Scholarship Guide 2009

Up to $100K


  • AjkunBT Fund
  • New York, NY
  • Contact: Management
  • 646.202.1852
  • ajkun@aol.com
  • www.ajkunbt.org
  • Deadline: April 21, 2010; Applications accepted for 2010–2012; Rolling deadline for 2011–2013
  • Number Awarded: Varies, with max. total distribution of $100k
  • Pays for: Choreography, production, and presenting grants
  • Requirements: Ages 18+; Audition

  • Jacksonville University
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Contact: Brian Palmer
  • 904.256.7374
  • bpalmer@ju.edu
  • www.ju.edu
  • Male Dance Scholarship
  • Deadline: March 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 2
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: In-person audition

  • Mills College
  • Oakland, CA
  • Contact: Dance Department
  • 510.430.2175
  • dance@mills.edu
  • www.mills.edu
  • Deadline: February 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: MA/MFA applicants: audition and/or video submission; Others: email school for details

  • Youth America Grand Prix
  • New York, NY
  • 212.590.2325
  • info@yagp.org
  • www.yagp.org
  • Deadline: Dance students selected from semi-finals held throughout the year or by video preliminary. Scholarships awarded at NYC Finals in March/April each year.
  • Number Awarded: 158 in 2009; Varies per year
  • Pays for: YAGP awards

Up to $25K


  • AjkunBT Fund
  • New York, NY
  • Contact: Management
  • 646.202.1852
  • ajkun@aol.com
  • www.ajkunbt.org
  • Deadline: December 21, 2009; Applications accepted for 2010–12; Rolling deadline for years 2011–13
  • Number Awarded: Varies, with max. total distribution of $130k
  • Pays for: Full-time traineeship
  • Requirements: Ages 16+; Audition; Advanced/professional level ballet


  • The Hip-Hop Dance Conservatory
  • New York, NY
  • Contact: Yvonne Chow, Education Director
  • 800.697.4698
  • admissions@hdcny.org
  • www.hdcny.org
  • Deadline: July 24, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 5
  • Pays for: Choreography, Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 18+; Documented experience in any art form

  • Princess Grace Foundation—USA
  • New York, NY
  • Contact: Jelena Tadic
  • 212.317.1470
  • jtadic@pgfusa.org
  • www.pgfusa.org
  • Deadline: April 30, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition for pre-professional training
  • Requirements: Promising student training at a nonprofit U.S. school with dance as a focused discipline


  • University of Michigan, Department of Dance
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Contact: Samantha Strayer
  • 734.763.5460
  • sstrayer@umich.edu
  • www.dance.umich.edu
  • Rackham Graduate School
  • Deadline: January 2, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1–4
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Graduate student

Up to $10K


  • CalArts Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance
  • Valencia, CA
  • Contact: Zari Wigfall
  • 661.253.7771
  • zwigfall@calarts.edu
  • www.calarts.edu
  • Various Scholarships
  • Deadline: Auditions held in January and February 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition

  • danceWEB
  • Vienna, Austria
  • Contact: Hanna Bauer
  • +43.1.523.55.58.40
  • scholarship@danceWEB.eu
  • www.jardindeurope.eu
  • Deadline: January 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Approx. 68
  • Pays for: Accommodation in Vienna, Admission to performances at ImPulsTanz—Vienna International Dance Festival, Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: Dancers and choreographers with professional ambitions; Ages 22–30 preferred; Good knowledge of English; Quality of dance background is main criteria

  • Goucher College
  • Dance Department
  • Baltimore, MD
  • Contact: Sara Thomson
  • 410.337.6390
  • goucherdance@goucher.edu
  • www.goucher.edu/dance
  • Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship
  • Deadline: January 4, 2010
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition
  • The Rosenberg Scholarship in Dance
  • Deadline: January 4, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 3
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition

  • Hope College
  • Dance Department
  • Holland, MI
  • Contact: Stephanie Brumels
  • 616.395.7700
  • brumelss@hope.edu
  • www.hope.edu/academic/dance
  • Distinguished Artist Award
  • Number Awarded: 12
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; Dance major or minor; Incoming freshman

  • NYIBC, Inc
  • New York, NY
  • Contact: Director
  • 212.956.1520
  • nyibc@nyibc.org
  • www.nyibc.org
  • New York International Ballet Competition
  • Deadline: December 31, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 48 (24 women, 24 men)
  • Pays for: Competition, Special workshops, Room & board, Tuition
  • Requirements: Women ages 17–23; Men ages 18–24


  • St. Olaf College
  • Northfield, MN
  • Contact: Gwen Daniels
  • 507.786.3248
  • ole-dance@stolaf.edu
  • www.stolaf.edu/depts/dance
  • Dance Alumni Scholarship
  • Deadline: October 15, 2009
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; Incoming first-year students

