Striving to create a diverse cultural, creative, and intellectual partnership in the county.
Award:
$500.00 to go towards but not limited to the following:
Tuition
Books and study materials
Housing
Up to two tickets for a live professional theater performance within the current
semester
Eligibility:
Applicants must be either WACT high school students, age 16 or older, with a minimum of two
years completed by the end of the current school year, current WACT members, current VPA
performers or non-traditional students. Applicants should be planning on a course of study
relating to either performance or associated vocations directly related to theater.
Non-traditional students are encouraged to apply.
Non-traditional students can be defined as:
Attending college only part time
Working full time (35 hours or more per week) with intention to attend school the
following year.
Have children or dependents other than their spouse
Are a single parent
Have a GED, not a high school diploma
Did not immediately continue their education after they graduated from high school
All applicants must establish an attended course major as of the application deadline date.
Financial need may be considered and so will an essay response, not to exceed 500 words,
addressing but not limited to such topics as, what theater means to you, where you see
yourself after graduation, how a scholarship such as this would help you achieve this goal and
obstacles you may have overcome along then way. The scholarship committee may from time
to time amend the application requirements.
Applicants must be a legal U.S. resident, planning to enroll full time or part time at an
accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational technical school in the US or the
District of Columbia.