{"id":3889,"date":"2023-09-06T09:23:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/theater\/?page_id=3889"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:42:53","slug":"scholarships-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/theater\/scholarships-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Theater Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>St. Olaf theater scholarships are\u00a0merit-based scholarships\u00a0that are awarded to\u00a0<strong>incoming new students<\/strong>\u00a0with exceptional theater talent and promise in any area of theater. Students also may qualify for additional need-based aid, in which case the theater scholarship becomes part of the student&#8217;s financial aid package.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Awards of up to $7,000 per year are open to theater majors and non-theater majors. This merit based award is potentially a $28,000 4-year scholarship. For scholarship renewal, recipients are required to participate in the theater department program once per academic year, more than once is encouraged. Examples of participation include, but are not restricted to, front of house, scene crew, costume crew, acting, enrollment in a Theater course, etc. Exceptions to this list must be approved in advance by the department chair.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The St. Olaf theater scholarship application process is not part of the Common Application. In addition to the theater scholarship application, applicants must also complete the St. Olaf College Application for Admission (via the Common Application). The scholarship application is due at the time the college application is due.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Important Common Application deadlines:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>November 1st &#8211; Early Decision 1 and Early Action<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>January 15 &#8211; Early Decision 2 and Regular Decision<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The link for the online theater scholarship application is at the bottom of this page.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Please read the following instructions before beginning the online application!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>When you begin the online theater application, <strong>please use the same email address which you used\/will use for the Common Application. <\/strong>The email address is what links the two applications. All items listed below must be received by the application due date.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The online theater scholarship application has three components:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>Online application<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>Uploaded theater resum\u00e9<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>Teacher recommendation<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Please do not create an application for viewing only. If you&#8217;d like to see what questions are on the application, you may look at a copy <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/theater\/files\/2016\/10\/scholarship-template.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. The application must be completed and submitted online.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>After you begin the online theater application, you may save\/exit as many times as you wish before submitting it. Once you click &#8216;submit&#8217; you may not make any changes to the application. We recommend you complete the theater recommendation request for your teacher RIGHT AWAY. This recommendation request goes out immediately (it does not wait for you to submit the whole application) and will give your teacher time to write and submit the recommendation while you are preparing the other parts of the theater application.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--sm site-footer__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.stolaf.edu\/apply\/\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For questions regarding the application process contact<br \/>\nMolly Boes Ganza at boes1@stolaf.edu or your Admissions officer<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__tabs panel panel-tabs site-section__bg--light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"tabs\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner\" data-js=\"tabs\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"site-panel__tablist\" data-js=\"tab-list\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn site-panel__tab-btn--active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApplication Timeline\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn  \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinuing Theater Scholarship\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__tab-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content site-panel__tab-content--active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>September 15<br \/>\n<\/strong>Theater scholarship application process opens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your theater scholarship application must be submitted to the college along with your common application for admission by one of the following dates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 15<\/strong><br \/>\nEarly Decision 1 and Early Action Common Apps due.<br \/>\nEarly Decision is a two-way commitment between St. Olaf and you. We pledge to give you the same thorough and thoughtful consideration for theater scholarships that we give all of our regular decision applicants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 15<\/strong><br \/>\nEarly Decision 2 and Regular Decision Common Apps due.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 26 \u2013 Fine Arts Scholars Day<br \/>\n<\/strong>Invited applicants will attend a virtual Fine Arts Scholars event.\u00a0<strong>There will be no auditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 1<\/strong><br \/>\nNational Candidate Reply date\u00a0 is the date by which all students must respond to offers of admission and to scholarship awards.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6666; max-width: 50.625rem;\">Involvement in any of the following may be counted as activity toward scholarship renewal.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 2em; margin-left: auto; padding-right: 3em; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 18px; max-width: 50.625rem;\">\n<li>Audition for a theater department production.<\/li>\n<li>Act in a theater department production.<\/li>\n<li>Work on a theater department production in one or more of the following ways:\n<ol style=\"margin-left: 2em; padding-right: 3em; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 18px;\">\n<li>Scenery, costume, props, running crew, dresser, hair, make-up, board operator, follow spot operator or usher.<\/li>\n<li>Design scenery, sound, lighting, costumes or stage manage. Have an assistant design, stage management or directing position. Design images or posters or be a dramaturg.<\/li>\n<li>Accompany a department production in a band or orchestra.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Have a student work position in the theater department.<\/li>\n<li>Enroll in a Theater course.<\/li>\n<li>Other special departmental projects per approval of the theater department chair.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6666; max-width: 50.625rem;\">Watch for audition announcements about getting involved in a technical production area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6666; max-width: 50.625rem;\"><em>If you put your name on the theater interest email alias list\u00a0 you\u2019ll get notification of events and activities<\/em>.<em>\u00a0This is a good way to stay connected with the Theater department. To be added to the alias contact the main theater office or chair of the department.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3511,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3889","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3511"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3889"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4404,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3889\/revisions\/4404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}