  • Samuel H. Scripps BAM Scholarship Fund
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Contact: Scholarship & Recognition Programs
  • 609.771.7878
  • srp-csr@ets.org
  • www.BAM.org/scripps
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music
  • Deadline: January 29, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Current/former participants of BAM’s education program

  • Santa Clara University
  • Santa Clara, CA
  • Contact: Barbara Murray
  • 408.554.4599
  • bmurray@scu.edu
  • www.scu.edu/theatre
  • Theatre and Dance Department
  • Deadline: January, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 3
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition

  • University @ Buffalo—Theatre & Dance
  • Buffalo, NY
  • Contact: Main Office
  • 716.645.6897
  • td-theatredance@buffalo.edu
  • theatredance@buffalo.edu
  • Perry Watkins Scholarship
  • Deadline: February 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: African-American theatrical designer

  • University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, Dance Program
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Contact: Nora Jenneman
  • 612.624.5060
  • umdance@umn.edu
  • www.dance.umn.edu
  • Gertrude Lippincott Scholarship in Dance
  • Deadline: February 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; Admission; Financial Need

Up to $5K


  • 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center
  • New York, NY
  • Contact: Kathryn Wilkening
  • 212.415.5552
  • dance@92Y.org
  • www.92Y.org/scholarships
  • Recanati-Kaplan Arts Scholarships
  • Deadline: June 16, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 10–16
  • Pays for: Tuition, 2 group field trips per year
  • Requirements: Ages 8–18; Audition

  • The Ailey School
  • New York, NY
  • Contact: JoAnne Ruggeri,
  • Director of Admissions
  • 212.405.9513
  • admissions@alvinailey.org
  • www.theaileyschool.edu
  • The Ailey School Fellowship Program
  • Deadline: By audition 3 times annually
  • Number Awarded: Approx. 40 per semester
  • Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 15–21; Int/adv dancers; Ballet/modern techniques

  • Allegheny Ballet Company
  • Altoona, PA
  • Contact: Donna Pearson
  • 814.941.9944
  • alleghenyballet@verizon.net
  • www.alleghenyballet.com
  • Chance to Dance
  • Deadline: September 12, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 3
  • Pays for: Dance attire, Makeup, Shoes, Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 7–10; Open audition; Maintain passing grades; Demonstrate potential/musicality

  • American Harlequin Corporation
  • Moorestown, NJ
  • Contact: Claire Londress
  • 800.642.6440
  • dance@harlequinfloors.com
  • www.harlequinfloors.com
  • Harlequin Annual Dance Scholarship Program
  • Number Awarded: 20
  • Pays for: Competition, Special workshops, Travel, Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 15–21; American or Canadian citizen; Student of dance at the time of application


  • Avila University
  • Kansas City, MO
  • Contact: Cindy Freeman
  • 816.501.2478
  • cindy.freeman@avila.edu
  • www.avila.edu/Athletics/dance.asp
  • Avila Performance Grant
  • Deadline: Auditions in early March; Apply by February; Possible second audition in April; See website for more information
  • Number Awarded: 24
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Young ladies who want to continue dancing at a competitive level in college

  • Belvoir Terrace
  • Lenox, MA
  • Contact: Nancy Goldberg
  • 212.580.3398
  • info@belvoirterrace.com
  • www.belvoirterrace.com
  • Edna Y. Schwartz Scholarship
  • Deadline: May 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 10
  • Pays for: Tuition, Room and board
  • Requirements: Females ages 14–16; Advanced in ballet

  • The Bogliasco Foundation
  • New York, NY
  • Contact: Hope O’Reilly
  • 212.713.7628
  • mail@bfny.org
  • www.bfny.org
  • Jerome Robbins Bogliasco Fellowship in Dance
  • Deadline: January 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Residential fellowship, Travel
  • Requirements: Professional American choreographers

  • Boise State University
  • Boise, ID
  • Contact: Marla Hansen
  • 208.426.3568
  • mhansen@boisestate.edu
  • www.theatre.boisestate.edu
  • Troutner Dance Scholarship
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Int/adv in ballet and contemporary
  • Idaho Dance Theatre Scholarship
  • Deadline: See
  • www.idahodancetheatre.org
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Advanced ballet and modern technique; Full-time Boise State University student; Idaho Dance Theatre (IDT) company member; 3.0 GPA

  • Brenau University Dance Department
  • Gainesville, GA
  • Contact: Vincas Greene
  • 770.534.6245
  • vgreene@brenau.edu
  • www.brenau.edu/sfah/dance/
  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition as a dance major
  • Requirements: Acceptance to Brenau dance dept.; Dance major

  • Chicago National Association of Dance Masters
  • Rockford, IL
  • Contact: Kathy Velasco
  • 815.397.6052
  • cnadm@megsinet.net
  • www.cnadm.com
  • CNADM College Scholarship
  • Deadline: June 1, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Student of CNADM

