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Award Amount: $100-$3,000
Awards Available: multiple
Deadline: October 1, 2017
1. If you are enrolled in high school, you must be a senior.
2. If you are not enrolled in high school (whether you are enrolled in college, are a high school graduate not enrolled in college, or an individual not completing high school), you must be 17 or 18 years old on December 1.
3. You must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or of its official territories unless applying in Jazz.
ARTS is a national program designed to identify, recognize and encourage talented high school seniors and other young artists 17 or 18 years of age in the areas of Dance, Music/Instrumental, Music/Jazz, Music/Voice, Theater, Photography, Film and Video, Visual Arts, and Writing. The ARTS program recognizes these young people with the following opportunities to let their talents shine: ARTS Week - An all-expenses-paid week in Miami in January consisting of master classes, workshops, discussions, performances, exhibitions and interaction between 125 young artists and panels of distinguished artists. An evaluation of each artist's work by experts in the field. Scholarships - Access to scholarships offered by NFAA's Scholarship List Service subscribers. Unrestricted cash grants from $100-$3,000 each. Nominations to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. NFAA's ongoing support of its alumni through various internships and career advancement programs. The ARTS program is sanctioned by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
Award Amount: varies – up to $10,000
Deadline: Oct 13, 2017 at 11:59 EST
The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) was established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison. YoungArts’ signature program is an application-based award for emerging artists ages 15–18 or in grades 10–12 from across the United States. Selected through a blind adjudication process conducted by an independent panel of highly accomplished artists, YoungArts Winners receive valuable support, including financial awards of up to $10,000, professional development and educational experiences working with renowned mentors—such as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sarah Brightman, Plácido Domingo, Frank Gehry, Jeff Koons, Wynton Marsalis, Rebecca Walker and Carrie Mae Weems—and performance and exhibition opportunities at some of the nation’s leading cultural institutions.
Additionally, YoungArts Winners are eligible for nomination as a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students who exemplify academic and artistic excellence. U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts receive a Presidential Medal at the White House and perform and exhibit at the Kennedy Center and the Smithsonian.
Design Arts Requirements
Award Amount: up to $5,000
Deadline: November 28, 2017
Designed to ensure that those who excel in set design and technical production are not overlooked when it comes to financial support, the Rose Brand Scholarship Program provides up to $5,000 to undergraduate and graduate students who are seeking theatre careers by studying scenic design at an accredited U.S. university. Selection will be based on faculty recommendations, photographs/descriptions of projects, essay responses, and expected promise as a theatre professional.
Contact
Rose Brand Scholarship Program
4 Emerson Lane
Secaucus, NJ 07094
(201) 809-1730
Award Amount: varies
Deadline: varies
CETA provides high school and college student scholarships, as well as funds to assist teachers to participate in CETA events. CETA scholarships are made possible by individual donations to the CETA Scholarship Fund. Monies available determine the amount of each scholarship.
Charlotte Motter Scholarship
This scholarship is for a high school senior who plans a career in theatre education.
Mario Lomeli Scholarship
In partnership with the Drama Teachers of Southern California, this scholarship has been created for an outstanding student participant of the CETA Southern High School Theatre Festivals and DTASC Festivals.
Vivian “Bish” Edwards Scholarship
The grant is given to a high school senior from southern California who plans to major or minor in theatre in their post-secondary education with the goal of becoming a theatre educator.
Kaleta Brown Community College Scholarship
This annual scholarship is offered to a community college student who is transferring to a theatre program at an institution of higher learning.
This scholarship is for a high school senior who plans to pursue a degree in Theatre with an emphasis in Costume Design.
Award Amount: $5,000
Awards Available: 1
Deadline: March 9, 2018
The $5,000 Gordon Hay Scholarship is a merit-based award for an extraordinary graduating high school senior who is planning to pursue a non-performing career within the performing arts field and demonstrates a personal drive for excellence, scholarly accomplishment, and community engagement.
Students must be planning a career in a non-performance area of the performing arts including but not limited to music composition or musical direction; orchestration; choreography; playwriting; set, costume, lighting or sound design; arts administration; stage management; production management; technical direction.
For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.
