Undergraduate Scholarships

E.R. Hayes Endowed Scholarships
Scholarship:
two, one-year tuition remission scholarships.
Eligibility: Utah state resident, incoming freshman.
Application: By audition. Application form submitted, audition class, composition study, and interview with faculty.

Cordelia Quick Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship:
one cash award up to $4,500.
Eligibility: out-of-state undergraduate, freshman.
Application: By recommendation and faculty approval.

Haskell Endowed Scholarships
Scholarship:
four, cash awards of $1,100.
Eligibility: current sophomore or junior dance majors in good standing.
Application: Department's application form and faculty review.

Michael Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship:
one cash award of $1,000.
Eligibility: undergraduate transfer student.
Application: By audition

Summer/Special Project Support
Scholarship:
various cash awards, not to exceed $1,000, to support student projects such as festival participation, summer projects, performance opportunities.
Eligibility: current department major in good standing.
Application: Departmental application and faculty review.


Graduate Scholarships

In addition to Graduate Assistantships (Full and Half), the following support is available to eligible Graduate Students.

WICHE Graduate Tuition Reduction Program
The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education promotes the sharing of higher/graduate education resources among the western states. In most cases, students pay tuition at resident student rates. Any graduate student in the Department of Modern Dance who is a resident of a participating WICHE state is automatically eligible and may enroll in the tuition reduction program. There is no requirement that students meet financial aid criteria, but they must fulfill all admission requirements and deadlines set by the University and Department. Participating WICHE states are Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming.

E.R. Hayes Endowed Graduate Scholarship
Scholarship:
one cash award up to $2,500.
Eligibility: incoming or returning graduate student.
Application: By audition, application form.

Tim Wengard Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship:
incoming graduate student up to $4,500.
Eligibility: incoming graduate student.
Application: By audition, application.

Eskridge Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship:
incoming graduate student up to $4,500.
Eligibility: incoming graduate student.
Application: By audition, application.

Summer/Special Project Support
Scholarship:
various cash awards, not to exceed $1,000, to support student projects such as festival participation, summer projects, performance opportunities, commissioning of solos for MFA performance track.
Eligibility: current department major in good standing.
Application: Departmental application and faculty review.

Please E-mail info@dance.utah.edu for additional information