  • Coker College
  • Dance Program
  • Hartsville, SC
  • Contact: Wanda Ebright
  • 843.383.8067
  • webright@coker.edu
  • www.coker.edu/dance
  • Talent or Dance
  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; Intermediate level

  • DeSales University
  • Center Valley, PA
  • Contact: Kristin Fieseler
  • 610.282.1100 x1243
  • kristin.fieseler@desales.edu
  • www.desales.edu
  • DeSales University Dance Program
  • Deadline: January 4, 2010
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Acceptance to DeSales


  • Franklin Pierce University
  • Rindge, NH
  • Contact: Wendy Dwyer
  • 603.899.4292
  • dwyerwb@franklinpierce.edu
  • www.franklinpierce.edu
  • Alvin Scholarships/Franklin Pierce University
  • Deadline: April 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 2 in dance, 2 in theatre, 2 in music
  • Pays for: $2000, renewable each of 4 undergraduate years
  • Requirements: Application form; 2 letters of recommendation; DVD

  • Giordano Dance School
  • Evanston, IL
  • Contact: Amy Giordano
  • 847.866.9442
  • school@giordanodance.org
  • www.giordanodance.org
  • Peg Giordano Scholarship
  • Number Awarded: 1 per year
  • Pays for: Choreography, Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: Under 18; Current Giordano junior

  • Goucher College Dance Department
  • Baltimore, MD
  • Contact: Sara Thomson
  • 410.337.6390
  • goucherdance@goucher.edu
  • www.goucher.edu/dance
  • Friends of Goucher Dance Scholarship
  • Deadline: January 4, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 4
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition

  • The Hartfel Foundation
  • Orange, CA
  • Contact: Catherine Bonomini
  • 714.925.9806
  • info@hartfel.org
  • www.hartfel.org
  • The JohnC School of Ballet
  • Deadline: September 30, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 5
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 11–18; Audition; Essay; Interview; No dance experience required


  • Hofstra University—Dance Program/Dept. of Drama and Dance
  • Hempstead, NY
  • Contact: Lance Westergard or Rachel List
  • 516.463.5444
  • drmlzw@hofstra.edu,
  • Rachel.List@hofstra.edu
  • www.hofstra.edu
  • "Grant-In-Aid"
  • Deadline: January 31, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 4
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition

  • Illinois State University, School of Theatre, Dance Program
  • Normal, IL
  • Contact: Sara Semonis
  • 309.438.8021
  • ssemoni@ilstu.edu
  • www.cfa.ilstu.edu/theatre/
  • Tuition Scholarships
  • Deadline: March 4, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; Artistic experience; Academic achievement
  • Talent Grants
  • Deadline: March 4, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; Artistic experience; Academic achievement

  • Jacob’s Pillow Dance
  • Becket, MA
  • Contact: Education Office
  • 413.243.9919
  • info@jacobspillow.org
  • www.jacobspillow.org
  • Jacob’s Pillow Dance Scholarship
  • Deadline: March 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Admittance to all festival events, Program fees, Room & board, Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: Vary per program

  • Kent State University—Dance Division
  • Kent, OH
  • Contact: Andrea Shearer
  • 330.672.2069
  • dance@kent.edu
  • www.dance.kent.edu
  • Honors College
  • Deadline: February 2010
  • Number Awarded: 3
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; 3.3 GPA; ACT score of 24 or SAT of 1090

  • Long Island University—CW Post Campus
  • Brookville, NY
  • Contact: Dr. Cara Gargano
  • 516.299.2353
  • cgargano@liu.edu
  • www.liu.edu
  • Dance Studies Program
  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Number Awarded: 10
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; Interview


  • Marymount Manhattan College
  • New York, NY
  • Contact: Nancy Lushington
  • 212.517.0610
  • dance@mmm.edu
  • www.mmm.edu
  • Deadline: February 2010
  • Number Awarded: Multiple
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition


  • Oakland University
  • Rochester, MI
  • Contact: Gregory Patterson
  • 248.370.3009
  • patterso@oakland.edu
  • www4.oakland.edu
  • Talent Based/Oakland University
  • Deadline: Before March 2010
  • Number Awarded: 10–15
  • Pays for: Room & board, Tuition
  • Requirements: College-level only

  • Ohio Northern University
  • Ada, OH
  • Contact: Laurie Bell
  • 419.772.2049
  • l-bell@onu.edu
  • www.onu.edu/A+S/comm_arts/Dance.html
  • Talent Award
  • Deadline: February 20, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 5
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Acceptance to Ohio Northern; Audition; Dance minor

  • Oklahoma City University—Dance Department
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Contact: Jenn Polvado
  • 405.208.5644
  • dance@okcu.edu
  • www.okcu.edu/dance_amgt
  • Dance Talent Scholarship
  • Deadline: October 24, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 60
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Acceptance to program; Audition; Full-time student