Contact:
Kacy Connon
345 N. College St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
kconnon@ncbpac.org
704-348-5770
Award Amount: $5,000
Awards Available: see description
Deadline: April 30, 2018
The Henry and Joyce W. Sumid Scholarship is available to high school seniors and college students interested in studying theatre arts and whose legal residence is within these states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
You must be able to demonstrate financial neediness to be eligible for a Sumid Scholarship.
Requirements:
- Please submit a statement of financial need. Include specific information regarding: Information on your anticipated income, information on your savings or other assets that could be used towards tuition and other education costs, monies that parents, guardians or others will provide for your education/further training, the estimated costs of your education and/or normal living expenses, and any other pertinent information on your financial condition
- Please submit a SAR (Student Aid Report) w/EFC (Expected Family Contribution)from the FAFSA (if not available, please provide an explanation)
-Social Security Numbers included on any documents must be blacked out (if SSN's are visible, the application will be rejected)
-Please submit an essay of 500 words or less on why you think you deserve this scholarship
- You must be a student in good standing with a minimum 3.0 GPA
- Please submit 3 letters of recommendation - One letter of recommendation should be from a theatre instructor
- Please submit a resume: actors must submit a complete resume of all roles that you have played, designers must submit photographs of their work or a DVD of produced designs uploaded to our application site or by URL address, directors must submit a complete listing of all shows they have worked on and the position held on each production, technicians must submit a complete listing of all shows worked on outlining positions held and the equipment with which they are experienced, playwrights must submit a one page synopsis, plus a ten page example by February (after review by Sumid Scholarship committee, finalists will be asked to submit a full script by March
- Submissions must be sent via email
For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.
Contact:
Pasadena Playhouse Alumni & Associates
P.O. Box 398
Pasadena, CA 91102
submissions@sumidscholarship.com
Deadline: May 31, 2018
Award Amount: $1,000
Awards Available: 1
The Against The Grain Artistic Scholarship provides financial assistance and promotion of Asian-American college students pursuing a major in the performing, visual arts, journalism and/or mass communications. Scholarship Winners will be invited to attend our annual charity event, Fashion for a Passion, held in Fall in Dallas, Texas.
Eligibility:
- Must be of at least 50% Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity
- Must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S
- Must be either a high school senior or a college student currently enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. vocational, junior college, or four-year college/university and must be a full-time, degree-seeking student by the upcoming academic calendar year and pursuing a major in the visual/performing arts (film, theatre, fashion, photography, graphic design, dance, music, journalism, mass communications, etc.)
- Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Family members of Board members are ineligible
For more information and to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.
Contact:
Scholarship Committee
3839 McKinney Ave. Ste. 155-231
Dallas, TX 75204
469-583-4661
Award Amount: $10,000
Awards Available: 7
Deadline: Varies
The Kevin Spacey Foundation works in partnership with universities in the UK and the US to offer KSF Scholarships to talented applicants of performing arts and film undergraduate programs.
Seven (7) one-year KSF Scholarships covering $10,000 of the tuition fees are available across the following programs:
- BFA Acting
- BFA Acting for Film, TV, Voice-over and Commercials
- BFA Commercial Dance
- BFA Musical Theater
- BFA Production and Design
- BA Directing
- International Performance Ensemble Program
For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.
Contact
Scholarship Committee
57 West 57th 4th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Award Amount: $10,000
Awards Available: see description
Deadline: July 15, 2018
Scholarship Description
The program supports promising students on two levels. First, Vectorworks Design Scholarships will be presented to multiple winners around the globe. Prize packages include $3,000, Vectorworks Designer with Renderworks software for a computer lab at the winner's school and virtual or in-person training for faculty and students. Second, all Vectorworks Design Scholarship recipients will compete for The Richard Diehl Award. The winner will receive an additional $7,000. Acceptable areas of study include: architecture, engineering, construction, environmental design, urban design, urban planning, interior design, graphic design, landscape architecture, landscape design, lighting design, industrial design, machine design, theater design, scenic design, event planning, exhibit design, and woodworking. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.
Contact
Scholarship Committee
7150 Riverwood Drive
Columbia, MD 21046
academicteam@vectorworks.net
443-542-0689