Fiatsi is a Ghanaian young baker and a deco creative, living in Kumasi. She is also the current matron of Perfocraze International Artist Residency over seing the day to day activities of the pIAR kitchen. After her award and mentorship years she begun to run her micro business known as perfect_cakes__and_more supported by (and in collaboration with) the crazinisT artisT studiO.
Perfects ambition is to establish herself as a food artist and to open a studio that can help train other less privileged individuals