  • Oral Roberts University
  • Tulsa, OK
  • Contact: Amy McIntosh
  • 918.488.3856
  • amcintosh@oru.edu
  • www.oru.edu/dance
  • ORU Dance Talent Award
  • Deadline: March 12, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Limited
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Acceptance to ORU; Audition; Acceptance to ORU dance major by March 12, 2010


  • Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp
  • Steamboat Springs, CO
  • Contact: June Lindenmayer
  • 970.879.7125
  • p-m@perry-mansfield.org
  • www.perry-mansfield.org
  • Deadline: February 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: 8th grade–college; Audition

  • Presidio Dance Theatre
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Contact: Sherene Melania, Artistic Director
  • 415.561.3958
  • info@presidiodance.org
  • www.presidiodance.org
  • Presidio Performing Arts Foundation
  • Deadline: Rolling, if spaces available
  • Number Awarded: 10
  • Pays for: Choreography, Costumes, Special workshops, Travel, Tuition
  • Requirements: High school with ballet training; College with performance experience

  • Quinte Ballet School of Canada
  • Belleville, ON
  • Contact: Allena R. Litherland, Director of Operations
  • 866.962.9274
  • info@quinteballetschool.com
  • www.quinteballetschool.com
  • Merit Scholarships
  • Deadline: August 1, 2009
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Primarily for male students

  • The School of Ballet Nouveau Colorado
  • Broomfield, CO
  • Contact: Julia Wilkinson Manley
  • 303.466.5685
  • info@bncdance.com
  • www.schoolofbnc.com
  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Number Awarded: 10
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 15+; Video

  • Southern Union State Community College
  • Wadley, AL
  • Contact: Sonja McCord Fincher
  • 256.395.2211
  • sfincher@suscc.edu
  • Southern Union Performing Arts
  • Number Awarded: 17
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Prior dance experience

  • SUNY College at Fredonia—Department of Theatre and Dance
  • Fredonia, NY
  • Contact: Vicki Gage
  • 716.673.3596
  • theatre.dance@fredonia.edu
  • www.fredonia.edu/department/theatredance/
  • Trent Illig Memorial Award for Dance
  • Deadline: March 1, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Enrollment in BFA Dance Major Program; No audition necessary

  • University @ Buffalo – Theatre & Dance
  • Buffalo, NY
  • Contact: Main Office
  • 716.645.6897
  • td-theatredance@buffalo.edu
  • theatredance@buffalo.edu
  • Performing & Creative Arts Scholarship
  • Deadline: January 1, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: SAT score of 1230; High school GPA of 90
  • Stanley Dampier Travis Memorial Award
  • Deadline: March 1, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Various
  • Requirements: Current major; Application; Approval of committee

  • University of Idaho
  • Moscow, ID
  • Contact: Greg Halloran
  • 208.885.2184
  • halloran@uidaho.edu
  • www.dance.uidaho.edu
  • Marshall Arts Scholarship
  • Deadline: February 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Dance majors from Idaho
  • Cohen Scholarship
  • Deadline: February 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 3
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: New or continuing majors; Financial need
  • Activity Scholarship
  • Deadline: February 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 5
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Current dance majors

  • University of Kansas
  • Lawrence, KS
  • Contact: Ronda Hume
  • 785.864.4264
  • kudance@ku.edu
  • www.dance.ku.edu
  • Deadline: October 26, 2009; February 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1–5
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; Strong ballet, modern and jazz techniques

  • University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, Dance Program
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Contact: Nora Jenneman
  • 612.624.5060
  • umdance@umn.edu
  • www.dance.umn.edu
  • Dale Schatzlein Dance Scholarship
  • Deadline: February 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition;
  • Admission; Financial need
  • Beth Rubinger Suran Scholarship in Dance
  • Deadline: February 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition;
  • Admission; Financial need
  • Zoe Sealy Scholarship in Dance
  • Deadline: February 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; Admission; Financial need
  • Marge Maddux Scholarship in Dance
  • Deadline: February 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; Admission; Financial need

  • University of Oklahoma/School of Dance
  • Norman, OK
  • Contact: Kate O’Brien
  • 405.325.4051
  • dance@ou.edu
  • www.ou.edu/finearts/dance
  • Deadline: May 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 50
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition

  • University of Wisconsin—Madison
  • Madison, WI
  • Contact: Sally Roedl
  • 608.262.1691
  • uwdance@education.wisc.edu
  • www.dance.wisc.edu
  • Deadline: December 2009–April 2010
  • Number Awarded: 40
  • Pays for: Choreography, Special workshops, Travel, Tuition
  • Requirements: Application

