Scholarships in Dance

Dance and Theatre Fine Arts Scholarship for Freshmen

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen. On-campus audition and/or interview required.

 

Dance and Theatre Fine Arts Scholarship for Continuing Students

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 14

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, submit letter of application with supporting reasons as to financial need and artistic/academic suitability for award, and have current resume on file in Departmental Office.

 

Iowa Arts Council Scholarship for the Arts

Award: $1,500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an Iowa resident who will graduate from an Iowa high school and who has been accepted as a full-time undergraduate student at a fully-accredited Iowa college or university with a major in at least one of the following arts areas: dance, literature, music, theatre, folk/traditional arts, or visual arts.

 

Fine Arts Talent Award

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 1

Selection is based upon talent and academic qualifications. A special emphasis is placed on talent through an audition or portfolio review.

 

Dean's Talent Scholarship

Award: $11,500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a full-time student who ranks in the top quarter of their high school class and has a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score between 1580 and 1790. An audition or portfolio is required.

 

Provost Talent Scholarship

Award: $14,500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a full-time student who ranks in top 15% of class and has a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1800. An audition or portfolio is required.

 

Valerie Ruh Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a graduate of Brewster High School, NY who plans to continue dancing after graduation. Interview required.

 

Class of 1999 Scholarship in Memory of Valerie Ruh

Award: $1,500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a graduate of Brewster High School, NY of good character who has been dancing at least three years.

 

Presidential Talent Scholarship

Award: $16,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a full-time student who ranks in the top tenth of their class and has a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1950. An audition or portfolio are required.

 

Art Scholarship Graduate Level

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an Alberta resident and be enrolled full time in a graduate program studying drama, dance, literary art, music, or the visual arts.

 

Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be studying in an area of art, creative writing, dance, music, theater. Audition or portfolio review and admission to the university required.

 

Performing Arts Scholarship

Award: $11,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must demonstrate ability to perform in dance or theatre.

 

Patricia Collins Amaral Memorial Fund

Award: $600, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a senior who has a minimum 3.0 GPA and who has demonstrated the finest qualities of leadership through participation in campus organizations and has rendered service of significant benefit to the campus community.

 

Alumni Association Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must demonstrate community leadership and have met the award criteria established by the Alumni Association's Scholarship Committee. Applicant must have completed 12 credits last semester and 24 credits at Bridgewater State College as of December 31. Applicants who have transferred from Massachusetts Community Colleges, Dean College, or Quincy College are eligible to apply.

 

Special Undergraduate Academic Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and a minimum combined SAT I score of 1500 (composite ACT score of 21).

 

Theatre/Film/Dance Incentive Award

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must execute an audition and an interview. Selection is based upon academic potential and financial need.

 

Competitive Scholarship for Dance

Award: $4,000, Deadline: February 5

Applicant must perform a solo dance. Selection is based upon audition and interview.

 

Special Talent Award in Dance

Award: $2,200, Deadline: None

Applicant must demonstrate exceptional talent or skill in dance. Selection is based upon audition.

 

Lucy Isacco Sack Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must demonstrate a passion and commitment for dance as an art form and display a high level of artistic, technical and academic potential. Selection is based upon application and audition.

 

Hubert and Gertrude Chanler Endowed Scholarship in the Arts

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

 

Alice Austin Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a full-time student at the College of Arts and Sciences at SUNY Geneseo.

 

John Delays Memorial Award in Theatre

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 1

 

Sue-Ann Queen Kreutter Memorial Award in Dance

Award: $100, Deadline: February 1

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Bertha V.B. Lederer Scholarship in Dance

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 1

 

DeLaski Scholarship Endowment

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Preference will be given to applicants majoring in music, dance, or theatre. Financial need required.

 

Jacob Javits Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: August 31

Applicant must not have completed his or her first year of graduate school and the fifth year of a five-year baccalaureate/master's degree is applicable. Applicant must demonstrate financial need and submit a FAFSA application.

 

Study Scholarship for Artists and Musicians

Award: -, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must have concluded studies in home country with a degree and be able to prove necessity of study in Germany.

 

Performing Arts - Dance Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a full-time student studying dance. Recipient must complete a minimum of one course in dance or one technical crew for a dance production or be a member of at least one of the Cedar Crest Dance Company's dance ensembles per semester. A minimum of one performance in Dance Company of one technical crew for dance must be included each year.

 

Midwest Student Exchange Program

Award: -, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a resident of Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, or North Dakota. Minimum 3.4 GPA and combined SAT Reasoning score of 1090 (composite ACT score of 25) required. Applicant must be majoring in one of the majors listed on sponsor's application page.

 

John Nagy Memorial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing education in the areas of fine arts or performing arts. Preference will be given to graduates from Lorain County high schools. FAFSA and Student Aid Report are required. Award amount is determined by committee.