Dance Magazine scholarship guide 2009.Funding your dance training is no easy task, especially in these tough economic times. How to pay for summer intensives, competitions, or the next year of school? Our annual scholarship guide has lots of answers. We've compiled over a hundred opportunities to help you cut the costs of your dance education, from tuition and travel, to costumes and books. Be sure to contact a school or organization for full details on how to apply. 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 Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, AL Contact: Ruth Henry 205.226.4943 rhenry@bsc.edu www.bsc.edu/academics/theatredance/dance.htm Deadline: Rolling Number Awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: College acceptance; Incoming freshmen; Audition 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 Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA Contact: Professor Cathy Davalos 925.631.4824 cdavalos@stmarys-ca.edu www.stmarys-ca.edu/performingartsscholarships.edu Deadline: Auditions in early January 2010 Number Awarded: 6 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Dance major or minor 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 University of Richmond Richmond, VA Contact: Debbie Mullin 804.289.8592 dmullin@richmond.edu www.theatredance.richmond.edu Deadline: January 5, 2010 Number Awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition 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 Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA Contact: Barbara Houston 412.392.6131 bhouston@pointpark.edu www.pointpark.edu COPA Deadline: May, 2010 Number Awarded: 10-20 Pays for: Tuition 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 Alley School New York, NY Contact: JoAnne Rugged, Director of Admissions 212.405.9513 admissions@alvinailey.org www.theaileyschool.edu The Alley 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 Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida Miami, FL Contact: Ruby Issaev 305.935.3232 artsballet@bellsouth.net www.artsballettheatre.org Number Awarded: 10 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; Previous training 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: Maria 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/default.com 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 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Contact: Dr. Miriam Giguere 215.895.4914 danceprogram@drexel.edu www.drexel.edu/westphal/dance Deadline: April 30, 2010 Number Awarded: 10-15 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition 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 Headlong Performance Institute Philadelphia, PA Contact: Lauren Dubowski 215.545.9195 hpicoordinator@earthlink.net www.headlongperformance institute.org Post-bac Scholarship Deadline: June 30, 2009 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: College graduates 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 Marygrove College Detroit, MI Contact: Jordeen Ivanov-Ericson 313.927.1307 jivanov@marygrove.edu www.marygrove.edu Talent Scholarship Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition 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 Mercyhurst College Erie, PA Contact: Dana McMillin 814.824.3125 dmcmillin@mercyhurst.edu dance.mercyhurst.edu Dance Merit Scholarship Deadline: Rolling Number Awarded: 20 Pays for: Tuition 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 Mclntosh 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 Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ Contact: Sonia Valle, Dance Program Director 602.787.6808 sonia.valle@pvmail.maricopa.edu www.pvc.maricopa.edu/fitness/dance/ Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship Deadline: None; Students nominated by instructors Number Awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Dance major 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 Academy of Creative Education at Oakwood School Los Angeles, CA Contact: Ivan Johnson 818.752.4426 ijohnson@oakwoodschool.org www.academyofcreative education.com Deadline: May 2010 Number Awarded: 5-10 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Grades 7-12; Placement class 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@comish.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@hcdl.edu www.hcdl.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/modem experience Indian River State College Ft. Pierce, EL 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 Lane Community College Eugene, OR Contact: Bonnie 541.463.5645 simoab@lanecc.edu www.lanecc.edu/perfarts/dance Talent Grant Deadline: November 2, 2009 Number Awarded: 3 Pays for. Tuition Requirements: Full-time student 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 Sierra Nevada Ballet Genoa, NV Contact: Rosine Bona 775.783.3223 info@sierranevadaballet.com www.sierranevadaballet.com Deadline: May, 2010 Number Awarded: 2 Pays for: Choreography, Special workshops, Tuition Requirements: Advanced dancers; Ages 16-24 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 roiling 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 BalletMet Columbus Dance Academy Columbus, OH Contact: Chris Rogers 614.229.4860 crogers@balletmet.org www.balletmet.org Number Awarded: 60 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition 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 pro-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 Free to Dance Foundation Ashburn, VA Contact: Lisa Girdy 703.444.6451 freetodancefoundation@comcast.net www.freetodancefoundation.org Deadline: June 30, 2010 Number Awarded: 1 Pays for: Dance-related needs Requirements: Dance major at George Mason University 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 Lane Community College Eugene, OR Contact: Bonnie 541.463.5645 simoab@lanecc.edu www.lanecc.edu/perfarts/dance Shining Star Deadline: February 15, 2010 Number Awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Recognition by department Luna Kids Dance Berkeley, CA Contact: Danae Rees 510.644.3629 kids@lunakidsdance.org www.lunakidsdance.org Luna Kids Dance Children's Services Deadline: Rolling Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Financial need Marblehead School of Ballet Marblehead, MA Contact: Paula K. Shift 781.631.6262 msb@havetodance.com www.havetodance.com/marblehead Ruth N. Shift 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) Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ Contact: Sonia Valle, Dance Program Director 602.787.6808 sonia.valle@pvmail.maricopa.edu www.pvc.maricopa.edu/fitness/dance/ Dance Program Scholarship Deadline: None; Students nominated by instructors Number Awarded: 5 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Dance major Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company & School McMurray, PA Contact: Jean Gedeon 724.969.6000 info@pybco.org www.pybco.org Number Awarded: I 0 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 Riverside Ballet Arts Riverside, CA Contact: Jeralyn Fetter 951.686.0226 info@riversideballetarts.com www.riversideballetarts.com Male Dancer Scholarship Deadline: July 15, 2010 Number Awarded: Limited Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Male; Intermediate level Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ Contact: Angola 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 Suite Signables LLC Issaquah, WA Contact: Tom 425.677.7375 tthompson_55343@yahoo.com www.suitesignables.com Deadline: October 11, 2009 Number Awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Must perform in Nutcracker 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 foe 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/Theatr e_%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 Imozmun@my.lamar.edu www.lamar.edu Bennie Jo Bates Deadline: May 2010 Number Awarded: 2-3 Pays for: Tuition Living Fountain Dance Company Canton, OH Contact: Mara Schwendiman 330.649.0773 info@livingfountain.org www.livingfountain.org Sliding Scale 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 |
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