  • University of Wyoming
  • Laramie, WY
  • Contact: Jack Chapman
  • 307.766.2198
  • jchapman@uwyo.edu
  • www.uwyo.edu/th&d
  • Dept. of Theatre and Dance
  • Deadline: February 1, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 12
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition

  • Western Michigan University
  • Kalamazoo, MI
  • Contact: Nina Nelson
  • 269.387.5830
  • dance-info@wmich.edu
  • www.wmich.edu/dance
  • Dalton Exceptional Dance Major Scholarship
  • Deadline: November 13, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 4
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Dance major; Junior or senior at beginning of year of award; WMU GPA of 3.0; Dance GPA of 3.5
  • Outstanding Dance Major Scholarship
  • Deadline: November 13, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 6
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Outstanding new and current majors; 3.0 GPA Partners in Dance Scholarship
  • Deadline: November 13, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 4
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: New or current dance majors; Financial need; Maintain overall GPA of 2.5 and dance GPA of 3.0

  • Wittenberg University
  • Springfield, OH
  • Contact: Shih-Ming Li Chang
  • 937.327.7466
  • schang@wittenberg.edu
  • www.wittenberg.edu
  • Theatre and Dance Dept.
  • Deadline: March 1, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Unlimited
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; Letter of intent; Photo; Resume

Up to $1K



  • Ad Deum Dance Company
  • Houston, TX
  • Contact: Randall Flinn
  • 713.626.5050
  • info@danceaddeum.com
  • danceaddeum.com
  • Trainee Scholarship for Male Dancers
  • Deadline: July 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 2
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 19–26; Male

  • AjkunBT Fund
  • New York City, NY
  • Contact: Management
  • 646.202.1852
  • ajkun@aol.com
  • www.ajkunbt.org
  • Deadline: December 21, 2009; Applications accepted for fiscal years 2010–12; Rolling deadline for 2010–12; After 12/21/09 applications considered for 2011–13
  • Number Awarded: Varies, with max. total distribution of $130k
  • Pays for: Summer Traineeship
  • Requirements: Ages 14+; Audition; Int/adv/professional ballet/modern

  • Ballet Long Island
  • Ronkonkoma, NY
  • Contact: Debra Punzi
  • 631.737.1964
  • balletlongisland@aol.com
  • www.balletlongisland.com
  • Ballet Long Island
  • Deadline: Monthly auditions, June–October
  • Number Awarded: 100
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; Scholarship form

  • CalArts Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance
  • Valencia, CA
  • Contact: Zari Wigfall
  • 661.253.7771
  • zwigfall@calarts.edu
  • www.calarts.edu
  • CalArts School of Dance
  • Summer Study
  • Deadline: Mid-spring semester
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Summer dance study
  • Requirements: Enrollment in CalArts Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance

  • Cornish College of the Arts
  • Seattle, WA
  • Contact: Admission Office
  • 800.726.ARTS
  • admission@cornish.edu
  • www.cornish.edu
  • Dance Dept. Scholarship
  • Number Awarded: 25
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition

  • Dance Education Services of Long Island
  • Northport, NY
  • Contact: Elsa Posey
  • 631.757.2700
  • eposey@optonline.net
  • www.poseyschool.org
  • Deadline: October 1, 2009; January 1, 2010; May 1, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Attend Posey School

  • Good Moves
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Contact: Carolyn McLaughlin
  • 404.518.1646
  • goodmoves@mindspring.com
  • www.goodmoves.org
  • Ed Source Scholarship
  • Number Awarded: 5–10
  • Pays for: Training
  • Requirements: Attendance; Commitment

  • Gotta Dance Atlanta
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Contact: Kim Thomas
  • 404.352.0420
  • kimthomas@got2dance.net
  • www.got2dance.net
  • GDA Scholarship
  • Deadline: October 1, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 2
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Online application (includes 4 letters of recommendation, 3-minute video, proof of household income, essay)

  • Hillsborough Community College
  • Tampa, FL
  • Contact: Christina Acosta
  • 813.253.7623
  • cacosta@hccfl.edu
  • www.hccfl.edu/yc/dance.aspx
  • HCC Dance
  • Deadline: September 14, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 8–10
  • Pays for: Books and fees, Special workshops, Tuition

  • Indiana Ballet Theatre
  • Merrillville, IN
  • Contact: Gloria Tuohy
  • 219.755.4444
  • ibtnw@hotmail.com
  • www.ibtnw.org
  • The Imperial Award
  • Deadline: September, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 4
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Age teen+; Male with ballet/modern experience

  • Indian River State College
  • Ft. Pierce, FL
  • Contact: Molly Magee
  • 772.462.7692
  • mmagee@irsc.edu
  • www.irsc.edu
  • Indian River State College/ Fine Arts
  • Deadline: March 10, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 15
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition

