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Department Scholarships and Awards for which Theatre undergraduate students are eligible:

Please note: The Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship and Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship are the only departmental scholarships available to incoming students (freshmen and/or undergraduate transfers). These applications will be continuously available on this web site. Please see details regarding these scholarships below.

Mark Amin Scholarship
Awarded to Undergraduate and Graduate students with academic merit and financial need.  Preference will be given to students of Iranian descent and then to students of Arabian descent. Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

David E. Blackwell Scholarship
Open to an undergraduate and graduate student in technical theatre. May be based on financial need and/or academic promise, or on exceptional merit.

Allen Crafton Memorial Scholarship
Open to a Junior major. Based on scholastic excellence combined with activities and service in the Department of Theatre and Film and/or the community.

Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship
Awarded to entering freshmen, transfer students (click here for application), or current undergraduate KU students who will participate in the theatre production program. If you are a present recipient and have been active in the theatre program, fill out an application and you can have your scholarship renewed up to 4 years in the program. (Renewals do not need to furnish letters of recommendation.)

Brian Ten Eyck Davis Award
Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student who has demonstrated innnovative and creative work in the area of theatrical hairstyling and makeup for one or more University Theatre productions.

Donald and Betty Dixon Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who are studying in the Department of Theatre and Film.

Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students for scholarship support in drama. A portion of this fund is awarded to incoming theatre students (click here for application).

FRiends of the THeatre (FROTH) Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student. This scholarship is selected by the theatre faculty and goes to a major who has made a significant contribution to the theatre program.

Dorothy and Benjamin Glick Theatre Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student with academic merit who is either a theatre major or a student in the School of Fine Arts who has been, or anticipates being, in a KU University Theatre production. Preference shall be given to a student who participates in musical theatre and in the case of a tie shall be given to the student with financial need.

Adah Clark Hagan Scholarship for Film and Theatre Students
Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Candidates must show evidence of excellence in both the academic and performance areas of Theatre and film.

Sally Six Hersh Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student with a special interest in children's drama/theatre. Candidates must show evidence of financial need and maintain a 3.5 GPA for coursework within the Department of Theatre and Film. Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

Richard Kelton Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to students of at least sophomore standing who show promise in the area of professional acting. Two years of experience is necessary to determine qualifications.

Loren Kennedy Traineeship
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students on the basis of the students' overall achievements in the University Theatre program, and on the student's interest in serving the University Theatre.

John David Lentz Memorial Scholarship
Open to undergraduate students with an emphasis in acting who desire a professional acting career. Candidates must show evidence of academic excellence and financial need. Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

Harley S. Nelson Scholarship
Awarded in the spring of the junior year with the money to be disbursed during the senior year. Awarded for excellence without regard to need. Recipients should have an outstanding academic record both in general studies and in the major. A 3.0 overall grade point average is required with at least a 3.5 in the major. (Awarded by the Department; Disbursed by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.)

The New Theatre Guild Dodie Brown Scholarship
Awarded to a full-time undergraduate and graduate student in good standing. Candidates must show evidence of likelihood of success in their chosen theatrical field.

The New Theatre Guild Don Knotts Scholarship
Awarded to a full-time undergraduate and graduate student in good standing. Candidates must show evidence of likelihood of success in their chosen theatrical field.

Tom P. Rea Memorial Award
Awarded to a graduating senior in Theatre or Theatre and Voice who hopes to become successful in musical theatre or theatre. This award is designed to help a person graduating get started in her or his career.

Claire Reinhold Scholarship
Awarded to outstanding undergraduate and graduate drama students. Candidates must majoring in Theatre/Voice or in Theatre and Film.

Charles "Buddy" Rogers Scholarship
Awarded Undergraduate and Graduate Theatre/Film students who are U.S. citizens and are not on an athletic scholarship.  Candidates must show evidence of financial need and excellence in both the academic and performance areas of Theatre and/or Film.  Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

The Clarence Seaver Technical Theatre Scholarship
One undergraduate scholarship awarded to a junior or senior theatre major with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 who is planning a career in technical theatre.

Stephanie Smith Memorial Scholarship
Awarded by the School of Fine Arts upon the recommendation of Department of Theatre and Film Faculty to an undergraduate student pursuing a BFA degree in Theatre Design who is focusing on scene design.

Alexis and Craig Stevens Performing Arts Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who are studying the performing arts in the Department of Theatre and Film, Candidates must show evidence of financial need. Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

Andrew and Lilly Tsubaki Award
Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate theatre student who plans to participate in a study abroad program devoted to Theatre and/or language and culture of a foreign country. No student can receive this award more than twice while s/he is in the same degree program (undergraduate, M.A., or Ph.D.). First Priority: Japanese students from Japan majoring in Theatre who have completed a minimum of one year on campus. Second Priority: Students who have been admitted to a study the following order: Students (1) participating in the KU Greek Summer Theatre Program; (2) going to study in Japan; (3) participating in any overseas program hosted by KU; (4) participating in any overseas program hosted by an accredited institution. Candidates must also maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a 3.5 GPA in the Theatre major. (Students demonstrating outstanding talent in acting or scenography and maintaining a 2.8 cumulative GPA and a 3.3 GPA in the Theatre major can also be considered.)

Kari Wahlgren Theatre Scholarship
Open to undergraduate or graduate theatre majors. A 3.2 grade point average is required. Candidates can be interested in onstage or backstage career and must have shown a good attitude in the Department.

Gerhard Zuther Memorial Award for Dramatic Scriptwriting
Open to undergraduate—Junior level or above—and to graduate students. Demonstrated affiliation with the Department of Theatre and Film and/or University Theatre. In the current academic year, student must have demonstrated exceptional ability in dramatic scriptwriting.

*In order to be considered departmental need-based scholarships, the Department of Theatre and Film deadline is March 1 for domestic students to have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or International students to have submitted a KU International Student Need Analysis Worksheet.  Both forms are available on the KU Office of Student Aid website at www.ku.edu/~osfa. Click here for more information.

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