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There are competitive scholarships available at the USC School of Theatre. Some of these are for incoming freshmen in all schools and some are for theatre students only.</p>
<p>USC offers merit scholarships to incoming freshmen who apply by Dec. 1, earlier than the usual deadline of January 10th. These include full tuition, half tuition, one quarter tuition and others given by religious, ethnic, alumni club, USC Associates and Town and Gown. These are highly competitive. A certain number are given by each school at USC such as cinema, business, communication, theatre, fine arts and engineering. Some of these require an interview. </p>
<p>Continuing students in the USC School of Theatre may apply or qualify for the following scholarships/awards:</p>
<p>Student Council Award
John Ritter Memorial Award
David Dukes Memorial Scholarship
Jack Nicholson Awards
Stanley Musgrove Award
Aileen Stanley Memorial Awards
John Blankenship/William White Scholarships
James Pendleton Award
Ruth and Albert McKinlay Award for a B.A. Student
Nancy Kehr Reed Memorial Production Fund-Supports independent student productions</p>
<p>Enrolled National Merit Scholars receive a half tuition scholarship as well as a $1,000 per year scholarship given by the NMSFoundation. These recipents must maintain a 3.0 GPA and take 16 units per semester.</p>