  • Kennesaw State University
  • Kennesaw, GA
  • Contact: Ivan Pulinkala
  • 770.423.6789
  • ipulinka@kennesaw.edu
  • www.kennesaw.edu/theatre/dance
  • College of the Arts
  • Deadline: Scholarships awarded at time of audition for entry into the dance major program
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition


  • The New York Baroque Dance Company
  • New York, NY
  • Contact: Catherine Turocy
  • 212.662.8829
  • nybaroquedance@yahoo.com
  • www.nybaroquedance.org
  • Historical Dance Summer Workshop
  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Number Awarded: 2–3
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 18+; Financial need

  • Oakland University
  • Rochester, MI
  • Contact: Gregory Patterson
  • 248.370.3009
  • patterso@oakland.edu
  • www4.oakland.edu
  • Maggie Allesee Summer Study
  • Deadline: Before April 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1–5
  • Requirements: College student

  • Odyssey Dance Theatre
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • Contact: Annie Van Alstyne
  • 801.495.3262
  • avanalstyne@odysseydance.com
  • www.odysseydance.com
  • Deadline: May 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 12
  • Pays for: Choreography, Dance classes, Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 14–18


  • United Performing Association, UPA
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Contact: Mallory
  • 800.800.6UPA
  • info@upainc.net
  • www.upainc.net
  • UPA All American Super Star—High School
  • Deadline: January 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Choreography, Competition, Special workshops, Travel, Tuition
  • Requirements: Grades 9–12; Application; Essay; Interview; Talent presentation (dance or cheer)
  • UPA Super Star—High School
  • Deadline: January 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 2
  • Pays for: Choreography, Competition, Special workshops, Travel, Tuition
  • Requirements: Grades 9–12; Outstanding talent

  • University @ Buffalo—Theatre & Dance
  • Buffalo, NY
  • Contact: Main Office
  • 716.645.6897
  • td-theatredance@buffalo.edu
  • theatredance@buffalo.edu
  • Amanda Occhino Award
  • Deadline: January 29, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Professional development
  • Requirements: Current dance major; Recommendation by dance faculty

  • University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point
  • Stevens Point, WI
  • Contact: Joan Karlen
  • 715.346.3982
  • dance@uwsp.edu
  • www.uwsp.edu/theatre-dance
  • UWSP Dance Program
  • Deadline: February 8, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 3
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Incoming first-year dance major

  • Western Michigan University
  • Kalamazoo, MI
  • Contact: Nina Nelson
  • 269.387.5830
  • dance-info@wmich.edu
  • www.wmich.edu/dance
  • Jean Warner Labelle Dance Scholarship
  • Deadline: November 13, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 6
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Dance majors

  • Westmont College
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • Contact: Dr. Erlyne Whiteman
  • 805.565.7225
  • ewhitema@westmont.edu
  • www.westmont.edu
  • Dept. of Theatre Arts
  • Deadline: March 13, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1 per incoming student
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition; At least 3 years studio or high school dance

Up to $500


  • American Dance Training Camp
  • VT, CA, NC, CO, CA
  • Contact: Office
  • 866.383.2382
  • adtc@asdance.com
  • www.americandancetrainingcamp.com
  • ADTC Partial Scholarship
  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 8–17; Strong love of dance and desire to attend ADTC

  • American Tap Dance Foundation
  • New York, NY
  • Contact: Courtney Runft or Hjordis Linn-Blanford
  • 646.230.9564
  • registrar@atdf.org or
  • info@atdf.org
  • www.atdf.org/scholint.html
  • Gregory Hines Youth Scholarship
  • Deadline: Returning year-round students and returning Tap City Youth Ensemble members: August 10. All new students and ensemble members: September 13 and through the fall on a rolling basis
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 19 and under; Application; Audition required for Tap City Youth Ensemble only

  • Ballet Fantastique
  • Eugene, OR
  • Contact: Hannah J. Bontrager, Executive Director
  • 541.342.4611
  • info@balletfantastique.org
  • www.balletfantastique.org
  • Ballet Fantastique Rising Star Scholarships
  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Number Awarded: 5
  • Pays for: Choreography, Professional performances, Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition video; Financial need; Merit


  • Baltimore Ballet
  • Baltimore (Cockeysville), MD
  • Contact: Elysabeth Catbas
  • 410.667.7974
  • directors@baltimoreballet.com
  • www.baltimoreballet.com
  • Baltimore Ballet
  • Number Awarded: 1–2
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Serious, outstanding pre-professional students who otherwise cannot afford full tuition

  • Chicago Human Rhythm Project
  • Chicago, IL
  • Contact: Cameron
  • 773.281.1825
  • info@chicagotap.org
  • www.chicagotap.org
  • Rhythm World Tuition Scholarship
  • Number Awarded: 20
  • Pays for: Performance tickets, Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition

