2012 Dance Magazine Scholarship Guide
If you want to dance professionally, you need a good dance education. And if you want a good dance education, you need the money to fund it. But where are those funds supposed to come from? Welcome to
Dance Magazine’s 2012 Scholarship Guide. We’ve assembled hundreds of scholarship opportunities from colleges, universities, academies, summer intensives, and dance organizations that can help you further your training. Looking to perform while going to college? Turn to page 60 for three programs that let dancers balance academics with their art.
Less Than $250
The Ailey School
New York, NY
Contact: JoAnne Ruggeri
212-405-9513
[email protected]
www.theaileyschool.edu
Number Awarded: 30–40
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Ages 15–21
Chicago National Association of Dance Masters
Rockford, IL
Contact: Kathy Velasco
815-397-6052
[email protected]
www.cnadm.com
CNADM Summer Workshop Scholarships
Deadline: April 1, 2013
Number Awarded: More than 26
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: CNADM member or student of a CNADM member; enroll in CNADM Summer Dance Workshop
Extreme Talent Showcase
Washington, PA
Contact: Leann Knotts
724-413-1850
[email protected]
www.extremetalentshowcase.com
Destined for Greatness
Number Awarded: 8 at every event
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition-free classes at Broadway Dance Center
Santa Clara Ballet
Santa Clara, CA
Contact: Josefa Reyes
408-247-9178
[email protected]
www.santaclaraballet.com
Santa Clara Ballet Association
Deadline: August 1, 2012
Number Awarded: 2
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Ages 14+; proficient in performing
SUNY College at Fredonia Department of Theatre and Dance
Fredonia, NY
Contact: Lisa Schrantz
719-673-3596
[email protected]
www.fredonia.edu/department/theatredance
Carol Prevet Dance Award
Deadline: March 31, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Member of Student Dance Club Board
1929 Graduate Fund
Deadline: March 31, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Merit
Tap Into the Network
Los Angeles, CA
Contact: Gregg Russell
818-324-4091
[email protected]
www.tapintothenetwork.com
Deadline: Good for 2013 summer/fall season
Number Awarded: 5–10
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: No age requirement; must be an advanced tap dancer
Winthrop University, Department of Theatre and Dance
Rock Hill, SC
Contact: Andrew Vorder Bruegge
803-323-2287
[email protected]
www.winthrop.edu/cvpa/theatredance/
Number Awarded: 12
$250–$500
92Y Harkness Dance Center
New York, NY
Contact: Kathryn Wilkening
212-415-5553
[email protected]
www.92y.org/scholarships
Harkness Ballet Scholarship
Deadline: June 11, 2013
Number Awarded: 8–12
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Ages 8–17; audition and application
American Tap Dance Foundation
New York, NY
Contact: Susan Hebach
646-230-9564
[email protected]
www.atdf.org
Gregory Hines Youth Scholarship Fund
Deadline: Varies with program
Number Awarded: Varies with annual funding
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Merit- and need-based; ages 3½–19
Ballethnic Dance Co.
East Point, GA
Contact: Toren Steele
404-762-1416
[email protected]
www.ballethnic.org
Ballethnic Academy Danseur Project
Deadline: August 11, 2012
Number Awarded: 7
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Ages 8–21; audition required
Baltimore Ballet
Cockeysville, MD
Contact: Cem Catbas
410-667-7974
[email protected]
www.baltimoreballet.com
Number Awarded: 2–3
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: For serious, outstanding pre-professional students who otherwise cannot afford to pay full tuition
Dance Council of North Texas
Dallas, TX
Contact: Pam Deslorieux
214-219-2290
[email protected]
www.thedancecouncil.org
Darryl Sneed Scholarship
Deadline: February 9, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Ages 13–21
Dance Showcase USA
Arlington, TX
Contact: Glenda Boenig
817-572-6617
[email protected]
www.danceshowcaseusa.com
Dance Showcase USA
Deadline: June 1, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Toward college
Requirements: Graduating senior; application and short essay; must have competed with Dance Showcase USA during the current year applying
Dancewave
Brooklyn, NY
Contact: School at Dancewave
718-522-4696
[email protected]
www.dancewave.org
Step Up Scholarships at Dancewave
Deadline: Rolling deadline by program; contact Dancewave for scholarship calendar.
