dance scholarships

BFA Dance Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded each Spring for the coming academic year. The dance audition is the scholarship audition for new incoming students. There is no other formal scholarship application for Dance. Scholarship information for new, incoming students is sent in a separate letter, usually early April.  Financial Aid requires the FAFSA and may or may not be combined with scholarship awards. The following scholarships are awarded to Conservatory of Dance students.

Bales/Fernandez Dance Scholarship

Bert Terborgh Dance Award
(Juniors and Seniors only)

Fay and Kenneth Gang Scholarship

Friends of Dance Scholarship

Jane Falk Dance Scholarship

Robert Wiener Scholarship for Dance

Conservatory of Dance Nutcracker Scholarship

Adopt-a-Dancer
(sophomores, juniors & seniors only)

In addition, funds raised for Purchase College Scholarships are awarded to incoming as well as returning dance students.

MFA Scholarships

Harkness Foundation for Dance Scholarship

SUNY Graduate Tuition Waiver

SUNY Underrepresented Graduate Fellowship

Spanier MFA Scholarship fpr the Arts