  • County College of Morris
  • Randolph, NJ
  • Contact: Dance Coordinator
  • 973.328.5326
  • jsjones@ccm.edu
  • www.ccm.edu
  • CCM Foundation
  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Number Awarded: 1–3
  • Pays for: Choreography,
  • Special workshops, Textbooks, Tuition
  • Requirements: AFA program participation

  • Dancewave, Inc
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Contact: Veronica Carnero
  • 718.522.4696
  • veronica@dancewave.org
  • www.dancewave.org
  • AfterSchool Scholarship
  • Deadline: September 1, 2009
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition

  • The Dancing Wheels Company and School
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Contact: Kristen Stilwell
  • 216.432.0306
  • proflair3@aol.com
  • www.dancingwheels.org
  • Various Scholarships
  • Number Awarded: Varies
  • Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition

  • DeSales University
  • Center Valley, PA
  • Contact: Kristin Fieseler
  • 610.282.1100 x1243
  • kristin.fieseler@desales.edu
  • www.desales.edu
  • DeSales University Summer Dance Intensive
  • Deadline: June 4, 2010
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Int/adv high school and college dancers


  • Imagine Ballet Theatre
  • Bountiful, UT
  • Contact: Raymond Van Mason
  • 801.296.1372
  • ibtmason@comcast.net
  • www.imagineballet.org
  • Deadline: August 2009
  • Number Awarded: 4
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 12+; Audition

  • In-Step Dance Company/Arts In Motion
  • The Woodlands, TX
  • Contact: Dana Sparks
  • 281.298.7837
  • instepdancecenter@sbcglobal.net
  • www.instepdancecenter.com
  • Arts In Motion
  • Deadline: September 30, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 2
  • Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: 2 years dance experience; Ages 7–18

  • Kilgore College
  • Kilgore, TX
  • Contact: Cathy Beckman
  • 903.983.8633
  • cbeckman@kilgore.edu
  • www.kilgore.edu
  • Deadline: April 2010
  • Number Awarded: 5
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition for incoming students; Full-time dance student



  • Marblehead School of Ballet
  • Marblehead, MA
  • Contact: Paula K. Shiff
  • 781.631.6262
  • msb@havetodance.com
  • www.havetodance.com/marblehead
  • Ruth N. Shiff Memorial Fund
  • Deadline: August 28, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 2
  • Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 12+; Audition; Intermediate level or higher

  • Merce Cunningham Studio
  • New York, NY
  • Contact: Director of Education
  • 212.255.9240 x30
  • info@merce.org
  • www.merce.org
  • Merit Scholarship
  • Deadline: Merit scholarships awarded quarterly by audition
  • Number Awarded: Approx. 10–14
  • Pays for: Partial to full tuition
  • Requirements: Prior formal dance training

  • Mesa Community College
  • Mesa, AZ
  • Contact: Tina Rangel
  • 480.461.7597
  • trangel@mesacc.edu
  • www.mesacc.edu/dance
  • Mesa Community College Dance Foundation
  • Deadline: August 14, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 1–2
  • Pays for: Tuition, Books
  • Requirements: Application; Audition (video)


  • Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company & School
  • McMurray, PA
  • Contact: Jean Gedeon
  • 724.969.6000
  • info@pybco.org
  • www.pybco.org
  • Number Awarded: 10
  • Pays for: Choreography, Tuition
  • Requirements: Int/adv level

  • Rio Hondo College
  • Whittier, CA
  • Contact: Alyson Cartagena
  • 562.463.7405
  • acartagena@riohondo.edu
  • www.riohondo.edu
  • Hida and Ray Jones Award for Excellence in Dance
  • Deadline: Awarded annually
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Full-time student pursuing dance career


  • Scottsdale Community College
  • Scottsdale, AZ
  • Contact: Angela Rosenkrans
  • 480.423.6600
  • a.rosenkrans@sccmail.maricopa.edu
  • www.scottsdalecc.edu/dance
  • SCC Dance: New Student Scholarship
  • Deadline: May 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition
  • SCC Dance: Returning Student Scholarship
  • Deadline: May 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition


  • Summer Stages Dance at Concord Academy
  • Concord, MA
  • Contact: Dana Fitchett, Admissions Coordinator
  • 978.402.2339
  • summerstagesdance@concordacademy.org
  • www.summerstagesdance.org
  • Deadline: May 3, 2010
  • Number Awarded: Approx. 15
  • Pays for: Choreography, Tuition
  • Requirements: Work study/tuition assistance form; See summerstagesdance.org

  • SUNY College at Fredonia—Department of Theatre and Dance
  • Fredonia, NY
  • Contact: Vicki Gage
  • 716.673.3596
  • theatre.dance@fredonia.edu
  • www.fredonia.edu/department/theatredance
  • 1929 Graduate Fund for Excellence in Dance
  • Deadline: March 1, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Ballet student in the Dance Program
  • BFA Dance Major Award for Incoming Freshman
  • Deadline: April 1, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Incoming freshman in BFA Dance Major Program in fall 2010