Number Awarded: 51 annually
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition, Summer Dance Intensive
Requirements: Ages 7+, audition
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL
Contact: Christina Acosta
813-253-7623
[email protected]
www.hccfl.edu/yc/
dance.aspx
Dance Scholarship
Deadline: September 17, 2012
Number Awarded: 10+
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition, travel, choreography
Requirements: 5 credit hours of dance
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX
Contact: Cathy Beckman
903-983-8633
[email protected]
www.kilgore.edu
Dance Department
Deadline: April audition and renewed each semester
Number Awarded: 6
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Full-time dance major
Kim Robards Dance
Denver, CO
Contact: LaRana Skalicky
303-825-4847
[email protected]
www.kimrobardsdance.org
Kim Robards Dance
Deadline: August 1, 2012
Number Awarded: 5
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition, advanced level, financial need
Leading Universal Division of Teaching
New York, NY
Contact: Dr. Silvia Vezzali
003-9037-639-6824
[email protected]
www.ludt.org
LUDT
Deadline: August 31, 2012
Number Awarded: 7
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ
Contact: Angela Rosenkrans
480-423-6600
[email protected]
www.scottsdalecc.edu/dance
New Dance Student Scholarship
Deadline: May 11, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: New student, pursuing a dance degree, enrolled in minimum 3 dance courses, “C” average
SUNY College at Fredonia, Department of Theatre and Dance
Fredonia, NY
Contact: Lisa Schrantz
719-673-3596
[email protected]
www.fredonia.edu/department/theatredance/
1929 Graduate Fund
Deadline: March 31, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Merit
Myers BFA Dance for Incoming Freshmen
Deadline: March 31, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Merit
University of Wyoming, Department of Theatre and Dance
Laramie, WY
Contact: Jack Chapman
307-766-2198
[email protected]
www.uwyo.edu/thd/index.html
University of Wyoming Snowy Range Summer Dance Festival
Deadline: TBD
Number Awarded: Approximately 15
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition
Winthrop University, Department of Theatre and Dance
Rock Hill, SC
Contact: Andrew Vorder Bruegge
803-323-2287
[email protected]
www.winthrop.edu/cvpa/theatredance/
Dean’s Meritorious Scholarship
Number Awarded: 12
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: For first-time or transfer students; audition required; see website
Rose Family/Concepts in Motivation Dance Scholarship
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: For first-time or transfer students from mid-Atlantic states; audition required; see website
$500–$1K
92Y Harkness Dance Center
New York, NY
Contact: Kathryn Wilkening
212-415-5553
[email protected]
www.92y.org/scholarships
Recanati-Kaplan Scholarships for Excellence in the Arts
Deadline: June 11, 2013
Number Awarded: 12–14
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Ages 8–17; audition and application
American Dance Competition
Orlando, FL
Contact: Audrianna Broad, Founder/President
407-529-6729
info@theamerican
dancecompetition.com
www.theamerican
dancecompetition.com
Carreño Dance Festival
Deadline: January 2013
Number Awarded: 15
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Awarded through participation in competition
Antioch University New England
Keene, NH
Contact: Jennifer Fritz
800-552-8380
[email protected]
www.antiochne.edu
Howard M. and Sondra D. Bender Scholarship for Dance/Movement Therapy
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida
North Miami Beach, FL
Contact: Ruby Issaev
305-948-4777
[email protected]
www.artsballettheatre.org
Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida
Deadline: April 1, 2013
Number Awarded: 10
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition, Summer Intensive Program
Requirements: Audition
Ballet Long Island
Ronkonkoma, NY
Contact: Debra Punzi
631-737-1964
[email protected]
www.theballetcenter.org
Deadline: September 15, 2012
Number Awarded: 75
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition, travel, choreography
Requirements: Ages 7–25
Brockus Conservatory of Dance and Musical Theater
Redlands, CA
Contact: Deborah Brockus
562-412-7429
[email protected]
www.brockusconservatory.org
Boarding Dancer
Deadline: Rolling
Number Awarded: 5
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: High school age, audition, enrollment in boarding school year program; additional money for male dancers
Dance Council of North Texas
Dallas, TX
Contact: Pam Deslorieux
214-219-2290
[email protected]
www.thedancecouncil.org
Margaret Putnam Scholarship for Dance Writers
Deadline: August 9, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition (Final report required: overview of what was experienced and its impact on recipient’s development.)
