We are so excited you'd like to join the UK Theatre & Dance family!
Through this form you can apply for multiple scholarships available to our programs. Some scholarships have additional requirements and are limited to certain students, please be sure to read carefully and pay attention to any informational boxes or extra questions that pop up.
If you are a freshman looking for the incoming scholarship, please use the Outstanding Incoming Freshman Scholarship Auditions sign-up.
If you are an individual looking to nominate a student for the Christopher Maier Memorial Scholarship or the Mary A. Stevenson Scholarship (faculty nomination only), please use the Theatre Scholarship Nomination form.
- Amy Holbrook Mowbray Dance Scholarship
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Annual scholarship is available to students admitted or enrolled in the College who are pursuing a degree in dance; have demonstrated potential in the field of dance and for academic success; and have unmet financial need. Recipients will be selected by application and audition process. Established in honor of Amy Holbrook Mowbray ('02) and her love for education, dance and the arts by her husband Adam A. Mowbray ('01).
Submission deadline for application is attending one of the two BA Audition days, one in November and one in February.
Required Documents
Attend an on-campus BA in Dance Audition (typically November and February) Resume: A one-page resume listing dance training and performance experience Entrance Essay: 500-word minimum writing sample choosing one of following prompts.
- Identify and discuss your future dance goals.
- Describe a dance work you would like to choreograph. This can be realistic or unrealistic. For example, a dance on the moon.
- Discuss a person that has inspired you.
- Wear appropriate attire that will show clean lines: leotard and tights, unitard, or form-fitted pants. Ballet slippers for the ballet class, Jazz shoes for the jazz class, and bare feet for the modern dance portion. If you do not own jazz shoes, ballet slippers will suffice.
- Wallace Briggs Scholarship
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One-year $1,000 awards are given to deserving freshman at the end of the fall semester who show comitment to the art and craft of theatre, are actively involved in the department, and have demonstrated creative and distinguished onctributions to the department's production program. Mr. Briggs was the first chair of the Department and the Briggs Theatre was named for him in 1986.
Submission deadline for application is November 1st.
Required Attachments
- A complete resume of all theatre activities (on & off campus)
- A typed statement in support of your application
- A short statement outlining your financial need
- Wallace and Olive Briggs Scholarship
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Four-year scholarship, $1,000 per year ($4,000 total), is available to an entering outstanding freshman and is awarded at the end of the fall semester. It was endowed by Mr. & Mrs. Briggs upon their passing.
Submission deadline for application is April 2nd.
Required Documents
- A complete resume of all theatre activites (on & off campus)
- A typed statement in support of your application
- A short statement outlining your financial need
- John and Ruth Koch Scholarship
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One-year $1,000 awards are given to 1-2 entering freshman in the spring semester for demonstrated potential in acting. This scholarship recipient will be chosen by the Department of Theatre & Dance faculty. The Koch’s came to Lexington as Donovan Scholars and attended all the Guignol plays.
Submission deadline for application is April 2nd.
Required Attachments
- A complete resume of all theatre activites
- A typed statement in support of your application
- Charles Hayden Lampe Scholarship
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This $500 scholarship is awarded to a sophomore who holds an overall GPA of 3.0 and demonstrates a desire for a professional theatre career. This award is made in memory of Sophomore Theatre student Hayden Lampe.
Submission deadline for application is November 1st.
Required Attachments
- A complete resume of all theatre activities (on & off campus)
- A typed statement in support of your application
- Lolo Robinson Scholarship
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This $500 scholarship is available to juniors and seniors who show evidence of commitment to all aspects of our departmental programs. Mrs. Robinson, an actress, teacher, and business manager, was one of the first directors of the Guignol Theatre in the 1930’s.
Submission deadline for application is November 1st.
Required Attachments
- A complete resume of all theatre activities (on & off campus)
- A typed statement in support of your application
- A short statement outlining your financial need
- Raymond A. Smith Scholarship
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This $500 scholarship is awarded to juniors and seniors who, through their commitment and active involvement in the Department, have demonstrated creative and distinguished contributions to the department’s programs. Awards are heavily based on need. Ray was one of Lexington’s premiere patrons of the arts and taught in the Department from 1961-1989.
Submission deadline for application is November 1st.
Required Attachments
- A complete resume of all theatre activies (on & off campus)
- A typed statement in support of your application
- A short statement outlining your financial need
- CFA Theatre & Dance Scholarship
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CFA Theatre & Dance Scholarships can be awarded to incoming or current students who qualify based on the guidelines laid out by the College of Fine Arts, and who have demonstrated a commitment to theatre and/or dance.
The CFA Theatre & Dance Scholarships are available to full time declared majors OR minors with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Full time status is defined as a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, and a cumulative minimum of 24 credit hours per academic year. Please read the detailed requirements below.
Submission deadline for application is April 2nd.
Required Attachments
- A complete resume of theatre/dance activities (on & off campus)
- A typed statement in support of your application
Extended Details
- Must be a Department of Theatre and Dance full-time major or declared minor during the semester in which the scholarship is awarded and making satisfactory progress in major applied study
- Must be a Sophomore, Junior, or Senior
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Cumulative minimum of twenty-four (24) credit hours over the academic year and be in compliance with all Department/CFA/University policies of conduct, including those found in the “Student Rights and Responsibilities” (http://www.uky.edu/deanofstudents/student-rights-and-responsibilities)
- Participate in all unit activities as assigned
- Transfer students or currently enrolled UK students are eligible through the equivalent of their eighth semester of undergraduate study; semesters of prior college enrollment at UK and other institutions are considered in the total eight (8) semesters
- Summer term awards for majors and/or minors participating in on-campus College-related activities (e.g., Grand Night for Singing, Summer Band Camp, Theatre/Dance Intensive) will be capped at the cost of one 3-credit course based on residency status; coursework must support the requirements for the degree
- Scholarship awards will not exceed the cost of attendance, as defined on the "Tuition and Fees" page of the Student Financial Aid website: http://www.uky.edu/financialaid/
- If the total monetary value of UK scholarships and any federal, state, or private need-based or non need-based awards for any student exceeds the cost of attendance, the Student Financial Aid Office will adjust the monetary value of the awards accordingly each year
- Students who drop a course may be liable for the expenses incurred. Scholarship money credited to the payment of dropped courses may be removed and the student may be billed for any costs incurred. Students who fail to complete and pass twenty-four (24) credit hours between the fall and spring semesters will lose the remainder of their scholarship.
- Scholarship awards will be limited to lump sums payable in the fall and spring only.
- You authorize the College of Fine Arts to release your name and scholarship award for use in newspaper releases and scholarship recognition programs.
*Students receiving CFA Scholarships are granted one semester of scholarship probation. Scholarship funds will not be provided during the probationary semester. A scholarship recipient whose cumulative grade point average falls below 3.0 at the May grade review will be placed on scholarship probation for the following term. A scholarship will be reinstated for a student on probation only if the student completes twelve (12) credit hours and earns a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher by the end of the probationary semester. There is no probationary semester for students who drop below full-time status.