Scholarships

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Arts Scholarships and Fellowships

The Claire Trevor School of the Arts provides the following scholarship and fellowship support to continuing students at  both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

 

All Majors:

Edna Helen Beach Scholarship: Awarded to underrepresented disadvantaged undergraduate students in the performing and visual arts.

Claire Trevor Society Scholarships: Provides scholarships to students majoring in Art, Dance, Drama, Music, and in the areas of Community Outreach, and Arts Research.

Michael and Stacy Koehn Endowed Fund: Provides support for students participating in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts Creative Connections Program.

Rosine J. Offen Scholarship: Awarded to outstanding undergraduate students at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.

Dean’s Scholarships: Provide support for professional and educational opportunities for students majoring in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.

Kris and Linda Elftmann Scholarship: Provides undergraduate student support for a Fine Arts Major selected on the basis of academic excellence.

Leo Freedman Endowed Fellowship: Awarded to outstanding applicants to a graduate program in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. 

Medici Circle Scholarship: Provides financial support for project-specific educational opportunities for students at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. 

Thomas T. and Elizabeth Tierney Scholarship in Fine Arts: Awarded annually to outstanding students at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
 

Art Majors:

Art Department Scholarship Fund: Provides scholarships for students studying Art.

Bailey Scholarship in Art: To support need-based scholarships for talented undergraduate students majoring in Art.

H.B. Yolen and Isabelle Memorial Arts Scholarship: Awarded to talented students based on financial need studying sculpture, painting, or theatre arts.  

Steven Criqui Memorial Scholarship: Awarded to support students in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts or the School of Humanities.

Pacific Art Foundation Scholarship: Awarded to an outstanding painting student in the Department of Art.

 

Dance Majors:

AstaireAwardsTM Scholarship: Awarded to an outstanding student majoring in Dance.

William J. Gillespie Foundation Scholarships: Awarded to outstanding Dance majors with an emphasis in ballet.

Gregory Browne Osborne Memorial Scholarship: Awarded to outstanding Dance majors with an emphasis in ballet.

Susan & Goran Endowed Graduate Student Award in Dance: To provide fellowship awards for graduate students in Dance.

Sylvia Reines Scholarship in Dance:  Awarded to graduate and undergraduate students in Dance.

R. and Walter A. Kohler, Beth L. Koehler Dance Scholarship: Provides support for dancers who show potential in the area of contemporary modern dance, a high level of creative achievement, and high academic performance.

Donald McKayle Scholarship: Awarded to students studying contemporary modern dance.

Elaine Koshimizu Endowed Scholarship for Inclusive Excellence in Dance: To support competitive, merit-based scholarships for underrepresented students majoring in Dance.

 

Drama Majors:

Marilyn L. Wolfsberg Fellowship: To provide professional development opportunities for a promising graduate student in the Department of Drama.

Bette and Steven Warner Award in Drama and Music: Awarded to outstanding students in the Music Department’s voice program and the Drama Department.

H.B. Yolen and Isabelle Memorial Arts Scholarship: Awarded to talented students based on financial need studying sculpture, painting, or theatre arts.

Frederick Reines Scholarship in Drama: Awarded to graduate and undergraduate students in Drama.

Meyer Sound Design Endowed Fellowship: To support of fellowships for exceptional graduate students in the sound design program.

 

Music Majors:

Music Department Scholarship Fund: Provides scholarships for students studying Music.

David C. Leidal Memorial Scholarship: Provides scholarships to students majoring in Music.

Alice Lowell Memorial Scholarship: Provides undergraduate support for students studying classical music from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Margie McDade Memorial Scholarship: Awarded to an upper-division undergraduate student studying piano or violin, based on need.

Marjorie and Robert Rawlins Scholarship: Awarded to undergraduate students studying piano, violin, viola, or cello.

Frederick Reines Music Scholarship: For students majoring in Music and studying voice.

Sylvia Reines Scholarship in Music: Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students in Music.

Harry and Marjorie Anne Slim Memorial Scholarship: Awarded to undergraduate students majoring in Music.

Winifred W. Smith Scholarship: Awarded to undergraduate students studying cello, violin, or piano.

Phyllis Kovach Vacca Memorial Scholarship: Awarded to undergraduate students studying cello, piano, or violin.

Bette and Steven Warner Scholarship in Drama and Music: Awarded to outstanding students in the Music Department's voice program and the Drama Department.

William C. Holmes Fellowship: Awarded to graduate students studying musicology.

Norma Barnard MacLeod Scholarship: Awarded to students studying the guitar or lute.