General Scholarship Application for Department of Theatre Majors

To be eligible for a Department of Theatre scholarships, students must meet ALL of the following requirements:
• incoming or continuing theatre majors,
• good standing with the department and university,
• minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0,
• full-time enrollment (12+ credits) during the coming academic year.

Scholarships Notifications:

Expect to receive notification of scholarship awards via Umail between mid-March and mid-April.
You must accept or decline any scholarship offers by the date indicated on the scholarship agreement. After this date, we will assume that you are declining the scholarship and will award it to another applicant.
Before your scholarship is posted to your tuition account, you may be required to write a thank you letter to your scholarship supporter. You will receive instructions via Umail.

Your application will be reviewed by members of the department faculty.

Award
Varies
Deadline
07/31/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. What is your emphasis within the Department of Theatre (declared or anticipated)?
  2. Based on the Department of Theatre’s 4-year plans of study, which can be found at https://theatre.utah.edu/students/programs , in what year will you be during the coming academic year?
  3. Current U of U Students, please upload a Degree Audit Report.
  4. In a few sentences, please describe how you are currently meeting the “standards of professionalism” that are expected your area of study (see emphasis outcomes for these expectations). If you are a prospective student, please tell us what you would like to learn about professionalism in your chosen discipline.
  5. Briefly describe how a technique, skill, or concept you have learned has contributed to your growth as a theatre artist or scholar recently.
  6. Please identify one goal for further growth in your development as a theatre artist or scholar and tell us how you hope to achieve that goal in the coming academic year.
  7. If you wish, please explain how receiving a scholarship next year will support your educational journey?
  8. Some scholarship opportunities consider community service. If you wish to be considered for these, please answer the following prompt: If you have served the Department, College, University, student organizations, or broader community in any way, please describe that service.
  9. Some scholarship opportunities consider contributions to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you wish to be considered for these, please answer the following prompt: The Department of Theatre is working to become a place in which people from all backgrounds feel welcome and supported. If you have contributed to these efforts here or in another community, please describe those activities.
  10. If you are in your 3rd or 4th year in either the ATP or MTP, would you like to audition for a scholarship? (If you answer “yes” and you qualify, you will be contacted with further instructions via Umail.)
  11. If you are a BA student, would you like to apply for our Ralph E. and Winnfred S. Margetts Scholarship? Acceptance of this scholarship requires working as a dramaturg on a mainstage department show OR writing a paper on theatre that you submit for publication. (No previous experience as a dramaturg is required.) (If you answer “yes” and you qualify, you will be contacted with further instructions via Umail.)
  12. If you have taken Introduction to Playwriting, would you like to be considered for the Promising Playwright Award? (If you answer “yes” and you qualify, you will be contacted with further instructions via Umail.)
  13. Please list any other scholarships you have received and will continue to receive.
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