  • United Performing Association, UPA
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Contact: Mallory
  • 800.800.6UPA
  • info@upainc.net
  • www.upainc.net
  • UPA All American Super Star—Middle School
  • Deadline: January 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Choreography, Competition, Special workshops, Travel, Tuition
  • Requirements: Grades 6–8; Application; Essay; Interview; Talent presentation

  • University @ Buffalo—Theatre & Dance
  • Buffalo, NY
  • Contact: Main Office
  • 716.645.6897
  • td-theatredance@buffalo.edu
  • theatredance@buffalo.edu
  • Jean Taylor Beard Foundation for Dance
  • Deadline: May 17, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Professional development
  • Requirements: Graduating dance major; 3.3 GPA

  • University of Michigan, Department of Dance
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Contact: Samantha Strayer
  • 734.763.5460
  • sstrayer@umich.edu
  • www.dance.umich.edu
  • Friends of Dance
  • Number Awarded: 5–15
  • Pays for: Special workshops, Travel, Tuition
  • Requirements: Dance major; 3.2 GPA

  • Western Michigan University
  • Kalamazoo, MI
  • Contact: Nina Nelson
  • 269.387.5830
  • dance-info@wmich.edu
  • www.wmich.edu/dance
  • Dalton New Dance Major Scholarship
  • Deadline: November 13, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 7
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: New dance major

  • Winthrop University Department of Theatre and Dance
  • Rock Hill, SC
  • Contact: Andrew Vorder Bruegge
  • 803.323.3387
  • theaterdance@winthrop.edu
  • www2.winthrop.edu/vpa/Theatre_%26_Dance/default.htm
  • Dean’s Meritorious Scholarship
  • Deadline: January 4, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 8
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition
  • Rose Family/Concepts in Motivation Dance Scholarship
  • Deadline: September 19, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 1
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition
  • Producers Circle Scholarships
  • Deadline: January 13, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 8
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition

  • Woodlands Dance Academy
  • The Woodlands, TX
  • Contact: Deborah Rayburn
  • 832.830.5987
  • info@festivalballet.info
  • festivalballethouston.org
  • Festival Ballet of Greater Houston
  • Deadline: August 1, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 3
  • Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition

Less than $250


  • Ballet Fantastique
  • Eugene, OR
  • Contact: Hannah J. Bontrager, Executive Director
  • 541.342.4611
  • info@balletfantastique.org
  • www.balletfantastique.org
  • Ballet Fantastique Rising Star Scholarships
  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Number Awarded: 5
  • Pays for: Choreography, Professional performances, Special workshops, Tuition
  • Requirements: Audition video; Financial need; Merit

  • Chicago National Association of Dance Masters
  • Rockford, IL
  • Contact: Kathy Velasco
  • 815.397.6052
  • cnadm@megsinet.net
  • www.cnadm.com
  • CNADM Summer Workshop Scholarships
  • Deadline: April 1, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 26
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Student of CNADM member

  • Dancers Inc.
  • Neptune, NJ
  • Contact: Dan Barris
  • 732.685.8182
  • office@dancers-inc.com
  • www.dancers-inc.com
  • Envision Environmental
  • Deadline: Recipients chosen at events in each Dancers Inc. city
  • Number Awarded: Approx. 100
  • Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition

  • The Hartfel
  • Foundation
  • Orange, CA
  • Contact: Catherine Bonomini
  • 714.925.9806
  • info@hartfel.org
  • www.hartfel.org
  • The Box Dance Studio
  • Deadline: December 31, 2009
  • Number Awarded: 10
  • Pays for: Tuition
  • Requirements: Ages 3–18; Essay; Interview; Statement of financial need

  • Lamar University
  • Beaumont, TX
  • Contact: Michelle Ozmun
  • 409.880.7799
  • lmozmun@my.lamar.edu
  • www.lamar.edu
  • Bennie Jo Bates
  • Deadline: May 2010
  • Number Awarded: 2–3
  • Pays for: Tuition


  • United Performing Association, UPA
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Contact: Mallory
  • 800.800.6UPA
  • info@upainc.net
  • www.upainc.net
  • UPA All American Super
  • Star—Pee Wee, Elementary, Collegiate
  • Deadline: January 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 3
  • Pays for: Choreography, Competition, Special Workshops, Tuition, Travel
  • Requirements: Application; Essay; Interview; Talent presentation (dance or cheer)
  • UPA Super Star—Pee Wee, Elementary, Middle School, Collegiate
  • Deadline: January 15, 2010
  • Number Awarded: 8
  • Pays for: Choreography, Competition, Special workshops, Tuition, Travel
  • Requirements: Outstanding talent