Applicants to the Doan Foundation Scholarship for the Arts, must be high school students living and attending school in Southern California, who are graduating as a senior and who are planning to enroll at a higher education institution or vocational/technical school to pursue an Associate's degree, a Bachelor's degree, or certificate of profession. Students must be embarking on a career pertaining to “the arts”.
Applicants must have financial need, as demonstrated through the completion of of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process, have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or above and possess characteristics of good citizenship. Students must provide both a FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR) and a California Aid Report (CAR) with their application.