Scholarships

The deadline for all Fall 2012 scholarships is March 1st!

BFA Scholarships

Performance scholarships from $500.00 to $3,000.00 are available to students who:

Qualify in terms of dance ability.

Maintain a minimum overall grade point average of 2.8 and a 3.0 in dance classes.

Qualify for and enroll in Intermediate or Advanced Modern Dance Technique and Intermediate or Advanced Ballet Technique

Fulfill all performance assignments.

Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Scholarship

The Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Scholarships are expressly intended to be available to students majoring in programs in the Department of Theatre and Dance or the School of Music.

Recipients will be selected by a committee to include the administrative heads of the three performing arts areas as well as a representative of the Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication. The following criteria will be applied to selection: Recipients must; (1) be full-time Sam Houston State University in good standing (3.0 overall GPA or higher); and (2) be a student majoring in any program with the Department of Theatre and Dance or the School of Music. Financial need may be considered in the award process, but will not be a determining factor. The scholarship is a one-year award. A recipient may receive this scholarship in subsequent years, but must reapply each year and be selected as the best candidate.

Application For Scholarship

Marry Ella Montague Endowed Scholarship

This Scholarship was established in honor of Dr.Mary Ella Montague, founder of the dance program and Professor Emeritus in Dance. During her tenure at Sam Houston State University she served as Program Coordinator in Dance, as chiar of the Department of Dance, Drama, Radio/ Televison.Film and Speech, and as Asoociate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

The Scholarship is awarded each year to the outsstanding returning Dance Major in the program.The recipient of this award demonstrstes exceptional artistic, technical and academic achievement and is an exemplary citizen of the program.

The Kelley Barber Endowed Dance Performance Scholarship

This scholarship was established in the year 2002 by Kelley Barber to recognize an outstanding student performer in the Dance Program.

Dance and Theatre Endowment Scholarship

Scholarships are awarded by a scholarship selection committee consisting of members of the faculty of the Dance Program and the Theatre Program, with screening and advice from the donors. The guidelines specify that the recipient must be a student with significant need, as well as outstanding talent and/or accomplishment.

Dance and Theatre Endowment Scholarship Application

McDONALD'S/DAN LEASURE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

The amount of the scholarship varies per semester. Recipients must be a full time sophomore, junior or senior. Recipients with the following majors will be selected on a rotating schedule: dance, basketball and accounting. Selection preference will be given to a McDonald's employee, who is a full time SHSU sophomore, junior, or senior maintaining not less than an overall 3.0 GPA.

MFA Scholarships

Performance scholarships from $500.00 to $3,000.00 are available to students who:

Qualify in terms of dance ability.

Maintain a minimum overall grade point average of 3.5 in classes

Qualify for and enroll in Advanced Modern Dance Technique and Advanced Ballet Techique.

Fulfill all performance assignments

Special Graduate Scholarships

The Special Graduate Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship from Sam Houston State University. It is awarded to selected graduate students whose academic accomplishments and university or community citizenship are excellent in every respect.

Special Graduate Scholarship Application

Academic Scholarships

The Sam Houston State University Academic Scholarship program provides financial support for beginning, transfer and current students baased on financial need or outstanding academic achievement.

SHSU Scholarship Application