There are literally hundreds of performing arts scholarships available to students. But performing arts scholarships don't find you - you must find them. If you find scholarships that you're eligible to receive, you must apply for and win them. It may sound like a daunting task; however, the amount of work you have to do to win scholarships may outweigh the amount of money you can save in the long haul!
This page is a useful resource providing you with direct links to several performing arts scholarships. We've broken them down into categories to help make the research process a little less challenging. While there are more performing arts scholarships than those listed below, this page is a great place to start on your trek to obtaining financial funding for an education in performing arts.
General Performing Arts Scholarships
- Abbot Group Travel Performing Arts Scholarship Fund
- Arts Recognition and Talent Search
- Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Award
- Edge Scholarship
- Eugenia Vellner Fischer Award for the Performing Arts
- La Quinta Arts Foundation Visual Arts Scholarships
- Perry Mansfield High School and College Scholarships
- The Heroes and Legends Scholarship Foundation
- The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts Scholarships
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Fellowships
Broadcasting Scholarships
- American Meteorological Society Scholarships and Fellowships
- Broadcast Education Association Scholarships and Grants
- Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. Internships, Scholarships, and Awards
- Global Television Network Broadcaster of the Future Awards
- International Radio and Television Society Summer Fellowship Program
- National Association of Black Journalists Scholarships
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists Scholarships
- Radio-Television News Directors Association & Foundation Awards and Scholarships
- The John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation Radio Scholarship
Dance, Drama & Theatre Scholarships
- Washington Post Music and Dance Scholarship Awards
- National Dance Education Organizations
- Rhode Island Scholarships, Fellowships & Grants
- National Dance Foundation of Bermuda
- San Diego Dance Alliance
- Donna Reed Performing Arts Scholarships
- The Academy Film Scholars Program
- The Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship
- The John L. Dales Scholarship Fund