Dance is a discipline with so much variety that it’s no surprise many students find
their passion in one or more of its forms. While a college education can help passionate
students pursue careers in dance, finding money for college can be challenging. Fortunately, dance scholarships exist to
provide financial aid for deserving artists and
performers who are interested in dance.
Whatever the variety, dance requires hard work, talent, and dedication. These traits,
and many others possessed by dancers, make dance scholarships a great way to reward
students who are likely to succeed in college and in the working world. If you’re
currently involved in competitive dance, planning to pursue an education or career
related to dance, or just passionate about dance, scholarships exist to help you
pay for school. Below are just a few of the dance scholarship awards out there. For more information on dance scholarships,
as well as scholarships for your other attributes and interests, conduct a free
college scholarship search.
Annually, Arts for Life! awards $1,000 scholarships to 25 Florida high school seniors who demonstrate academic and artistic excellence in creative writing, dance, drama, music or visual art. To qualify, students must be graduating high school seniors in Florida during the current application period and submit a completed application. Students must submit a completed application, a brief essay [...] More
The purpose of the Ashley E. Ketcher Memorial Scholarship is to provide educational funds to support an Auburn High School CAPA student planning to attend an accredited college or university. Applicant must be a graduating Auburn High School senior in the CAPA program, have an interest and prior experience in the performing arts, have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5/4.0, have financial need, and [...] More
CBC Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship was established to ensure that African-American or Black students pursuing a degree in the performing arts receive financial assistance. Performing arts includes theater, drama, comedy, music, dance, opera, marching bands, etc. Selected applicants will be constituents of a CBC member’s district. Qualified applicants must be currently enrolled full-time in [...] More
The F. Lammot Belin Arts Scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to artists of outstanding aptitude and promise in the fine arts. Preference shall be given to residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The applicant need not be a graduate student, nor formally trained in any academic or professional program. The applicant must show that the scholarship will aid them in their [...] More
Hope College offers the Distinguished Artist Awards - Dance to accomplished dancers. Students are not required to audition to major or minor in dance, but auditions are required for this award. Renewable upon a 2.6 GPA.
Scholarship recipients will be notified the first week of March. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website. [...] More
Iowa Scholarship for the Arts is a $1,500 scholarship to help support student's future arts education. Applicants must be outstanding Iowa high school seniors who excel and demonstrate a commitment to pursuing an education and career in the arts. Applicants must also plan to attend college in Iowa and major in the fine arts. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship [...] More
JSU offers drama scholarships to full-time theater majors. Eligible criteria include: contributing (either on or back stage) to each production during the term; attending all department work calls, strikes and tech prep days; have a maximum of three absences in drama-related major courses; and, have a 2.5 GPA per term, 2.5 overall, and 3.0 in drama courses. For more information or to apply, [...] More
MSUM Talent Scholarships are awarded to Minnesota State University Moorhead students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the areas of art, music, cinema arts and digital technologies or theater arts. Department faculty select talent awards. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's [...] More
ACT, Inc., the college admissions testing company, has agreed to pay out $16 million to 65,728 California students with disabilities to settle a class-action lawsuit. The class-action federal lawsuit filed in California in 2018 alleged that ACT, Inc. violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and California's Unruh Civil Rights Act by disclosing test-takers' disability status to colleges and scholarship organizations on score reports, and denied certain examinees with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in its Educational Opportunity Service. [...]
In response to the coronavirus pandemic and the way it has made it harder than ever to take the SAT and ACT, many colleges and universities, from large state universities to small liberal arts colleges, have announced that their admissions for next year’s Class of 2025 will be test-optional. Test-optional admissions mean that schools won’t require a submission of a standardized test score as part of the admissions process. But how will admissions officials judge applicants without a score? Will a student who doesn’t submit a standardized test score be penalized in any way? And will a student who does submit a score be chosen over one who doesn’t? [...]
Getting a college degree is part of the American Dream. College graduates generally earn more money and have a better quality of life. So it’s not surprising that students from immigrant families or who are immigrants themselves are making up an increasingly larger percentage of associate’s, bachelors and masters-seeking students in America. [...]
