Grants & scholarships for actors - where are they?!?!

glassharmonica
Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:56:46 +0000

Marbleheader, NFAA YoungArts is a competition open to high school students (they actually expanded the age range this year) and college students who make the age cut-off. You submit an application (this year you upload a video, rather than mailing a DVD.) There are divisions in both spoken theater and musical theater (as well as other arts.) The deadline is approaching so you should look into it.

And you have it backwards-- if your application is picked for the finalists, you are invited to the finals in Miami. Honorable mentions who are not invited to the finals still receive a small cash reward.

As for your comment about looking for a competition in which you receive an award based on an essay-- I suppose there are not many (are there any?) of these for drama majors because adjudication for such an award would more likely be based on a performance than an essay. Just a guess.