Requirements: Two articles must be dance reviews and the third a background story on a dancer, choreographer, company, dance work or anything related to dance (published writings not required, though cannot be school assignments)
Buster Cooper Tap Scholarship
Deadline: August 9, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Tap student age 13–21
ICHF Scholarship
Deadline: August 9, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Any student trained primarily in Indian classical dance; preference given to a high school graduate
Artful Dancewear Teacher Scholarship
Deadline: February 9, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Application to include (1) how and where the scholarship will be used, (2) the teacher’s goals for the next 12 months, and (3) how the experience will be used to enrich his/her students
Glenda Brown Choreography Project Choreographers Scholarship
Deadline: February 9, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Ballet, modern, and jazz
Gotta Dance Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Contact: CiCi Kelley
404-352-0420
[email protected]
www.got2dance.net
Senior Scholarship
Deadline: December 1, 2012
Number Awarded: 6
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Ages 18+; six-month commitment; completed application; four letters of recommendation
Indian River State College
Ft. Pierce, FL
Contact: Molly Magee
772-462-7692
[email protected]
www.irscdance.com
Fine Arts Scholarship
Deadline: March 2013
Number Awarded: 10–15
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition
Kim Robards Dance
Denver, CO
Contact: LaRana Skalicky
303-825-4847
[email protected]
www.kimrobardsdance.org
Deadline: August 1, 2012
Number Awarded: 3
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition, advanced level, and financial need
Marblehead School of Ballet
Marblehead, MA
Contact: Paula K. Shiff
781-631-6262
[email protected]
www.havetodance.com/marblehead
Ruth N. Shiff Memorial Fund
Deadline: Rolling deadline
Number Awarded: 4
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Ages 12+, audition
New World School of the Arts
Miami, FL
Contact: Mary Lisa Burns
305-237-3582
[email protected]
www.nwsa.mdc.edu
Number Awarded: Varies
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition and acceptance to NWSA
The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre
Portland, OR
Contact: Ashby Baldock
503-227-0977
[email protected]
www.obt.org/school
Deadline: Rolling deadline
Number Awarded: 6
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition required
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
Contact: Greg Halloran
208-882-7083
[email protected]
www.dance.uidaho.edu
Activity Scholarship
Deadline: February 2013
Number Awarded: 4–5
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Current student
University of Utah
Department of Ballet
Salt Lake City, UT
Contact: Glenda Staples
801-581-8231
[email protected]
www.ballet.utah.edu
Department of Ballet
Deadline: February 14, 2013
Number Awarded: 63
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition, level, need
Velocity Dance Center
Seattle, WA
Contact: Stefanie Karlin
206-325-8773
[email protected]
www.velocitydancecenter.org
Velocity Dance Center
Deadline: Rolling deadline, applications accepted all year
Number Awarded: 4 quarterly
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Adult only
$1K–$5K
AjkunBT Fund
New York, NY
Contact: Artistic Staff
646-368-9800
[email protected]
www.ajkunbt.org
AjkunBT Fund
Deadline: December 20, 2012
Number Awarded: Up to $130,000 per fiscal year for dancers; up to $100,000 per fiscal year for choreographers
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition, travel, choreography
Requirements: Audition
American Dance Competition
Orlando, FL
Contact: Audrianna Broad, Founder/President
407-529-6729
[email protected]
www.theamericandancecompetition.com
BalletMet Columbus
Deadline: January 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Awarded through participation in competition
Joffrey Ballet School—NYC
Deadline: January 2013
Number Awarded: 2
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Awarded through participation in competition
Orlando Ballet School
Deadline: January 2013
Number Awarded: 2
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Awarded through participation in competition
Tulsa Ballet
Deadline: January 2013
Number Awarded: 2
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements Awarded through participation in competition
American Harlequin Corporation
Moorestown, NJ
Contact: Karla Johnson
800-642-6440
[email protected]
www.harlequinfloors.com
American Harlequin Corporation
Deadline: November 1, 2012
Number Awarded: 10
Scholarship Pays For: Competition, tuition, travel
Requirements: US or Canadian citizen; ages 15–21; must be student of dance at the time of application
Ballet Academy East
New York, NY
Contact: Nancy Sebouhian
212-410-9140
[email protected]
www.baenyc.com
Deadline: September 23, 2012
Number Awarded: 4
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition; ages 10–18
Brenau University, Department of Dance
Gainesville, GA
Contact: Vincas Greene
770-534-6245
[email protected]
www.brenau.edu
Talent-based Tuition Scholarships
Deadline: Rolling
Number Awarded: Several
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Must be accepted to and attend Brenau University as a dance major; audition required
Carthage College
Kenosha, WI
Contact: Stacy Pottinger
262-551-5885
[email protected]
www.carthage.edu/dance
Dance Scholarship
Deadline: February 23, 2013
Number Awarded: 4–6
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition, essay, interview
Chicago National Association of Dance Masters
Rockford, IL
Contact: Kathy Velasco
815-397-6052
[email protected]
www.cnadm.com
CNADM Yvonne Brown Collodi College Scholarship
Deadline: TBD
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: CNADM member or student of a CNADM member; enroll in CNADM Summer Dance Workshop
Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, WA
Contact: Sharron Starling
800-726-ARTS
[email protected]
www.cornish.edu
Cornish College
Deadline: February 1, 2013
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition
Dance Council of North Texas
Dallas, TX
Contact: Pam Deslorieux
214-219-2290
[email protected]
www.thedancecouncil.org
Tom Adams Scholarship
Deadline: February 9, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Ages 16–21
Charles Andrew Kulp Scholarship
Deadline: February 9, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Must be graduating high school senior who will major in dance at a college of the level of Juilliard or study at a summer program such as Juilliard, Ailey, etc.
