Theatre Department Scholarships
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The theatre scholarship program is designed to attract and retain students of exceptional talent and promise and to enable these students to pursue a theatre degree without financial hardship. Students should contact the Theatre Department (810) 237-6522 for additional information and to set up appointments for auditions and interviews. |
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Stephen Landon Memorial Endowed Scholarship: For full-time students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Theatre Design and Technology. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, or for entering freshman, a high-school GPA of 3.25. Students must demonstrate a financial need. Ralph M. and Emmalyn E. Freeman Theatre Scholarship: For full-time theatre majors with a minimum 3.2 GPA. Recipients must participate in at least one mainstage performance per term. Jeffrey F. Garfield Scholarship Fund: For entering or continuing UM-Flint students with a declared major in theatre or music. Talented applicants must have a recomputed 3.25 GPA if entering as freshman or a minimum 3.0 grade point average if continuing or transfer students. Financial need will be a consideration. Scholarship is renewable but recipient must submit a new application. Brian McDonald Scholarship Fund: For theatre majors with a minimum 3.25 GPA for freshman and a 3.0 GPA for currently enrolled students. Financial need is a consideration. Carl and Sarah Morgan Scholarship: Provides scholarship assistance to talented students majoring in theatre. Awarded yearly to full-time students who have maintained a minimum 2.75 GPA and who make significant contributions to the Theatre Department's programs. Fulfillment of a community service project is also a requirement. Contact the Theatre Department for additional information. Kay Sampson Kelly Merit Scholarship: For full-time theatre students, at least 25 years of age, with a minimum 3.0 GPA, or for entering freshmen, a high school GPA of 3.25. This scholarship is only available for the Winter term. Scholarship recipients are welcome to reapply for this scholarship but must continue to meet the scholarship criteria in order to be eligible. Theatre Department Scholarships (Friends of the UM-Flint Theatre): Offered to new and continuing theatre majors based on satisfactory progress in both theatre activities and general university studies. Additional scholarships available: Honors Scholarships: For theatre majors with a GPA of 3.50 or better based on the previous semester's academic record. Amount based on available funds. Fran Frazier Travel Scholarship: Funds to assist students’ participating (conference registration, travel, hotel accommodation, meals, immunization, passports, and insurance) in local, state, national, and international conferences. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. |