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COLLEGE AND SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

1. The student must have actively participated at districts and be fully qualified to attend State.  Scholarship application alone does NOT register the student for State
2. The competition is keen and applicants must be limited to those who seriously intend to pursue a career in theatre and to those whom you feel have the potential to do so. Florida State Thespians expects these auditions/interviews to give new impetus to theatre educators to present the most outstanding talent they have discovered and trained.
3. Students auditioning should seriously intend to pursue a career in theatre.  Audition only for your priority area. Use other material to demonstrate versatility at call backs.
4. The student should work with the sponsor in the selection and preparation of the material.
5. It is the responsibility of the student to complete the audition application correctly and to get the correct endorsements. Incomplete or improperly completed applications will be disqualified, so follow directions carefully.
6. Students must be currently a member of the International Thespian Society.
7. Any student found in violation of State Festival rules will automatically forfeit their scholarship.
8. SENIORS must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA or 1800 on the SAT or 26 on the ACT at the time of application to apply.  The PSAT test is NOT accepted. 
9. JUNIORS must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA.  Juniors are also required to have received an Excellent or a Superior in any Individual Event at the District level.  Participation in the one act does not satisfy this requirement.
10. Seniors will be auditioning on Friday for scholarship money only.  Juniors will be auditioning on Thursday for colleges.  Seniors will not be auditioning for colleges; our Festival is too late in the year to interest recruiters in seniors.
11. To prevent no-shows, each student or their troupe will be fined $25 if the student fails to show up at the appointed time slot.  
12. The colleges have given some suggestions on dress, material and delivery of the audition.  These suggestions have been compiled for you on the Student Web.
13. SENIORS auditioning in MUSICAL THEATRE are required to have a letter of recommendation from their troupe sponsor stapled to the of their application.  The staple should be in the upper left hand corner.  Failure to include this attached letter will VOID the application.  The letter cannot be submitted after receipt of the registration packet.  There are NO REFUNDS for incomplete applications.
14. You will need to pay the application fee of $10.00 per student and document this properly on the Payment Form found in the registration packet.

The Florida State Thespian Scholarship

A senior student(s) will be awarded this annual Thespian scholarship good for any college or university. Should a student wish to attend a college or university in the State of Florida there will be an additional bonus. The recipient student(s) needs to meet the requirements of the intended school and meet the academic and audition requirements for the scholarship itself. Upon notification, the student should submit the name of the school and any other required information within thirty (30) days of the State Festival. A check for the scholarship amount will be sent, made payable to the student AND the intended school. Failure to meet the requirements or deadlines will result in forfeiture of the scholarship. The scholarship will then be offered to the alternate student(s). This is a non-renewable scholarship.

TEN scholarships will be awarded for $750.  An additional sum of $250 will be added to each scholarship should they choose to attend a Florida school.

International Thespian Society Matching Fund Scholarship

A senior student(s) will be awarded the annual International Thespian Society Matching Fund Scholarship good for any college or university anywhere in the United States. The recipient student(s) needs to be an active member of the International Thespian Society and meet the requirements of the intended school and meet the academic and audition requirements for the scholarship itself. Upon notification, the student should submit the name of the school and any other required information by May 5. A check for the scholarship amount will be sent, made payable to the student AND the intended school. Failure to meet the requirements or deadlines will result in forfeiture of the scholarship. The scholarship will then be offered to the alternate student(s). This scholarship will be sent from ITS headquarters. This is a non-renewable scholarship.  

The American Heritage School Thespian Scholarship

Mr. William Laurie, President and founder of the American Learning Systems Inc. based in Plantation, FL was named Administrator of the Year 2000 by the Florida State Thespian Board.  While attending the festival to accept his award, he witnessed the incredible work being done by Florida Thespians and wanted to expand his support of theatre.  Mr. Laurie wanted to go beyond  the completion of a multi-million dollar Fine Arts Facility at his own school and contribute to the entire state of Florida by awarding each year to an outstanding Florida Thespian who plans to major in Musical Theatre an award of $2,500.

A senior student(s) will be awarded this annual American Heritage School Thespian Scholarship redeemable at any higher institute of higher Theatre education, college or university.  The recipient student(s) needs to meet the requirements of the intended school and meet the academic and audition requirements as set by the Florida State Thespian Board.  Upon notification, the student should submit  in writing the name of the school, documentation of being accepted by the program, and any other required information within 30(thirty) days to the State Director.  A check for the scholarship amount will be sent directly to the intended school.  Failure to meet the requirements of deadlines will result in forfeiture of the scholarship.  This scholarship is non-renewable scholarship.

Center for the Arts Scholarship Foundation of Broward Scholarship

This annual award is given to a senior student who will pursue a career as an actor.  The Annual Center or Arts Scholarship Foundation of Broward will be good for any college or university anywhere in the United States. The recipient student needs to meet the academic and audition requirements for the scholarship itself.  Upon notification, the student should submit the name of the school and any required information by June 15th.  A check for $1,000.00 will be sent, made payable to the student AND the intended school.  Failure to meet the requirements or deadlines will result in forfeiture of the scholarship.  The scholarship will then be offered to the alternate student.  This is a non-renewable scholarship.

Bentley/Ankrom Theatre Education Scholarship

The Bentley/Ankrom  scholarship is awarded each year to a senior high school student who majors in theatre education.  The recipient of this award must meet all the entrance  requirements of the intended university/college as well as the academic and audition requirements put forth by the Florida State Thespian Society.  Upon application the student must  submit the name of the intended university  and all other required information within thirty (30) days of the state festival.  The scholarship in the amount of $500 may be applied to any college or university.  The recipient of this award will receive a check made payable (in his/her name) to the intended university/college. Any failure to meet these requirements or deadlines will result in forfeiture of the scholarship. This scholarship is made possible each year through Mary Ann Bentley, University of South Florida and Robert Ankrom, University of Miami.
 

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