Calloway and Jerry Bywaters Cochran Student Scholarship
Deadline: February 9, 2013
Number Awarded: 2
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Natalie Skelton Scholarship
Deadline: February 9, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Ages 18+
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Dr. Miriam Giguere
215-895-4914
[email protected]
www.drexel.edu/westphal/undergraduate/DANC/
Deadline: April Accepted Students Days (see University website)
Number Awarded: 20–40
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition required for freshmen
Extreme Talent Showcase
Washington, PA
Contact: Leann Knotts
724-413-1850
[email protected]
www.extremetalentshowcase.com
Be Discovered
Number Awarded: 5 at each event
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Goucher College, Dance Department
Baltimore, MD
Contact: Sara Thomson
410-337-6390
[email protected]
www.goucher.edu/dance
Friends of Goucher Dance Scholarship
Deadline: February 1, 2013
Number Awarded: 3
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: This is a one-year award
IU Contemporary Dance Program
Bloomington, IN
Contact: Elizabeth Shea
812-855-7020
[email protected]
www.indiana.edu/~kines/undergraduate/dance.shtml
Freshman Talent Scholarship
Deadline: November 1, 2012 (for Nov. 9 audition); February 1, 2013 (for Feb. 15 audition)
Number Awarded: 2–4
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition
Kent State University
Kent, OH
Contact: A. Shearer
330-672-0124
[email protected]
www.dance.kent.edu
Creative Artist Award
Deadline: Audition in November or February
Number Awarded: 3
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: ACT of 24 or SAT of 1090; 3.4 GPA; audition
Marygrove College
Detroit, MI
Contact: Jordeen Ivanov-Ericson
313-927-1307
[email protected]
www.marygrove.edu
Deadline: Rolling
Number Awarded: Varies
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition
Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY
Contact: Kelly McCormack
212-517-0610
[email protected]
www.mmm.edu/dance
Number Awarded: 30–50
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
Contact: Karen Dearborn
484-664-3335
[email protected]
www.muhlenberg.edu/dance
Baker Scholarship for the Arts
Deadline: February 10, 2013
Number Awarded: 3 per year in theater and dance
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition by mid-February; see website
Muhlenberg Talent Scholarships
Deadline: February 10, 2013
Number Awarded: Up to 20 in theater and dance
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition by mid-February; see website
Once Upon A Time, Inc.
Richmond Hill, NY
Contact: Teresa Cassese Aubel
718-846-9182
[email protected]
www.onceuponatime-inc.com
The Nicolas Orloff Scholarship
Deadline: August 1, 2012
Number Awarded: 3
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition, choreography, potential company apprenticeship
Requirements: Must be out of high school; weekday morning availability
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK
Contact: Amy McIntosh
918-770-3395
[email protected]
www.oru.edu/dance
Dance Talent Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2013
Number Awarded: Unlimited
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition; renewable for four years of study
Requirements: Audition and acceptance into the dance major or minor by March 1, 2013; see website for audition dates
Stephens College
Columbia, MO
Contact: Admissions
800-876-7207
[email protected]
www.stephens.edu
Dance Department
Number Awarded: Varies
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition, acceptance by the college
SUNY College at Fredonia, Department of Theatre and Dance
Fredonia, NY
Contact: Lisa Schrantz
719-673-3596
[email protected]
www.fredonia.edu/department/theatredance/
Trent M. Illig Memorial Award for Dance
Deadline: March 31, 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Merit
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
Contact: Greg Halloran
208-882-7083
[email protected]
www.dance.uidaho.edu
Marshall Arts
Deadline: February 2013
Number Awarded: 1
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Idaho resident, small town
Cohan
Deadline: February 11, 2012
Number Awarded: 2–3
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Financial need
Out-of-State Waivers
Deadline: February 2013
Number Awarded: 1–4
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Minorities, including males
University of Missouri—Kansas City, Conservatory of Music and Dance
Kansas City, MO
Contact: James Elswick
816-235-2900
[email protected]
www.conservatory.umkc.edu
UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance
Number Awarded: Varies
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Acceptable application to UMKC, university incoming student, competitive audition, academic eligibility
University of Oklahoma, School of Dance
Norman, OK
Contact: Kate O’Brien
405-325-4051
[email protected]
www.ou.edu/finearts/dance/
Deadline: March 15, 2013
Number Awarded: 50
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition
University of Utah, Department of Ballet
Salt Lake City, UT
Contact: Glenda Staples
801-581-8231
[email protected]
www.ballet.utah.edu
Department of Ballet
Deadline: February 14, 2013
Number Awarded: 30
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition, technical level, need
University of Utah, Department of Modern Dance
Salt Lake City, UT
Contact: Pamela Geber-Handman
801-581-7327
[email protected]
www.dance.utah.edu
Department of Modern Dance
Deadline: August, 2012
Number Awarded: 40
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition, level, need
University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
Contact: Joan Karlen
715-346-3982
[email protected]
www.uwsp.edu/theatre-dance/Pages/default.aspx
UWSP Dance Program
Number Awarded: 3–5
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Incoming dance major
University of Wyoming, Department of Theatre and Dance
Laramie, WY
Contact: Jack Chapman
307-766-2198
[email protected]
www.uwyo.edu/thd/index.html
University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance
Deadline: TBD
Number Awarded: 12–14
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition
Western Michigan University, Department of Dance
Kalamazoo, MI
Contact: Nina Nelson
269-387-5830
[email protected]
www.wmich.edu/dance
Jean Warner LaBelle Endowed Dance Scholarship
Deadline: November 16, 2012
Number Awarded: 3–6 annually
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Full-time dance major
Partners in Dance Scholarship
Deadline: November 16, 2012
Number Awarded: 10–15 annually
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition, travel
Requirements: Full-time dance major; GPA of 2.5 overall and dance GPA of 3.0; must demonstrate financial need for tuition scholarship; must demonstrate achievement in choreography and/or performance, service, and professional commitment
Edwin E. Meader Theatre and Performing Arts Endowed Scholarship
Deadline: November 16, 2012
Number Awarded: 8–12 annually
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Full-time dance major
Outstanding Dance Major Scholarship
Deadline: November 16, 2012
Number Awarded: 1–2 annually
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Full-time dance major; academic excellence; achievements in choreography and/or performance; 3.0 or higher GPA
Dalton New Dance Major Scholarship
Deadline: November 16, 2012
Number Awarded: 3–5 annually
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Full-time dance major; artistic and academic promise as new student; may be renewed with minimum dance GPA of 3.5 and minimum overall GPA of 3.0
Wittenberg University, Department of Theatre & Dance
Springfield, OH
Contact: Corwin Georges
937-327-7465
[email protected]
www.wittenberg.edu/admission/financials/scholarships.html
Deadline: March 1, 2013
Number Awarded: Unlimited
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: Audition, resume, photo, letter of interest, two letters of recommendation
$5K–$10K
The Bogliasco Foundation
New York, NY
Contact: Arielle Moreau
212-713-7628
[email protected]
www.bfny.org
Bogliasco Foundation Fellowships in Dance and Choreography
Deadline: January 15, 2013
Number Awarded: 50 per year
Scholarship Pays For: Full room and board for Fellow and companion for one month
Requirements: Demonstrate significant achievement, commensurate with age and experience; submit descriptions of the projects to be pursued in Bogliasco
Brockus Conservatory of Dance and Musical Theater
Redlands, CA
Contact: Deborah Brockus
562-412-7429
[email protected]
www.brockusconservatory.org
Boarding Dancer
Deadline: Rolling
Number Awarded: 5
Scholarship Pays For: Tuition
Requirements: High school age, audition, enrollment in boarding school year program; additional money for male dancers